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The Firm of Girdlestone

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)

This book summarizes the down fall of one of the largest African trading firms in London, and the futile attempts of father and son to save it, resulting in ruin and death. (Summary by Ashton Hoffman)

Genre(s): Published 1800 -1900

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	PREFACE	ashtonhoffman	00:00:52
Play 01	MR. JOHN HARSTON KEEPS AN APPOINTMENT.	ashtonhoffman	00:28:49
Play 02	CHARITY A LA MODE.	ashtonhoffman	00:10:37
Play 03	THOMAS GILRAY MAKES AN INVESTMENT.	ashtonhoffman	00:10:10
Play 04	CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS OF THE "BLACK EAGLE."	ashtonhoffman	00:20:40
Play 05	MODERN ATHENIANS.	ashtonhoffman	00:14:29
Play 06	A RECTORIAL ELECTION.	ashtonhoffman	00:15:42
Play 07	ENGLAND VERSUS SCOTLAND.	ashtonhoffman	00:31:26
Play 08	A FIRST PROFESSIONAL.	ashtonhoffman	00:16:35
Play 09	A NASTY CROPPER.	ashtonhoffman	00:12:43
Play 10	DWELLERS IN BOHEMIA.	ashtonhoffman	00:33:00
Play 11	SENIOR AND JUNIOR.	ashtonhoffman	00:18:46
Play 12	A CORNER IN DIAMONDS.	ashtonhoffman	00:16:29
Play 13	SHADOW AND LIGHT.	ashtonhoffman	00:18:32
Play 14	A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.	ashtonhoffman	00:24:34
Play 15	AN ADDITION TO THE HOUSE.	ashtonhoffman	00:10:11
Play 16	THE FIRST STEP.	ashtonhoffman	00:16:48
Play 17	THE LAND OF DIAMONDS.	ashtonhoffman	00:15:35
Play 18	MAJOR TOBIAS CLUTTERBUCK COMES IN FOR A THOUSAND POUNDS.	ashtonhoffman	00:23:42
Play 19	NEWS FROM THE URALS.	ashtonhoffman	00:12:10
Play 20	MR. HECTOR O'FLAHERTY FINDS SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.	ashtonhoffman	00:20:37
Play 21	AN UNEXPECTED BLOW.	ashtonhoffman	00:21:29
Play 22	ROBBERS AND ROBBED.	ashtonhoffman	00:19:44
Play 23	A MOMENTOUS RESOLUTION.	ashtonhoffman	00:09:02
Play 24	A DANGEROUS PROMISE.	ashtonhoffman	00:17:10
Play 25	A CHANGE OF FRONT.	ashtonhoffman	00:22:14
Play 26	BREAKING GROUND.	ashtonhoffman	00:13:18
Play 27	MRS. SCULLY OF MORRISON'S.	ashtonhoffman	00:21:03
Play 28	BACK IN BOHEMIA.	ashtonhoffman	00:14:24
Play 29	A CRISIS AT ECCLESTON SQUARE.	ashtonhoffman	00:16:55
Play 30	THE GREAT DANCE AT MORRISON'S.	ashtonhoffman	00:26:05
Play 31	AT THE "COCK AND COWSLIP."	ashtonhoffman	00:17:25
Play 32	A CONVERSATION IN THE ECCLESTON SQUARE LIBRARY.	ashtonhoffman	00:13:10
Play 33	THE JOURNEY TO THE PRIORY.	ashtonhoffman	00:15:38
Play 34	THE MAN WITH THE CAMP-STOOL.	ashtonhoffman	00:18:53
Play 35	A TALK ON THE LAWN.	ashtonhoffman	00:14:56
Play 36	THE INCIDENT OF THE CORRIDOR.	ashtonhoffman	00:14:21
Play 37	A CHASE AND A BRAWL.	ashtonhoffman	00:12:04
Play 38	GIRDLESTONE SENDS FOR THE DOCTOR.	ashtonhoffman	00:14:46
Play 39	A GLEAM OF LIGHT.	ashtonhoffman	00:08:47
Play 40	THE MAJOR HAS A LETTER.	ashtonhoffman	00:17:07
Play 41	THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.	ashtonhoffman	00:18:05
Play 42	THE THREE FACES AT THE WINDOW.	ashtonhoffman	00:15:45
Play 43	THE BAIT ON THE HOOK.	ashtonhoffman	00:10:28
Play 44	THE SHADOW OF DEATH.	ashtonhoffman	00:16:09
Play 45	THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.	ashtonhoffman	00:17:26
Play 46	A MIDNIGHT CRUISE.	ashtonhoffman	00:21:06
Play 47	LAW AND ORDER.	ashtonhoffman	00:13:49
Play 48	CAPTAIN HAMILTON MIGGS SEES A VISION.	ashtonhoffman	00:19:47
Play 49	A VOYAGE IN A COFFIN SHIP.	ashtonhoffman	00:28:36
Play 50	WINDS UP THE THREAD AND TIES TWO KNOTS AT THE END.	ashtonhoffman	00:12:21

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