A three volume novel, Deerbrook (1839) is a story of middle class country life with a surgeon hero.
Like the later and more famous novel Middlemarch, Deerbrook describes the life of country people in a fictional English town. The Grey family live in one of the loveliest houses in Deerbrook, but a change in their lives is going to take place... The Ibbotson sisters, Hester and Margaret, orphaned distant cousins of Mr. Grey. Like in Jane Austen's novels, we see how the sisters are trying to advance themselves. In Victorian England, the chief way for women to "advance themselves" is to marry well. But will they succeed? And if they succeed, will they be happy?(Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia)
Chapters
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01 - An Event. Read by Arielle Lipshaw 24:35
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02 - Moonlight of Townsfolk. Read by Elli 8:41
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03 - Making Acquaintance. Read by Elli 15:32
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04 - Morning Calls. Read by Elli 16:11
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05 - The Meadows. (Part 1) Read by Chris Caron 27:48
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06 - The Meadows. (Part 2) Read by Christine Blachford 22:49
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07 - The School-Room. Read by garyday 36:35
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08 - Family Confidence. Read by garyday 15:21
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09 - Family Correspondence Read by Linda Andrus 34:29
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10 - Child’s Play. Read by Linda Andrus 20:09
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11 - A Party of Pleasure. (Part 1) Read by Rosie 20:56
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12 - A Party of Pleasure. (Part 2) Read by Rosie 19:59
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13 - Mediation. Read by Chris Caron 27:34
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14 - A Turn in the Shrubbery. Read by Linda Andrus 28:37
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15 - Sophia in the Village. Read by Linda Andrus 19:02
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16 - Preparing for Home. Read by Linda Andrus 37:59
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17 - Maria and Margaret. (Part 1) Read by Chris Caron 24:21
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18 - Maria and Margaret. (Part 2) Read by Chris Caron 20:07
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19 - Home. Read by garyday 24:22
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20 - First Hospitality. Read by Chris Caron 25:33
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21 - Grandmamma in Retreat. Read by Chris Caron 21:10
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22 - Home at "The Hopes'." Read by Chris Caron 42:55
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23 - Enderby News. Read by Chris Caron 19:33
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24 - Consciousness to the Unconscious. Read by Chris Caron 27:55
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25 - The Meadows in Winter. Read by Chris Caron 22:39
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26 - Moods of the Mind. Read by Linda Andrus 19:26
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27 - Warnings. Read by Linda Andrus 32:56
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28 - Long Walks. Read by Chris Caron 16:36
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29 - Disclosures. Read by Chris Caron 38:04
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30 - A Morning in March. Read by Chris Caron 30:34
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31 - Deerbrook Commotions. (Part 1) Read by Linda Andrus 25:38
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32 - Deerbrook Commotions. (Part 2) Read by Linda Andrus 21:40
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33 - Deerbrook Commotions. (Part 3) Read by Linda Andrus 25:55
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34 - Coming to an Understanding. Read by Chris Caron 12:01
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35 - Condolence. Read by Chris Caron 30:36
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36 - Keeping Sunday. Read by Chris Caron 23:11
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37 - Going to Rest. Read by Chris Caron 15:53
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38 - Moving Onward. Read by Chris Caron 26:41
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39 - Old and Young. Read by Chris Caron 26:33
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40 - Boating. (Part 1) Read by garyday 31:02
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41 - Boating. (Part 2) Read by garyday 33:03
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42 - The Next Day. (Part 1) Read by garyday 24:48
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43 - The Next Day. (Part 2) Read by garyday 23:16
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44 - The Conqueror. Read by Chris Caron 12:31
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45 - The Victims. Read by Chris Caron 36:43
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46 - The Long Nights. (Part 1) Read by Chris Caron 19:20
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47 - The Long Nights. (Part 2) Read by Chris Caron 20:55
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48 - Lightsome Days. (Part 1) Read by garyday 23:46
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49 - Lightsome Days. (Part 2) Read by garyday 20:08
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50 - Deerbrook in Shadow. Read by Chris Caron 35:47
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51 - Church-Going. Read by garyday 15:46
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52 - Working Round. Read by Chris Caron 26:17
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53 - Late Religion. Read by garyday 15:52
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54 - Rest of the Placable. Read by garyday 15:39
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55 - Deerbrook in Sunshine. Read by garyday 22:00
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