From Jest to Earnest
Edward P. Roe
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Length 13 h 17 min
Chapters 37
First published 1875
As a practical joke at a house party, a young and beautiful socialite tries to make a fool out of a visiting young missionary to amuse her friends. She pretends to be a seeker in order to win his affections, but gets a lot more than she bargained for... - Summary by LikeManyWaters
Chapters
1
A Practical Joke Read by LikeManyWaters 23:47
2
The Victim Read by LikeManyWaters 17:07
3
Puzzled And Interested Read by LikeManyWaters 19:21
4
A Little Pagan Read by LikeManyWaters 25:58
5
Plain Talk Read by LikeManyWaters 19:12
6
A Sleigh-Ride And Something More Read by LikeManyWaters 27:31
7
Another Spell Than Beauty's Read by LikeManyWaters 20:11
8
Finding One's Level Read by LikeManyWaters 15:37
9
''The Other Set'' Read by LikeManyWaters 21:18
10
Human Nature Read by LikeManyWaters 18:56
11
A Possible Tragedy Read by LikeManyWaters 18:37
12
Miss Marsden Asks Sombre Questions Read by LikeManyWaters 18:56
13
A Lover Quenched Read by LikeManyWaters 16:34
14
Lottie A Mysterious Problem Read by LikeManyWaters 16:28
15
Hemstead Sees ''Our Set'' Read by LikeManyWaters 21:22
16
How Woman Makes Or Mars Read by LikeManyWaters 18:05
17
Midnight Vigils Read by LikeManyWaters 25:01
18
Hemstead's Heavy Gun And Its Recoil Read by LikeManyWaters 24:33
19
The Preacher Taught By The Pagan Read by LikeManyWaters 46:40
20
The Dawning Light Read by LikeManyWaters 10:15
21
Misunderstood Read by LikeManyWaters 23:38
22
''You Must Wait And See'' Read by LikeManyWaters 21:54
23
A Rationalist Of The Old School Read by LikeManyWaters 18:34
24
The Terror Of A Great Fear Read by LikeManyWaters 9:29
25
A True Knight Read by LikeManyWaters 15:08
26
On A Crumbling Ice-Floe Read by LikeManyWaters 19:38
27
The Meeting And Greeting Read by LikeManyWaters 21:47
28
The Trail Of Love Read by LikeManyWaters 33:59
29
Hemstead's Advice, And Lottie's Colors Read by LikeManyWaters 13:34
30
Around The Yule-Log Read by LikeManyWaters 41:46
31
Under The Mistletoe Read by LikeManyWaters 11:12
32
The Christmas Sunday Read by LikeManyWaters 10:44
33
The End Of The ''Jest'' Read by LikeManyWaters 20:11
34
Loyal Read by LikeManyWaters 18:45
35
Mr. Dimmerly Concludes To ''Meddle'' Read by LikeManyWaters 25:08
36
A Night In The Snow Read by LikeManyWaters 41:12
37
In Earnest Read by LikeManyWaters 24:49
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