Romola

George Eliot (1819 - 1880)

George Eliot's own favorite among her novels, this novel tells the story of Romola, the intelligent daughter of a blind scholar, who is falling in love with a man who is going to change her life and the politics of Florence in a way she doesn't like. Set in 15th century Florence, it is "a deep study of life in the city of Florence from an intellectual, artistic, religious, and social point of view".
Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia.

Genre(s): Historical Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 00 - Introduction Sandra G
00:20:34
Play 01 01 - The Shipwrecked Stranger Sandra G
00:35:05
Play 02 02 - Breakfast for Love Sandra G
00:10:39
Play 03 03 - The Barber's Shop David Goldfarb
00:24:38
Play 04 04 - First Impressions David Goldfarb
00:07:26
Play 05 05 - The Blind Scholar and his Daughter Martina Hutchins
00:39:36
Play 06 06 - Dawning Hopes David Goldfarb
00:33:29
Play 07 07 - A Learned Squabble David Goldfarb
00:12:52
Play 08 08 - A Face in the Crowd Kalynda
00:30:50
Play 09 09 - A Man's Ransom Kalynda
00:17:44
Play 10 10 - Under the Plane-Tree musil
00:32:37
Play 11 11 - Tito's Dilemma musil
00:10:50
Play 12 12 - The Prize is nearly grasped Phil Chenevert
00:33:59
Play 13 13 - The Shadow of Nemesis Vsilverlining
00:16:48
Play 14 14 - The Peasants' Fair Sandra G
00:42:12
Play 15 15 - The Dying Message Sandra G
00:30:11
Play 16 16 - A Florentine Joke Lucinda Gainey
00:32:38
Play 17 17 - Under the Loggia David Goldfarb
00:13:30
Play 18 18 - The Portrait David Goldfarb
00:13:12
Play 19 19 - The Old Man's Hope David Goldfarb
00:09:05
Play 20 20 - The Day of the Betrothal Terry Goodyer
00:20:15
Play 21 21 - Florence expects a Guest SallyMc
00:21:42
Play 22 22 - The Prisoners Terry Goodyer
00:15:53
Play 23 23 - After-Thoughts David Goldfarb
00:06:58
Play 24 24 - Inside the Duomo David Goldfarb
00:15:14
Play 25 25 - Outside the Duomo Terry Goodyer
00:10:04
Play 26 26 - The Garment of Fear Terry Goodyer
00:10:44
Play 27 27 - The Young Wife Terry Goodyer
00:21:07
Play 28 28 - The Painted Record Amy Gramour
00:10:22
Play 29 29 - A Moment of Triumph kittyandcheese
00:15:34
Play 30 30 - The Avenger's Secret kittyandcheese
00:22:08
Play 31 31 - Fruit is Seed kittyandcheese
00:11:39
Play 32 32 - A Revelation Sandra G
00:26:22
Play 33 33 - Baldassarre makes an Acquaintance Terry Goodyer
00:16:13
Play 34 34 - No Place for Repentance Terry Goodyer
00:23:17
Play 35 35 - What Florence was thinking of Vsilverlining
00:09:08
Play 36 36 - Ariadne discrowns herself Phil Chenevert
00:27:42
Play 37 37 - The Tabernacle Unlocked Sergio Baldelli
00:13:42
Play 38 38 - The Black Marks become Magical Sergio Baldelli
00:20:50
Play 39 39 - A Supper in the Rucellai Gardens Elaine Webb
00:51:39
Play 40 40 - An Arresting Voice Sandra G
00:24:02
Play 41 41 - Coming Back Sandra G
00:08:56
Play 42 42 - Romola in her Place Felicity C
00:20:25
Play 43 43 - The Unseen Madonna LizMourant
00:18:01
Play 44 44 - The Visible Madonna LizMourant
00:15:54
Play 45 45 - At the Barber's Shop LizMourant
00:23:03
Play 46 46 - By a Street Lamp Sandra G
00:22:13
Play 47 47 - Check Sandra G
00:08:01
Play 48 48 - Counter-Check Sandra G
00:15:38
Play 49 49 - The Pyramid of Vanities Felicity C
00:16:51
Play 50 50 - Tessa Abroad and at Home Phil Chenevert
00:26:04
Play 51 51 - Monna Brigida's Conversion Sandra G
00:12:22
Play 52 52 - A Prophetess Amy Gramour
00:15:28
Play 53 53 - On San Miniato Sandra G
00:14:56
Play 54 54 - The Evening and the Morning Sandra G
00:09:37
Play 55 55 - Waiting Vsilverlining
00:09:30
Play 56 56 - The Other Wife Sandra G
00:30:43
Play 57 57 - Why Tito was Safe kittyandcheese
00:14:17
Play 58 58 - A Final Understanding Sandra G
00:15:18
Play 59 59 - Pleading Sandra G
00:21:35
Play 60 60 - The Scaffold kittyandcheese
00:14:58
Play 61 61 - Drifting Away Phil Chenevert
00:12:35
Play 62 62 - The Benediction kittyandcheese
00:11:36
Play 63 63 - Ripening Schemes Felicity C
00:30:47
Play 64 64 - The Prophet in his Cell Felicity C
00:22:30
Play 65 65 - The Trial by Fire David Goldfarb
00:18:16
Play 66 66 - A Masque of the Furies David Goldfarb
00:10:09
Play 67 67 - Waiting by the River David Goldfarb
00:15:45
Play 68 68 - Romola's waking David Goldfarb
00:21:43
Play 69 69 - Homeward David Goldfarb
00:07:29
Play 70 70 - Meeting Again David Goldfarb
00:11:18
Play 71 71 - The Confession David Goldfarb
00:15:40
Play 72 72 - The Last Silence David Goldfarb
00:07:46
Play 73 73 - Epilogue David Goldfarb
00:09:33