Short Stories (Household Words, 1854-58)


Read by Phil Benson

(3.7 stars; 9 reviews)

Elizabeth Gaskell published 18 short works in Charles Dickens' Household Words between 1850 and 1858. This collection follows the Librivox collection of the 1850-1853 works, with recordings of 7 Household Words pieces published between 1854 and 1858. The collection includes two of Gaskell's most important shorter works: Half a Lifetime Ago, set in the English Lake District, and The Poor Clare, in which the bewitched heroine is pursued by a mischievous double. The Sin of a Father and The Manchester Marriage are both tales with a message. The collection begins with three documentary pieces that emerged from Gaskell's travels in France. (Phil Benson) (8 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Modern Greek Songs 46:30 Read by Phil Benson
Company Manners 56:18 Read by Phil Benson
An Accursed Race 43:41 Read by Phil Benson
Half a Lifetime Ago Part 1 49:56 Read by Phil Benson
Half a Lifetime Ago Part 2 28:34 Read by Phil Benson
Half a Lifetime Ago Part 3 36:34 Read by Phil Benson
The Poor Clare Part 1 32:44 Read by Phil Benson
The Poor Clare Part 2 1:17:16 Read by Phil Benson
The Poor Clare Part 3 36:07 Read by Phil Benson
The Sin of a Father 50:30 Read by Phil Benson
The Manchester Marriage 1:12:45 Read by Phil Benson

Reviews

excellent reading


(5 stars)

I have no idea why someone rated this 1 star. the content ND reading are great!

Interesting stories, reading fine to me


(4 stars)