Old Wives' Tale
Arnold Bennett
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Length 23 h 19 min
Chapters 33
First published 1908
The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years from roughly 1840 to 1905, and is set in Burslem and Paris. (Summary by Andy)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 11:37
2
Bk 1 Ch 2 The Tooth Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 25:19
3
Bk1 Ch 3 A Battle Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 41:02
4
Bk1 Ch 3 A Battle Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 38:40
5
Bk 1 Ch 4 Elephant Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 41:57
6
Bk 1 Ch 5 The Traveller Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 45:11
7
Bk 1 Ch 6 Escapade Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 42:49
8
Bk 1 Ch 7 A Defeat Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 34:00
9
Bk 2 Constance Ch 1 Revolution Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 44:35
10
Bk2 Ch 2 Christmas and the Future Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 39:31
11
Bk 2 Ch 3 Cyril Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 47:01
12
Bk 2 Ch 4 Crime Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 43:07
13
Bk 2 Ch 5 Another Crime Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 36:29
14
Bk 2 Ch 5 Another Crime Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 43:00
15
Bk 2 Ch 6 The Widow Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 28:11
16
Bk 2 Ch 7 Bricks and Mortar Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 32:04
17
Bk 2 Ch 8 The Proudest Mother Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 25:57
18
Bk 3 Sophia Ch 1 The Elopement Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 29:43
19
Bk 3 Ch 2 Supper Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 37:11
20
Bk 3 Ch 3 An Ambition Satisfied Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 44:47
21
Bk 3 Ch 4 A Crisis for Gerald Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 46:29
22
Bk 3 Ch 5 Fever Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 57:30
23
Bk 3 Ch 5 Fever Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 27:08
24
Bk 3 Ch 6 The Siege Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 1:03:41
25
Bk 3 Ch 7 Success Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 44:15
26
BBk 4 What Life is Ch 1 Frensham's Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 33:52
27
Bk 4 Ch 1 Frensham's Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 43:00
28
Bk 4 Ch 2 The Meeting Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 1:02:37
29
Bk 4 Ch 3 Towards Hotel Life Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 48:47
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Bk 4 Ch 3 Towards Hotel Life Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 47:31
31
Bk 4 Ch 4 End of Sophia Pt 1 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 38:01
32
Bk 4 Ch 4 End of Sophia Pt 2 Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 42:40
33
Bk 4 Ch 5 End of Constance Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 1:01:14
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