GISSING, G.R.: Odd Women (The) (Unabridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

Gissing, George Robert Author

Naxos Digital Services US

Series:

Naxos Music Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated 2020

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Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

The Odd Women (07 min. 51 sec.)

The guest at table was a young girl named Rhoda Nunn. (08 min. 36 sec.)

Chapter 2 (10 min. 27 sec.)

It was now sixteen years since the death of Dr Madden... (11 min. 15 sec.)

This afternoon, the sisters were disposed for... (08 min. 42 sec.)

For full five minutes they debated the mystery... (09 min. 09 sec.)

Chapter 3 (08 min. 11 sec.)

'How energetic you have been!' (06 min. 45 sec.)

Chapter 4 (08 min. 09 sec.)

The bus stopped for a passenger, a man who... (09 min. 59 sec.)

She went forth with the intention of deceiving her... (09 min. 08 sec.)

'And now to God the Father' - The bustle throughout... (07 min. 12 sec.)

Rhoda drew a deep sigh, and moved with impatience. (06 min. 49 sec.)

Chapter 5 (08 min. 28 sec.)

On her lap Monica had the little brown-paper parcel... (10 min. 24 sec.)

'Since I was a lad,' he replied, 'I have never quarrelled...' (07 min. 36 sec.)

At a street corner very near to Messrs Scotcher's... (08 min. 09 sec.)

Chapter 6 (10 min. 01 sec.)

'But surely you don't limit your humanity...' (09 min. 17 sec.)

'My dear Rhoda, don't enrage yourself.' (08 min. 56 sec.)

'This is a terrible harangue,' said Miss Barfoot... (09 min. 09 sec.)

Chapter 7 (10 min. 24 sec.)

Monica became silent. When her sisters had talked... (10 min. 27 sec.)

The day of release arrived. As it poured with rain... (11 min. 03 sec.)

Presently Monica assented. If it were fine, she would... (10 min. 16 sec.)

Chapter 8 (09 min. 16 sec.)

During the first part of the meal, Miss Barfoot... (08 min. 01 sec.)

When, not long after, the ladies left him... (08 min. 22 sec.)

Just before ten o'clock, when Barfoot was talking... (10 min. 42 sec.)

Chapter 9 (08 min. 16 sec.)

But Micklethwaite was not content until he had... (08 min. 36 sec.)

Barfoot was led on to a broad expression of his views. (08 min. 54 sec.)

Chapter 10 (08 min. 29 sec.)

Again Everard was silent, and seemingly impressed. (08 min. 12 sec.)

'I see what you mean. - Men have themselves to...' (09 min. 21 sec.)

Chapter 11 (09 min. 11 sec.)

The next day, on returning from her work and opening... (10 min. 51 sec.)

Two days later, Monica called unexpectedly... (06 min. 01 sec.)

Chapter 12 (06 min. 49 sec.)

When, on the next day, Monica met her betrothed... (10 min. 36 sec.)

In the course of the same conversation, Rhoda... (08 min. 09 sec.)

It happened that his return to England was almost... (08 min. 36 sec.)

Chapter 13 (09 min. 46 sec.)

She kept silence. 'But, after all, is Mary wrong?' (09 min. 31 sec.)

Seeing that Rhoda would not sit down, Miss Barfoot... (08 min. 24 sec.)

This abusive correspondent, who declared that... (08 min. 55 sec.)

Chapter 14 (07 min. 15 sec.)

Everard gazed at his cousin with humorous incredulity. (07 min. 28 sec.)

It was another three weeks before he had an... (11 min. 44 sec.)

He had made up his mind to outstay the Widdowsons... (08 min. 26 sec.)

Chapter 15 (09 min. 59 sec.)

The girl was docile, and for a time he imagined that... (11 min. 41 sec.)

Next morning, after breakfast, as Monica stood by... (07 min. 46 sec.)

After a week of convalescence, she said one morning... (08 min. 50 sec.)

Chapter 16 (10 min. 13 sec.)

That night the weather became stormy; a roaring... (10 min. 21 sec.)

She kissed his cheek, but did not utter a word. (08 min. 21 sec.)

Mr Bevis entered the room, and Monica recognised... (08 min. 25 sec.)

Chapter 17 (09 min. 53 sec.)

On his way home, Everard thought over what he had... (10 min. 11 sec.)

Without speaking, she rose and led the way to the... (11 min. 30 sec.)

Rhoda hesitated, but at length took the chair by... (11 min. 28 sec.)

Chapter 18 (08 min. 34 sec.)

A week passed, and there arrived a letter... (08 min. 47 sec.)

In the first class carriage which they entered there was... (08 min. 51 sec.)

Chapter 19 (08 min. 07 sec.)

Oddly enough, this was the case. On their return... (07 min. 16 sec.)

Widdowson walked about the room, and a deep... (07 min. 17 sec.)

Chapter 20 (11 min. 28 sec.)

Indifferent to the progress of time, Bevis talked on... (10 min. 07 sec.)

Chapter 21 (08 min. 34 sec.)

They did not talk of Everard. Whether Rhoda replied... (10 min. 38 sec.)

After this conversation, Rhoda passed a very unquiet... (06 min. 38 sec.)

The change that had come over him was remarkable. (06 min. 59 sec.)

Chapter 22 (06 min. 27 sec.)

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - By Friday they might... (07 min. 05 sec.)

It was Friday. All the morning, Widdowson had... (09 min. 07 sec.)

Yielding herself for the moment in a faintness that... (10 min. 46 sec.)

'Be honest with me,' she suddenly exclaimed. (09 min. 47 sec.)

Chapter 23 (07 min. 52 sec.)

Of a sudden, he was checked by the conversion... (08 min. 52 sec.)

He could doubt no longer. This poor woman had... (08 min. 21 sec.)

Chapter 24 (08 min. 55 sec.)

This door was Barfoot's. She knew that; in the first... (08 min. 48 sec.)

She had nearly struggled to her feet; he thrust her... (09 min. 17 sec.)

Chapter 25 (08 min. 08 sec.)

If Barfoot were here, he would now be coming out to... (08 min. 12 sec.)

That, indeed, proved to be the convenient resting-place. (08 min. 44 sec.)

Before eight, Everard was straying about the beach... (09 min. 40 sec.)

Suppressing the agitation which he felt, he awaited... (09 min. 27 sec.)

Chapter 26 (07 min. 27 sec.)

Next morning, as had been agreed, they met at some... (07 min. 45 sec.)

The story was strange enough. Could he be right in... (11 min. 43 sec.)

For a wonder, their privacy was threatened by... (08 min. 46 sec.)

Chapter 27 (07 min. 04 sec.)

Arromanches, in Normandy -? On Sunday she sought... (12 min. 05 sec.)

A week or so after this, there arrived for Miss Barfoot... (07 min. 23 sec.)

Rhoda could not play at smooth phrases with this... (08 min. 38 sec.)

Rhoda's voice signified a conflict of feeling. (08 min. 34 sec.)

Chapter 28 (10 min. 16 sec.)

On the following day, after their early dinner... (07 min. 48 sec.)

After this, Monica frequently went out... (10 min. 03 sec.)

The page before her was no longer legible... (09 min. 05 sec.)

Chapter 29 (11 min. 53 sec.)

Before going to bed, Alice wrote and dispatched... (09 min. 05 sec.)

'Why have you come? Why do you tell me this?' (08 min. 58 sec.)

Rapidly she recounted the incidents of that fatal... (09 min. 23 sec.)

Chapter 30 (10 min. 34 sec.)

Barfoot rose from his seat, and Mary was glad to be... (08 min. 20 sec.)

This was puzzling. Did it signify mere jealously... (08 min. 08 sec.)

Chapter 31 (10 min. 36 sec.)

Only a few days passed before Widdowson received... (08 minutes 28 sec.)

Re-entering at half-past eight, he was met by Alice... (08 minches 56 sec.)

Participant:

Stevenson, Juliet, Reader -- Gissing, George Robert, Author

Notes:

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Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

9781781983508

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