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Foul Play

Charles Reade (1814 - 1884) and Dion Boucicault (1820 - 1890)

Wrongly convicted of a crime, Robert Penfold is condemned to 5 years penal servitude. After a year he is transported on the hulk VENGEANCE destined for Australia. Once again karma is against him, and he is shipwrecked on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Helen Rolleston (the woman he loves and who does not even recognize him) happens to also be on board and shares his fate. After several months of hardships, they are rescued thanks to Robert's ingenuity, and she returns to Britain alone in order to vindicate him. As with all good Victorian Sensation novels you can expect a complex plot and a superb cast of characters. - Summary by Celine Major

Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900

Language: English

Keyword(s): novel (159), victorian (91), sensation novel (22), sensational (2)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Chap. 1-2	Celine Major	00:37:51
Play 02	Chap. 3-4	Celine Major	00:35:55
Play 03	Chap. 5-6	Celine Major	00:34:09
Play 04	Chap. 7	Celine Major	00:15:18
Play 05	Chap. 8	Celine Major	00:43:14
Play 06	Chap. 9	Celine Major	00:40:13
Play 07	Chap. 10-13	Celine Major	00:32:54
Play 08	Chap. 14-15	Celine Major	00:39:54
Play 09	Chap. 16-19	Celine Major	00:35:12
Play 10	Chap. 20-24	Celine Major	00:36:57
Play 11	Chap. 25	Celine Major	00:41:05
Play 12	Chap. 26	Celine Major	00:41:08
Play 13	Chap. 27-29	Celine Major	00:33:30
Play 14	Chap. 30-33	Celine Major	00:27:08
Play 15	Chap. 34-36	Celine Major	00:42:00
Play 16	Chap. 37-38	Celine Major	00:37:36
Play 17	Chap. 39-42	Celine Major	00:33:41
Play 18	Chap. 43-45	Celine Major	00:31:06
Play 19	Chap. 46-50	Celine Major	00:40:39
Play 20	Chap.51-52	Celine Major	00:38:03
Play 21	Chap. 53-54	Celine Major	00:42:35
Play 22	Chap. 55-56	Celine Major	00:31:42
Play 23	Chap. 57-59	Celine Major	00:36:14
Play 24	Chap. 60-63	Celine Major	00:43:42
Play 25	Chap. 64-65	Celine Major	00:35:30
Play 26	Chap. 66-68	Celine Major	00:24:15
Play 27	Chap. 69	Celine Major	00:34:05

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