Policy and Passion

Rosa Campbell Praed (1852 - 1935)

"Policy and Passion, a Novel of Australian Life" tells the story about a father and daughter, torn between the policy of the country in which they live and the passions both have. The father, Thomas, is a rising politician until his love for a married woman changes the game while the daughter, Honora, falls in love with an English nobleman. But this is not only a love story. This novel tells about the early days of Australia, and tells the story of a whole community. It receives scholarly attention as a work about colonialism. - Summary by Stav Nisser

Genre(s): Family Life, General Fiction, Sagas

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 INTRODUCTORY NOTE Lynne T
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Play 01 I. AT BRAYSHER'S INN Celine Major
00:13:26
Play 02 II. THE PREMIER Jim Locke
00:16:45
Play 03 III. THE PREMIER'S STOREKEEPER Jim Locke
00:27:29
Play 04 IV. THE WEAVING OF THE SPELL Jim Locke
00:27:01
Play 05 V. MRS. VALLANCY'S HOME Jim Locke
00:19:31
Play 06 VI. YOU MUST MARRY HONORIA LONGLEAT Jim Locke
00:24:09
Play 07 VII. AN AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER Jim Locke
00:35:58
Play 08 VIII. THE ENCHANTRESS OF KOORALBYN Jim Locke
00:21:08
Play 09 IX. THE FERRIS MENAGE Jim Locke
00:15:26
Play 10 X. HERCULES AND OMPHALE Jim Locke
00:24:17
Play 11 XI. ANGELA Jim Locke
00:25:09
Play 12 XII. ON THE LAGOON Jim Locke
00:14:56
Play 13 XIII. FATHER AND DAUGHTER Jim Locke
00:31:20
Play 14 XIV. THE COUP D'ETAT Kalynda
00:15:05
Play 15 XV. THE DRYAD OF THE TI-TREE Celine Major
00:13:36
Play 16 XVI. BARRINGTON AND HONORIA Celine Major
00:26:29
Play 17 XVII. YOU'LL GET THE CROOKED STICK AT LAST Celine Major
00:20:13
Play 18 XVIII. MUSIC IN THE VERANDA Celine Major
00:13:14
Play 19 XIX. A PICNIC IN THE MOUNTAINS Celine Major
00:15:13
Play 20 XX. IN THE SCRUB Celine Major
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Play 21 XXI. THE LIPS THAT WERE NEAREST Celine Major
00:16:25
Play 22 XXII. THE WORSHIP OF SHAKESPEARE Celine Major
00:11:22
Play 23 XXIII. MISS LONGLEAT AT THE BUNYAS Celine Major
00:22:05
Play 24 XXIV. FASCINATION Celine Major
00:19:26
Play 25 XXV. YOU SHALL BE MY FAITH Celine Major
00:15:42
Play 26 XXVI. BARRINGTON A REJECTED SUITOR Celine Major
00:24:49
Play 27 XXVII. THE TRYST BY THE BAMBOOS Celine Major
00:19:06
Play 28 XXVIII. TOM DUNGIE GOSSIPS Celine Major
00:26:38
Play 29 XXIX. THE DIAMONDS Celine Major
00:20:23
Play 30 XXX. AT THE CENTRE OF PEACE Celine Major
00:22:52
Play 31 XXXI. MR. VALLANCY'S RETURN Celine Major
00:12:52
Play 32 XXXII. IF I HAVE BEEN BAD TO YOU, IT IS NOW Celine Major
00:16:58
Play 33 XXXIII. AN INTERVIEW WITH SAMMY DEANS Celine Major
00:13:32
Play 34 XXXIV. NEWS BY THE MAIL Celine Major
00:18:20
Play 35 XXXV. IN PERIL Celine Major
00:19:26
Play 36 XXXVI. SAVED Celine Major
00:19:34
Play 37 XXXVII. SINISTER OMENS Celine Major
00:13:31
Play 38 XXXVIII. THE DINNER TO GENERAL COMPTON Celine Major
00:19:18
Play 39 XXXIX. BEFORE THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT Celine Major
00:15:52
Play 40 XL. THE ORDEAL Celine Major
00:24:52
Play 41 XLI. THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE PREMIER Celine Major
00:30:25
Play 42 XLII. LAST WORDS Celine Major
00:26:36
Play 43 XLIII. THE KNOTTING OF THE THREADS Celine Major
00:21:22