
My Brother Jonathan
Francis Brett Young
Naxos AudioBooks is proud to be bringing Francis Brett Young (1884–1964) back into the literary limelight. A justly celebrated writer in his time, he drew on his military and medical experience as well as his acute environmental observations to create authentically detailed and poetically rich novels of profound emotional depth. The coal-mining and heavy industry of the Black Country in the West Midlands, observed by the author as a boy, imbue his ‘Mercian’ novels. He creates a sense of place as evocative as Thomas Hardy’s Wessex and his characters are deeply human – flawed, passionate, and unforgettable. In My Brother Jonathan (1928), we meet the dogged, selfless and admirable hero Jonathan; his brother, the cosseted Harold; their parents, the impecunious but pretentious Eugene and Lavinia, who lionise Harold but seem to despise Jonathan; the not-quite-aristocratic Martyn family, particularly the youngest daughter, Edith, who falls madly in love with Harold but is loved obsessively and unrequitedly by Jonathan… The tapestry of love, loss and longing among all the main characters has an agonising beauty; Justin Avoth’s exquisite rendition will have listeners fighting hard to stem their tears.
Author - Francis Brett Young.
Narrator - Justin Avoth.
Published Date - Monday, 27 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Francis Brett Young
Justin Avoth
Amercian novels
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Description:
Naxos AudioBooks is proud to be bringing Francis Brett Young (1884–1964) back into the literary limelight. A justly celebrated writer in his time, he drew on his military and medical experience as well as his acute environmental observations to create authentically detailed and poetically rich novels of profound emotional depth. The coal-mining and heavy industry of the Black Country in the West Midlands, observed by the author as a boy, imbue his ‘Mercian’ novels. He creates a sense of place as evocative as Thomas Hardy’s Wessex and his characters are deeply human – flawed, passionate, and unforgettable. In My Brother Jonathan (1928), we meet the dogged, selfless and admirable hero Jonathan; his brother, the cosseted Harold; their parents, the impecunious but pretentious Eugene and Lavinia, who lionise Harold but seem to despise Jonathan; the not-quite-aristocratic Martyn family, particularly the youngest daughter, Edith, who falls madly in love with Harold but is loved obsessively and unrequitedly by Jonathan… The tapestry of love, loss and longing among all the main characters has an agonising beauty; Justin Avoth’s exquisite rendition will have listeners fighting hard to stem their tears. Author - Francis Brett Young. Narrator - Justin Avoth. Published Date - Monday, 27 January 2025.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:08
Chapter 2
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 3
Duration:00:17:41
Chapter 4
Duration:00:18:48
Chapter 5
Duration:00:30:59
Chapter 6
Duration:00:32:36
Chapter 7
Duration:00:27:59
Chapter 8
Duration:00:56:53
Chapter 9
Duration:00:17:31
Chapter 10
Duration:00:44:23
Chapter 11
Duration:00:33:32
Chapter 12
Duration:00:00:03
Chapter 13
Duration:00:35:00
Chapter 14
Duration:00:33:13
Chapter 15
Duration:00:54:08
Chapter 16
Duration:00:39:55
Chapter 17
Duration:00:49:30
Chapter 18
Duration:00:46:53
Chapter 19
Duration:00:28:03
Chapter 20
Duration:00:31:47