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The Old Wives’ Tale
by Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
The Old Wives’ Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother’s draper’s shop, into old age. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett’s finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years from roughly 1840 to 1905, and is set in Burslem and Paris. (Summary by Andy)
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Total running time: 23:18:33
Read by Andy Minter
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- 00 Preface – 00:11:37
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[ogg vorbis - 6.2MB] - 01 Bk.1 Ch.1 The Square – 00:49:37
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[ogg vorbis - 26.2MB] - 02 Bk.1 Ch.2 The Tooth – 00:25:19
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[ogg vorbis - 11.0MB] - 03a Bk.1 Ch.3 A Battle, Pt.1 – 00:41:02
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[ogg vorbis - 21.4MB] - 03b Bk.1 Ch.3 A Battle, Pt.2 – 00:38:40
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[ogg vorbis - 20.2MB] - 04 Bk.1 Ch.4 Elephant – 00:41:57
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[ogg vorbis - 21.9MB] - 05 Bk.1 Ch.1 The Traveller – 00:45:11
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[ogg vorbis - 22.6MB] - 06 Bk.1 Ch.6 Escapade – 00:42:49
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[ogg vorbis - 22.4MB] - 07 Bk.1 Ch.7 A Defeat – 00:34:00
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[ogg vorbis - 17.9MB] - 08 Bk.2 Ch.1 Revolution – 00:44:35
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[ogg vorbis - 19.3MB] - 09 Bk.2 Ch.2 Christmas and the Future – 00:39:31
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[ogg vorbis - 20.9MB] - 10 Bk.2 Ch.3 Cyril – 00:47:01
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[ogg vorbis - 24.9MB] - 11 Bk.2 Ch.4 Crime – 00:43:07
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[ogg vorbis - 22.6MB] - 12a Bk.2 Ch.5 Another Crime, Pt.1 – 00:36:29
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[ogg vorbis - 19.3MB] - 12b Bk.2 Ch.5 Another Crime, Pt.2 – 00:43:00
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[ogg vorbis - 22.7MB] - 13 Bk.2 Ch.6 The Widow – 00:28:11
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[ogg vorbis - 14.7MB] - 14 Bk.2 Ch.7 Bricks and Mortar – 00:32:04
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[ogg vorbis - 16.8MB] - 15 Bk.2 Ch.8 The Proudest Mother – 00:25:57
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[ogg vorbis - 13.7MB] - 16 Bk.3 Ch.1 The Elopement – 00:29:43
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[ogg vorbis - 15.5MB] - 17 Bk.3 Ch.2 Supper – 00:37:11
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[ogg vorbis - 19.4MB] - 18 Bk.3 Ch.3 An Ambition Satisfied – 00:44:47
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[ogg vorbis - 23.6MB] - 19 Bk.3 Ch.4 A Crisis for Gerald – 00:46:29
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[ogg vorbis - 24.5MB] - 20a Bk.3 Ch.5 Fever, Pt.1 – 00:57:30
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[ogg vorbis - 30.0MB] - 20b Bk.3 Ch.5 Fever, Pt.2 – 00:27:08
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[ogg vorbis - 14.1MB] - 21 Bk.3 Ch.6 The Siege – 01:03:41
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[ogg vorbis - 33.1MB] - 22 Bk.3 Ch.7 Success – 00:44:15
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[ogg vorbis - 23.4MB] - 23a Bk.4 Ch.1 Frensham’s, Pt.1 – 00:33:52
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[ogg vorbis - 17.8MB] - 23b Bk.4 Ch.1 Frensham’s, Pt.2 – 00:43:00
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[ogg vorbis - 22.6MB] - 24 Bk.4 Ch.2 The Meeting – 01:02:37
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[ogg vorbis - 32.8MB] - 25a Bk.4 Ch.3 Towards Hotel Life, Pt.1 – 00:48:47
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[ogg vorbis - 25.5MB] - 25b Bk.4 Ch.3 Towards Hotel Life, Pt.2 – 00:47:31
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[ogg vorbis - 24.8MB] - 26a Bk.4 Ch.4 End of Sophia, Pt.1 – 00:38:01
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[ogg vorbis - 19.6MB] - 26b Bk.4 Ch.4 End of Sophia, Pt.2 – 00:42:40
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[ogg vorbis - 22.1MB] - 27 Bk.4 Ch.5 End Of Constance – 01:01:14
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Cataloged on June 10, 2008
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