Toppleton's Client

John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922)

A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simply to retain the illustrious family name on the company masthead. Knowing Jr. is a loose cannon, their strategy is to pack him off to the UK to head up a European branch of the firm - a branch they have no intention of sending work. The unwitting Hopkins Toppleton, Jr. is, however, determined to make his mark. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, General Fiction, Humorous Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Introducing Mr. Hopkins Toppleton Cate Barratt
00:13:30
Play 02 02 - Mr. Hopkins Toppleton Leases an Office Cate Barratt
00:12:29
Play 03 03 - Mr. Hopkins Toppleton Encounters a Weary Spirit Cate Barratt
00:15:52
Play 04 04 - The Weary Spirit Gives Some Account of Himself Cate Barratt
00:18:09
Play 05 05 - Hopkins Becomes Better Acquainted With the Weary Spirit Cate Barratt
00:19:51
Play 06 06 - The Spirit Unfolds a Horrid Tale Cate Barratt
00:18:32
Play 07 07 - A Chapter of Profit and Loss Cate Barratt
00:19:09
Play 08 08 - Further Developments in the Making of a Name Cate Barratt
00:20:45
Play 09 09 - The Crowning Act of Infamy Cate Barratt
00:28:49
Play 10 10 - The Spirit's Story is Concluded Cate Barratt
00:20:39
Play 11 11 - Toppleton Consults the Law and Forms an Opinion Cate Barratt
00:19:41
Play 12 12 - Toppleton Makes a Fair Start Cate Barratt
00:18:43
Play 13 13 - At Barncastle Hall Cate Barratt
00:19:18
Play 14 14 - The Dinner and Its Result Cate Barratt
00:16:23
Play 15 15 - Barncastle Confides in Hopkins Cate Barratt
00:20:58
Play 16 16 - Mr. Hopkins Toppleton Makes a Discovery Cate Barratt
00:19:30
Play 17 17 - Epilogue Cate Barratt
00:01:41