Mysteries of London Vol. I part 1
George W. M. Reynolds
Play
Length 22 h 43 min
Chapters 68
First published 1846
The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-46, priced at a penny each. Serialised novels sold in this way were known as Penny Dreadfuls … without any claim to literary greatness, they sought to provide ongoing entertainment for the popular audience. This book has it all -- vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, in every combination. Consider it a Victorian soap opera. Summary by Cori Samuel.
Note: this project only covers half of volume 1. To be continued!
Chapters
1
Prologue Read by Cori Samuel 8:51
2
The Mysteries of the Old House Read by Cori Samuel 12:24
3
The Trap-door Read by Cori Samuel 10:45
4
The Two Trees Read by Cori Samuel 22:21
5
Eligible Acquaintances Read by Cori Samuel 20:12
6
Mrs Arlington Read by Cori Samuel 18:03
7
The Boudoir Read by Cori Samuel 17:25
8
The Conversation Read by Cori Samuel 10:24
9
A City Man. Smithfield Scenes Read by Cori Samuel 27:50
10
The Frail One's Story Read by Cori Samuel 14:14
11
The Servants' Arms Read by Cori Samuel 21:18
12
Bank Notes Read by Cori Samuel 12:36
13
The Hell Read by Cori Samuel 15:03
14
The Station-house Read by Cori Samuel 13:49
15
The Police-Office Read by Cori Samuel 15:54
16
The Beginning of Misfortunes Read by Cori Samuel 20:32
17
A Den of Horrors Read by Bellona Times 22:26
18
The Boozing-Ken Read by Dave Wills 25:54
19
Morning Read by Kaytee2407 15:37
20
The Villa Read by Annapurna 16:36
21
Atrocity Read by Annapurna 13:01
22
A Woman's Mind Read by Annapurna 15:18
23
The Old House in Smithfield's Again Read by ashleighjane 21:01
24
Circumstantial Evidence Read by Lynne T 16:43
25
The Enchantress Read by ElleyKat 21:41
26
Newgate Read by Lynne T 16:38
27
The Republican and the Resurrexction Man Read by Alan Weyman 13:43
28
The Dungeon Read by NatalieOram 30:39
29
The Black Chamber Read by Rosie 18:01
30
The 26th of November Read by Rosie 35:58
31
Explanations Read by Rosie 15:20
32
The Old Bailey Read by Rosie 28:17
33
Another Day at the Old Bailey Read by Michele Eaton 13:57
34
The Lesson Interrupted Read by Michele Eaton 10:26
35
Whitecross Street Prison Read by nbvoices 24:15
36
The Execution Read by Ravi Shankar 25:47
37
The Lapse of Two Years Read by Lisa Phelps Gonzalez 23:06
38
The Visit Read by Lisa Phelps Gonzalez 22:51
39
The Dream Read by Lynne T 13:48
40
The Speculation. An Unwelcome Meeting Read by Gabriela Cowan 24:56
41
Mr Greenwood Read by Gabriela Cowan 21:56
42
The Dark House Read by rookieblue 32:22
43
The Mummy Read by Rapunzelina 19:48
44
The Body-Snatchers Read by Lynne T 17:15
45
The Fruitless Search Read by southernemma 18:51
46
Richard and Isabella part 1 Read by Dave Wills 26:37
47
Richard and Isabella part 2 Read by Dave Wills 22:22
48
Eliza Sydney Read by Lynne T 17:06
49
Mr Greenwood's Visitors part 1 Read by Dave Wills 25:05
50
Mr Greenwood's Visitors part 2 Read by Dave Wills 22:06
51
The Document Read by Steve C 25:39
52
The Drugged Wine-Glass Read by Lynne T 19:21
53
Diana and Eliza Read by Lynne T 14:22
54
The Bed of Sickness Read by Dave Wills 12:36
55
Accusations and Explanations Read by Dave Wills 31:07
56
The Banker Read by Dave Wills 30:04
57
Miserimma! Read by Judy Guinan 26:52
58
The Road to Ruin Read by Dave Wills 34:50
59
The Last Resource Read by Dave Wills 14:26
60
New Year's Day Read by Judy Guinan 25:21
61
The Royal Lovers Read by Judy Guinan 16:32
62
Revelations Read by Judy Guinan 13:44
63
The Boozing Ken Once More Read by Judy Guinan 19:53
64
The Resurrection Man's History Read by Judy Guinan 31:25
65
The Plot Read by Judy Guinan 8:00
66
The Counterplot Read by Judy Guinan 20:35
67
The Wrongs and Crimes of the Poor Read by Judy Guinan 21:09
68
The Result of Markham's Enterprise Read by Judy Guinan 13:10
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens victorianlondon.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
