The Man from Bere

By: Andrew Wareham

Narrated by: Paul Fox

Nick Turnhouse is a Dorset farmhand, a third son with nothing to inherit and no future, working his father's land for his keep. He is also tall, powerfully built, and handsome, and crosses the path of Squire's impressionable daughter.

Nick has to run, fast, with ten shillings and his father's blessing. Luckily, or so he thinks, he comes across a kind gentleman who can help him. After Nick is persuaded to say that he is looking for work, he discovers the man is recruiting for the Navy, and Nick has just 'volunteered in fact'.

Once at sea, he is amazed to discover that he is not stupid—he has simply had no occasion to use his brain plodding on the farm. He can learn and fight, and wishes to do both, finding his chance to rise in the nautical world.

The Man From Bere is the first of Nick's adventures on sea and occasionally on land.

©2021 Andrew Wareham (P)2024 Tantor Media

Very bad reader.

Appallingly badly read! The reader has little comprehension of how the English language is held together by the use of punctuation.

Poor audio

Was this AI reading this book after I sped up the audio it got some what better

Horrible Audio Ruins The Story - Must Be AI

This must be an AI reader and a bad one at that. It's really super slow with a weird cadence. Lot's of words pronounced incorrectly as well. Too bad because it's a good story. Shame on you Audible for zero quality assurance.