Captures
Brief plot lines of these 16 stories by Nobel Prize winning author John Galsworthy:
01, 02, 03 "A Feud" The breaking of an engagement ignites a feud.
04 "The Man Who Kept His Form" Ruding’s financial prospects disappoint. He adjusts.
05 "A Hedonist" Still single at 55, Vaness declares his love to a woman, 26.
06 "Timber" Hirries takes a celebratory afternoon walk in his forest.
07 "Santa Lucia" Old Trevillian recalls a past attraction begun at a casino.
08 "Blackmail" Money given to a needy woman leads to a blackmail threat.
09 "The Broken Boot" An impoverished actor chances upon an old acquaintance.
10 "Stroke of Lightning" Besotted by an extramarital relationship, Frank goes to extremes.
11 "Virtue" Mellesh pays a “working girl’s” fine and tells his wife.
12 "Conscience" A staff writer refuses to continue to ghostwrite.
13 "Salta Pro Nobis" Terrified as her execution for treason nears, she dances.
14 "Philanthropy" A writer tries to cope with an insufferable alcoholic.
15 "A Long-ago Affair" When 16 he was infatuated with an attractive widow.
16 "Acme" A destitute author writes a movie script for his own amusement.
17 "Late--299" Released from prison, the doctor goes about with a “peculiar smile”.
18, 19 "Had a Horse" Jimmy, a bookie, accepts a racehorse in payment of gambling debts.
(Summary by Lee Smalley)
Genre(s): Short Stories, Published 1900 onward
Language: English
Keyword(s): short stories (696), Nobel Prize winning author (2)
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | A Feud, Section 1 | Lee Smalley |
00:26:56 |
Play 02 | A Feud, Section 2 | Lee Smalley |
00:25:09 |
Play 03 | A Feud, Section 3 | Lee Smalley |
00:25:08 |
Play 04 | The Man Who Kept His Form | Lee Smalley |
00:31:15 |
Play 05 | A Hedonist | Lee Smalley |
00:18:12 |
Play 06 | Timber | Lee Smalley |
00:23:28 |
Play 07 | Santa Lucia | Lee Smalley |
00:32:20 |
Play 08 | Blackmail | Lee Smalley |
00:27:19 |
Play 09 | The Broken Boot | Lee Smalley |
00:11:20 |
Play 10 | Stroke of Lightning | Lee Smalley |
00:29:54 |
Play 11 | Virtue | Lee Smalley |
00:19:35 |
Play 12 | Conscience | Lee Smalley |
00:16:44 |
Play 13 | Salta Pro Nobis | Lee Smalley |
00:11:11 |
Play 14 | Philanthropy | Lee Smalley |
00:09:51 |
Play 15 | A Long-ago Affair | Lee Smalley |
00:10:32 |
Play 16 | Acme | Lee Smalley |
00:15:42 |
Play 17 | Late-299 | Lee Smalley |
00:42:51 |
Play 18 | Had a Horse, Section 1 | Lee Smalley |
00:33:04 |
Play 19 | Had a Horse, Section 2 | Lee Smalley |
00:23:47 |