The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax

Harriet Parr (1828 - 1900)

This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl who learns to see the world is it is and navigate in it. This is a vivid and charming story by Harriet Parr, who wrote under the pseudonym of Holm Lee. She was a best selling author in her days, admired even by Charles Dickens. Her descriptions of the English town, which was fast disappearing due to the industrial revolution, reminds one of novels by Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

Genre(s): Romance, Published 1800 -1900

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1: HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE Julian Pratley
00:10:43
Play 02 Chapter 2: THE LAWYER'S LETTER Steven Jon Peterson
00:14:07
Play 03 Chapter 3: THE COMMUNITY OF BEECHHURST Jdb4388
00:31:24
Play 04 Chapter 4: A RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:15:31
Play 05 Chapter 5: GREAT-ASH FORD Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:17:36
Play 06 Chapter 6: AGAINST HER INCLINATION Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:24:09
Play 07 Chapter 7: HER FATE IS SEALED Alix Grace
00:14:07
Play 08 Chapter 8: BESSIE'S FRIENDS AT BROOK Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:23:26
Play 09 Chapter 9: FAREWELL TO THE FOREST Jessica Hendra
00:06:09
Play 10 Chapter 10: BESSIE GOES INTO EXILE Jessica Hendra
00:21:44
Play 11 Chapter 11: SCHOOL-DAYS AT CAEN Jessica Hendra
00:21:06
Play 12 Chapter 12: IN COURSE OF TIME Jessica Hendra
00:33:26
Play 13 Chapter 13: BESSIE LEARNS A FAMILY SECRET Jim Locke
00:10:27
Play 14 Chapter 14: ON BOARD THE FOAM Jim Locke
00:19:57
Play 15 Chapter 15: A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY Jim Locke
00:07:37
Play 16 Chapter 16: A LOST OPPORTUNITY Jessica Hendra
00:17:26
Play 17 Chapter 17: BESSIE'S BRINGING HOME Jessica Hendra
00:22:32
Play 18 Chapter 18: THE NEXT MORNING Jessica Hendra
00:15:29
Play 19 Chapter 19: NEIGHBORS TO ABBOTSMEAD Jessica Hendra
00:21:01
Play 20 Chapter 20: PAST AND PRESENT Jim Locke
00:22:34
Play 21 Chapter 21: A DISCOVERY Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:14:04
Play 22 Chapter 22: PRELIMINARIES Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:19:37
Play 23 Chapter 23: BESSIE SHOWS CHARACTER Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:13:27
Play 24 Chapter 24: A QUIET POLICY sorgeaw
00:07:52
Play 25 Chapter 25: A DINNER AT BRENTWOOD jenno
00:29:03
Play 26 Chapter 26: A MORNING AT BRENTWOOD jenno
00:16:37
Play 27 Chapter 27: SOME DOUBTS AND FEARS jenno
00:17:45
Play 28 Chapter 28: IN MINSTER COURT jenno
00:13:42
Play 29 Chapter 29: LADY LATIMER IN WOLDSHIRE jenno
00:18:27
Play 30 Chapter 30: MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES jenno
00:13:38
Play 31 Chapter 31: A SUCCESS AND A REPULSE jenno
00:34:11
Play 32 Chapter 32: A HARD STRUGGLE jenno
00:06:13
Play 33 Chapter 33: A VISIT TO CASTLEMOUNT Michele Eaton
00:24:58
Play 34 Chapter 34: BESSIE'S PEACEMAKING Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:15:03
Play 35 Chapter 35: ABBOTSMEAD IN SHADOW Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
00:16:33
Play 36 Chapter 36: DIPLOMATIC jenno
00:09:06
Play 37 Chapter 37: SUNDAY MORNING AT BEECHHURST Maesie Smith
00:18:22
Play 38 Chapter 38: SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK jenno
00:27:30
Play 39 Chapter 39: AT FAIRFIELD Dessa Dixon
00:13:58
Play 40 Chapter 40: ANOTHER RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR Dessa Dixon
00:13:02
Play 41 Chapter 41: FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES Dessa Dixon
00:11:25
Play 42 Chapter 42: HOW FRIENDS MAY FALL OUT sorgeaw
00:10:02
Play 43 Chapter 43: BETWEEN THEMSELVES Dessa Dixon
00:16:25
Play 44 Chapter 44: A LONG, DULL DAY Dessa Dixon
00:17:43
Play 45 Chapter 45: THE SQUIRE'S WILL Dessa Dixon
00:13:53
Play 46 Chapter 46: TENDER AND TRUE Michele Eaton
00:29:01
Play 47 Chapter 47: GOODNESS PREVAILS Michele Eaton
00:14:08
Play 48 Chapter 48: CERTAIN OPINIONS sorgeaw
00:15:14
Play 49 Chapter 49: BESSIE'S LAST RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR sorgeaw
00:18:05
Play 50 Chapter 50: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE Wendy Hall
00:21:34