Joanna Traill, Spinster
Timid Joanna Traill’s every move is dictated by her overbearing sisters. Then she meets Mr. Boas, a man who works to give “fallen” women a chance at a better life. Through Mr. Boas, Joanna has the opportunity to take in as a ward a girl from a troubled background. When she takes Christine under her wing, her lonely, monotonous life starts to change for the better, and she learns to assert herself and live on her own terms, not her sisters’.
As the years pass, Christine gets to know Mr. Bevan, a friend of Mr. Boas’s, and eventually the two fall in love. Joanna advises her that she must tell Mr. Bevan of her past. Joanna also comes to realize that she regards Mr. Boas as more than a friend. How will Mr. Bevan react to Christine’s news? And will Mr. Boas return Joanna’s love? - Summary by Scarbo
Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Chapter 1. A Question of Settlements | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:13:46 |
Play 02 | Chapter 2. Some Advantages of Philanthropy | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:17:56 |
Play 03 | Chapter 3. An Enthusiast | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:13:40 |
Play 04 | Chapter 4. Miss Traill Finds an Excuse for Leaving | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:21:53 |
Play 05 | Chapter 5. High Art | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:17:19 |
Play 06 | Chapter 6. The Apotheosis of Christine | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:40:10 |
Play 07 | Chapter 7. A Ring of Smoke | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:18:12 |
Play 08 | Chapter 8. Olympia | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:17:07 |
Play 09 | Chapter 9. "Oh, Lyric Love" | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:16:26 |
Play 10 | Chapter 10. The Dead Past | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:18:22 |
Play 11 | Chapter 11. Storm | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:12:07 |
Play 12 | Chapter 12. Midnight London | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:14:43 |
Play 13 | Chapter 13. Don Quixote | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:15:01 |
Play 14 | Chapter 14. The Magdalen | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:21:20 |
Play 15 | Chapter 15. Joanna Traill, Spinster | Ashley Sue Murphy |
00:20:41 |