The Moon and Sixpence (version 2)


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The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. (Summary by Wikipedia) (7 hr 42 min)

Chapters

01 - Chapter 1 15:27 Read by Chip
02 - Chapters 2 and 3 14:07 Read by Chip
03 - Chapters 4, 5, and 6 18:50 Read by Chip
04 - Chapters 7, 8, and 9 22:06 Read by Chip
05 - Chapters 10, 11, and 12 35:07 Read by Chip
06 - Chapters 13, 14, and 15 27:38 Read by Chip
07 - Chapters 16, 17, and 18 13:45 Read by Chip
08 - Chapters 19, 20, and 21 27:58 Read by Barry Eads
09 - Chapters 22, 23, and 24 19:22 Read by Barry Eads
10 - Chapters 25, 26, and 27 20:17 Read by Barry Eads
11 - Chapters 28, 29, and 30 25:40 Read by Barry Eads
12 - Chapters 31, 32, and 33 14:30 Read by Barry Eads
13 - Chapters 34, 35, and 36 13:51 Read by Barry Eads
14 - Chapters 37, 38, and 39 21:19 Read by Barry Eads
15 - Chapters 40, 41, and 42 29:56 Read by Barry Eads
16 - Chapters 43, 44, and 45 22:45 Read by Barry Eads
17 - Chapters 46, 47, and 48 33:40 Read by Barry Eads
18 - Chapters 49, 50, and 51 24:34 Read by Barry Eads
19 - Chapters 52, 53, and 54 20:11 Read by Barry Eads
20 - Chapters 55 and 56 21:00 Read by Barry Eads
21 - Chapters 57 and 58 20:07 Read by Barry Eads