# Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life

An audiobook by H. Rider Haggard, read by LibriVox volunteers (12 h 10 min, English).

This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adultery, murder and a buried treasure! This is the tale of an ancient family’s struggles to survive, one woman’s selflessness and another’s evil schemes; Two Gentlemen, two scoundrels and one very underestimated, loyal servant. Listen as the tale unfolds and guess where the treasure is hidden that can save them all! Summary by Esther.

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2144)
[Read the book](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/gutenberg/11882/read)