The Beloved Vagabond, W. J. Locke
The Beloved Vagabond, W. J. Locke
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The Beloved Vagabond

Author: W. J. Locke

Narrator: Peter Joyce

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2005

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

"To Paragot I owe everything. He is at once my benefactor, my venerated master, my beloved friend, my creator."Thus begins the story of one of the greatest characters of English Literature - Paragot the lovable Bohemian and celebrated Bon Vivant. A young urchin from the London slums is adopted by the hero and given an adventurous education traveling through Europe, tambourine player in a group of ragamuffin musicians. Paragot, however, has a dark romantic secret in his past which threatens to change their lives. Can the boy's idol remain honourable and yet stay true to his values? The author of this exuberant tale was described as the "apostle of cheerfulness" and The Beloved Vagabond is a truly uplifting and heartening story with much intelligent humour, whimsy and a liberal dose of wisdom! It will enthrall and delight all free spirits. An absolute gem.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on April 21, 2021

3.75 stars. This is a less well-known historical novel by British author William John Locke, with pretty good writing and some unexpectedly insightful twists and turns in the main character's road toward the end that bumped my rating up from 3 stars. It's rather long-winded at times, but that kind o......more

Goodreads review by Dorcas on March 13, 2015

4.5 Stars What happens when a gentleman of learning, passion, and artistic temperament gets his heart broken? Why, he smashes every remnant of his past life into little tiny fragments, sweeps them under the rug of oblivion and reimerges with a new identity. His name will vary with whim and circumstan......more