The Captives

Hugh Walpole (1884 - 1941)

A story of alienation from the society which holds one captive, told from the standpoint of a young woman whose life is suddenly disrupted, leading her into a stumbling progression through constrained social cliques and frustrated romantic attachments, haunted by religious shadows. (Summary by Peter Tucker)

Genre(s): Published 1900 onward

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Peter Tucker
00:01:16
Play 01 Part 1 Chapter 1 Peter Tucker
00:41:17
Play 02 Part 1 Chapter 2 Peter Tucker
00:43:39
Play 03 Part 1 Chapter 3 Peter Tucker
00:26:03
Play 04 Part 1 Chapter 4 Peter Tucker
00:40:16
Play 05 Part 2 Chapter 1 Peter Tucker
00:50:02
Play 06 Part 2 Chapter 2 Peter Tucker
00:48:00
Play 07 Part 2 Chapter 3 Peter Tucker
00:36:57
Play 08 Part 2 Chapter 4 Peter Tucker
00:41:42
Play 09 Part 2 Chapter 5 Peter Tucker
00:39:05
Play 10 Part 2 Chapter 6 Peter Tucker
00:33:27
Play 11 Part 2 Chapter 7 Peter Tucker
00:46:03
Play 12 Part 2 Chapter 8 Peter Tucker
00:50:39
Play 13 Part 2 Chapter 9 Peter Tucker
00:49:00
Play 14 Part 2 Chapter 10 Peter Tucker
00:21:37
Play 15 Part 2 Chapter 11 Peter Tucker
00:24:27
Play 16 Part 3 Chapter 1 Peter Tucker
00:33:18
Play 17 Part 3 Chapter 2 Peter Tucker
00:46:36
Play 18 Part 3 Chapter 3 Peter Tucker
00:30:44
Play 19 Part 3 Chapter 4 Peter Tucker
00:25:44
Play 20 Part 3 Chapter 5 Peter Tucker
00:41:23
Play 21 Part 3 Chapter 6 Peter Tucker
00:41:06
Play 22 Part 3 Chapter 7 Peter Tucker
00:30:29
Play 23 Part 3 Chapter 8 Peter Tucker
00:29:56
Play 24 Part 3 Chapter 9 Peter Tucker
00:28:30
Play 25 Part 3 Chapter 10 Peter Tucker
00:36:26
Play 26 Part 4 Chapter 1 Peter Tucker
00:28:19
Play 27 Part 4 Chapter 2 Peter Tucker
00:31:15
Play 28 Part 4 Chapter 3 Peter Tucker
00:25:31