Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
The Black Sheep (Classic Serial) cover art

The Black Sheep (Classic Serial)

By: Honoré de Balzac
Narrated by: Geoffrey Whitehead
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £7.99

Buy Now for £7.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Cousin Bette cover art
Le Pere Goriot cover art
The Complete Barchester Chronicles cover art
Eugenie Grandet cover art
Dangerous Liaisons cover art
Father Goriot cover art
Sodom and Gomorrah (Cities of the Plain), Part I cover art
The Kill (La Curee) cover art
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor cover art
Middlemarch cover art
Mr. Darcy's Daughters cover art
The Idiot [Blackstone] cover art
The Good Soldier cover art
Colonialism cover art
The Red and the Black cover art
The Blue Flower cover art

Summary

Chris Dolan's dramatisation of Honore de Balzac's entertaining tale of family rivalry and fortunes lost and won, set in 19th-century France.

Episode 1:After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, Philippe Bridau becomes a reckless gambler who steals from his mother to finance his obsession. She foolishly continues to idolise him, and it is left to his more dependable brother Joseph to rescue the family from destitution.

Episode 2: Philippe's gambling has left his family destitute and his political activities have landed him in jail. His mother and brother seek financial help from a rich elderly relative, but a pretty young housekeeper and her lover have already laid plans to rob the old man of his money.

Narrated by Geoffrey Whitehead with full cast. Directed by Bruce Young.

©2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

What listeners say about The Black Sheep (Classic Serial)

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    3
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

amazing narrators - made me live the story

human nature at its best described. I loved the narrators extraordinary voices. and the epic of the story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

GOOD PIECE of OLD FRENCH LITERATURE

When you look beyond & delve deeper there is plenty to enjoy. A sad story from the past, well acted and worth a listen.





Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!