The Companions of Jehu

By: Alexandre Dumas

Narrated by: Sam Kusi

Les Compagnons de Jehu (The Companions of Jehu) is set in the 1800s, during Napoleon's rise to power. The title refers to a secret organisation of young aristocrats-turned-highwaymen that continuously steals the money of the Directoire in order to finance the restoration of monarchy. It has all the typical Dumas ingredients, that is to say duels, political intrigues, noble heroes and a tragic love store that would make Shakespeare green with envy. Not to mention a hero with a murky past who you will love to hate. Be prepared to shed quantities of tears. You've been warned!

Public Domain (P)2022 Bookstream GmbH

Chapters

The chapters indicated are atrocious. Pretty much every 2 minutes. I do not get it.

Classis Dumas

A classic Dumas tale of honor, strife, intrigue, love, and politics in 1798 France. A waning band of underground royalist sympathizers spar with various antagonists as General Bonaparte rises to First Consul and conspires for more, all as a triangle love affair is born under a tragic star. The reader does an excellent job, in my view, of enunciating French words that so often bedevil English speakers.

One of The Worst Narrators I've Heard on Audible

Not Dumas’s best – too many diversions, which even the author acknowledges - but still a decent story. What makes it painful to listen to is the narrator. There’s no differentiation of voices whatsoever, which induces boredom and confusion. Add to that the regular mispronunciations of words English, French, and German, plus flat-out misreadings (“Calvary” instead of “cavalry” is just one of many), and you end up with something you feel you could have done a better job with, yourself. Listen at your own risk!