The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the fourth and final volume. Initially serialized in weekly installments, they were the forerunners of today's soap operas. Known as "Penny Dreadfuls", they had no claim to literary brilliance but offered readers entertainment and excitement in the form of vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, mystery, romance and scandal in every combination and reached a mass audience. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
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CONTINUATION OF THE BLACK’S VISITS TO HIS PRISONERS Read by Jim Locke 24:30
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A CONVERSATION Read by Jim Locke 31:35
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THE CONVERSATION CONCLUDED Read by Jim Locke 17:56
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ESTHER DE MEDINA AND OLD DEATH Read by Jim Locke 24:08
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OLD DEATH IN THE DUNGEON Read by Jim Locke 25:29
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THOMAS RAINFORD Read by Brian Keenan 17:07
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OLD DEATH Read by Brian Keenan 20:03
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AN EXPLANATORY CONVERSATION Read by Brian Keenan 19:34
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THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS’ COURT Read by Brian Keenan 25:23
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THE EXAMINATION OF MR. FRANK CURTIS Read by Brian Keenan 24:45
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THE LAPSE OF NINETEEN YEARS Read by Brian Keenan 29:10
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MR. HATFIELD Read by Brian Keenan 20:02
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TWO OF THE READER’S OLD FRIENDS Read by Brian Keenan 14:41
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A MAN OF BUSINESS Read by Steven Seitel 14:14
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CHARLES HATFIELD Read by Steven Seitel 36:12
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THE PROJECTED RAILWAY COMPANY Read by Steven Seitel 37:20
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ELUCIDATIONS Read by Brian Keenan 32:17
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THE WANDERERS Read by GRuss 26:24
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THE JOURNEY CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED Read by Brian Keenan 37:49
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THE ADVERTISING AGENT Read by Steven Seitel 11:17
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PERDITA Read by Rita Boutros 39:05
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THE SYREN’S ARTS AND CHARMS Read by MajorHistory 50:51
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THE DANGEROUS SOPHISTRY OF A LOVELY WOMAN Read by Brian Keenan 15:03
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A THRONE SURROUNDED BY REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS Read by Gillian Hendrie 44:40
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A PAINFUL SCENE Read by Gillian Hendrie 30:43
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CHARLES HATFIELD AND MRS. FITZHARDINGE Read by Gillian Hendrie 21:19
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INFATUATION Read by Gillian Hendrie 42:23
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TWO MORE OLD ACQUAINTANCES Read by Gillian Hendrie 18:55
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THE MONEY-LENDER Read by Gillian Hendrie 24:54
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THE MISER ALONE IN HIS DWELLING Read by Jim Locke 16:23
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FRESH SCENES AND MORE TROUBLES AT HOME Read by Lynne T 33:29
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THE FLIGHT Read by Brian Keenan 16:29
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THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 42:20
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THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 33:28
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THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 3 Read by Jim Locke 38:30
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CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Read by Jim Locke 26:35
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DOVER Read by Brian Keenan 24:09
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A MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Read by Brian Keenan 20:57
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TWO UNPLEASANT LODGERS Read by Jim Locke 25:29
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THE CAPTAIN’S LUDICROUS ADVENTURE Read by Jim Locke 23:12
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THE CHARTER HOUSE Read by Jim Locke 20:51
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A STRANGE NARRATIVE Read by Jim Locke 33:25
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THE COLONEL AND THE CAPTAIN Read by Kathryn Phipps 13:44
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THE CALM.—THE TEMPEST Read by Anne Fletcher 42:20
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THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE SON’S WIFE Read by Anne Fletcher 49:25
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FATHER AND SON Read by Anne Fletcher 27:54
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MRS. FITZHARDINGE Read by Anne Fletcher 20:54
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THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Read by Anne Fletcher 35:30
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THE HALF-BROTHERS Read by Brian Keenan 23:00
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POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.—THE DEPARTURE OF CHARLES HATFIELD Read by Lynne T 12:15
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MRS. MORTIMER IN LONDON Read by Jim Locke 23:14
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MRS. MORTIMER’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED Read by Jim Locke 20:10
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THE HUSBAND AND WIFE Read by ibkhan 22:20
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AGNES VERNON AND HER FATHER Read by Jim Locke 25:30
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LAURA IN PARIS Read by Jim Locke 47:18
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LAURA AND ROSALIE Read by BrittanyRill 22:26
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LAURA’S AMOUR Read by BrittanyRill 22:30
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LORD WILLIAM TREVELYAN Read by Dr. Lyndon 46:00
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A SKETCH OF TWO BROTHERS.—A MYSTERY Read by Dr. Lyndon 38:38
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THE LAWYER Read by Dr. Lyndon 38:19
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THE NOBLEMAN AND THE LAWYER Read by ChadH94 16:50
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A SCENE Read by Brian Keenan 23:41
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AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER Read by Jim Locke 27:39
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JACK RILY, THE DOCTOR Read by Jim Locke 33:12
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A MAIDEN’S FIRST LOVE Read by Lola Janie 18:44
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HOPES FULFILLED Read by Jim Locke 20:45
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A NIGHT OF TERRORS Read by Christina Bui 28:23
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THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN STAMFORD STREET Read by Steven Seitel 27:37
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SCENES IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE Read by Steven Seitel 31:33
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HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES IN STAMFORD STREET Read by 5Tommy00 50:05
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CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 1 Read by Jim Locke 44:41
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CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 38:41
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CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 3 Read by Jim Locke 25:50
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THE GHOST.—AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER Read by Susan Floerchinger 36:40
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AGNES AND TREVELYAN Read by Jim Locke 18:27
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EXPLANATIONS Read by Jim Locke 13:57
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LAURA MORTIMER’S NEW INTRIGUES Read by Jim Locke 27:32
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AN UNEXPECTED VISIT AND A DREADED ARRIVAL Read by Kathleen Moore 22:01
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LAURA AND HER MOTHER.—ANOTHER INTERRUPTION Read by Kathleen Moore 26:43
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THE LAWYER’S HEAD CLERK Read by Kathleen Moore 20:03
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DR. SWINTON Read by Jim Locke 12:20
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THE LUNATIC ASYLUM Read by Lola Janie 16:07
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THE CONFESSIONS OF A LUNATIC Part 1 Read by Mairi Patterson 30:24
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THE CONFESSIONS OF A LUNATIC Part 2 Read by Jim Locke 26:42
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SCENES IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM Read by Matea Bracic 23:15
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A SCENE IN A CAB Read by Matea Bracic 23:09
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THE OLD MARQUIS AND THE YOUNG LORD Read by Matea Bracic 28:56
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MRS. MORTIMER IN LONDON AGAIN Read by Lynne T 13:46
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JACK RILY AND MRS. MORTIMER Read by Jim Locke 24:12
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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AGAIN Read by Jim Locke 22:43
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HORRORS. Read by Jim Locke 17:25
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RESOLUTIONS. Read by Jim Locke 14:25
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THE MARQUIS OF DELMOUR Read by Jim Locke 16:39
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CASTELCICALA Read by Jim Locke 20:43
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THE MARCHIONESS OF DELMOUR Read by Jim Locke 25:34
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JACK RILY AND THE LAWYER’S CLERK Read by Jim Locke 15:33
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MR. HEATHCOTE AND HIS CLERK Read by Jim Locke 21:45
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JACK RILY AND VITRIOL BOB Read by Jim Locke 22:30
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THE BENGAL ARMS.—RENEWED WANDERINGS Read by Jim Locke 18:11
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THE CATASTROPHE Read by Jim Locke 16:59
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THE CASTELCICALAN REPUBLIC Read by Jim Locke 13:48
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CHARLES HATFIELD IN LONDON AGAIN Read by Jim Locke 18:57
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MR. GREEN’S OFFICE Read by Jim Locke 23:20
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PERDITA, THE LOST ONE! Read by Jim Locke 21:16
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MR. GREEN’S MISSION Read by Jim Locke 21:13
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CONCLUSION Read by Jim Locke 27:35
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