A Court at Constantinople
Anthony Earth
Constantinople, 1859.
It is dangerous for lawyers and lovers when civilisations clash.
Under coercion, James Bingham, a struggling English barrister, joins Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople. Osman Mehmed, a brilliant Turkish law student, loathes the British court, but the Ottoman government orders him to work with it on legal reform. Angry about injustices that women suffer, Rosamund Colborne initiates a relationship with James to escape a grim future dictated by her ruthless father.
The court's cases and the courtship's twists intertwine the fates of Mehmed, James, and Rosamund and force each to question what love and justice mean. With the Ottoman and British empires increasingly at odds, power, prejudice, and passions endanger the court's mission, the heart's desires, and the relationship between the European and Islamic civilisations.
At this precarious moment, a brutal crime threatens to destroy what law and affection have created. The trial reveals shocking secrets, and its violent end rouses courage by Rosamund, James, and Mehmed to see justice done and love prevail.
Duration - 9h 16m.
Author - Anthony Earth.
Narrator - Gill Mills.
Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 Anthony Earth ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Constantinople, 1859. It is dangerous for lawyers and lovers when civilisations clash. Under coercion, James Bingham, a struggling English barrister, joins Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople. Osman Mehmed, a brilliant Turkish law student, loathes the British court, but the Ottoman government orders him to work with it on legal reform. Angry about injustices that women suffer, Rosamund Colborne initiates a relationship with James to escape a grim future dictated by her ruthless father. The court's cases and the courtship's twists intertwine the fates of Mehmed, James, and Rosamund and force each to question what love and justice mean. With the Ottoman and British empires increasingly at odds, power, prejudice, and passions endanger the court's mission, the heart's desires, and the relationship between the European and Islamic civilisations. At this precarious moment, a brutal crime threatens to destroy what law and affection have created. The trial reveals shocking secrets, and its violent end rouses courage by Rosamund, James, and Mehmed to see justice done and love prevail. Duration - 9h 16m. Author - Anthony Earth. Narrator - Gill Mills. Published Date - Monday, 02 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 Anthony Earth ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:08
Part I: Preliminary Examination
Duración:00:00:42
Chapter 1: A Proposition
Duración:00:15:04
Chapter 2: Ottoman Voices
Duración:00:14:45
Chapter 3: Build an Empire, Burn a Wig
Duración:00:37:20
Chapter 4: Dinner at the British Embassy
Duración:00:13:35
Chapter 5: Something Happened
Duración:00:10:34
Chapter 6: Serendipity
Duración:00:19:46
Chapter 7: R v. Sinclair
Duración:00:51:08
Chapter 8: The Lord's Work
Duración:00:26:59
Chapter 9: St. George and the Druidess
Duración:00:33:29
Part II: Cross-Examination
Duración:00:00:46
Chapter 10: The Sultan's Ball
Duración:00:19:21
Chapter 11: Law and Order
Duración:00:07:06
Chapter 12: Glove with a Pearl Button
Duración:00:10:10
Chapter 13: Perchance
Duración:00:13:57
Chapter 14: For What?
Duración:00:22:28
Chapter 15: Stone Turbans
Duración:00:08:45
Chapter 16: Forgiveness
Duración:00:10:19
Chapter 17: Freely
Duración:00:17:13
Chapter 18: Untouchable
Duración:00:11:09
Chapter 19: The Gift
Duración:00:27:29
Chapter 20: R v. Osman Mehmed
Duración:00:16:29
Part III: Verdict
Duración:00:00:36
Chapter 21: Secret Ruin
Duración:00:10:08
Chapter 22: Jerusalem
Duración:00:09:56
Chapter 23: Bon Mots
Duración:00:17:05
Chapter 24: Body and Soul
Duración:00:09:14
Chapter 25: Sovereignty
Duración:00:21:14
Chapter 26: A Turk, A Mahomedan
Duración:00:08:02
Chapter 27: Compromise
Duración:00:19:05
Chapter 28: A Mystery
Duración:00:28:08
Chapter 29: Conviction
Duración:00:09:21
Chapter 30: That Morning When
Duración:00:13:56
Chapter 31: Another Boy, Another Girl
Duración:00:05:02
Chapter 32: West and East
Duración:00:10:46
Author's Note
Duración:00:05:19
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:15