The Whole Family: a Novel by Twelve Authors, Version 2

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An unusual concept,with each of the twelve chapters written by a different author. The original idea was to see how a single engagement and marriage affects the whole family, but as each author took on a chapter and, possibly, based it on their own family, it showed contention, conflict and, ultimately, a very dysfunctional family.

- Summary by Lynne T

Genre(s): Family Life

Language: English

Keyword(s): Henry James (8), Henry van Dyke (2), mary andrew (1), alicr brown (1), mary cutting (1), mary freeman (1), william howells (1), elizabeth jordan (1), elizabeth phelps (1), mary vorse (1) ... [Show full list]

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 THE FATHER, by William Dean Howells CMachado
00:35:31
Play 02 THE OLD-MAID AUNT, by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Winnifred Assmann
00:44:18
Play 03 THE GRANDMOTHER, by Mary Heaton Vorse Lynne T
00:29:15
Play 04 THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, by Mary Stewart Cutting Colleen McMahon
00:30:05
Play 05 THE SCHOOL-GIRL, by Elizabeth Jordan Shannon Santos
00:32:53
Play 06 THE SON-IN-LAW, by John Kendrick Bangs Douglas Wood
00:27:37
Play 07 THE MARRIED SON, by Henry James Cbteddy
00:53:06
Play 08 THE MARRIED DAUGHTER, By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Natalie Fortier
00:46:02
Play 09 THE MOTHER, by Edith Wyatt Jennifer Wilson
00:30:23
Play 10 THE SCHOOL-BOY, By Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews Inkell
00:30:46
Play 11 PEGGY, by Alice Brown Yoganandh T
00:38:00
Play 12 THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, by Henry Van Dyke Lyndon Ashworth
00:35:29