The book follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband). Hester, a novelist, lives with her brother, the pompous vicar of the fictional village of Warpington.
The book caused a scandal when it was first published due to its themes of adultery, the emancipation of women and its satire of the clergy. (Wikipedia)
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Chapter 5 Read by Simon Evers 20:28
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Chapter 6 Read by Simon Evers 23:16
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Chapter 7 Read by Simon Evers 14:50
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Chapter 8 Read by Simon Evers 4:25
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Chapter 10 Read by Simon Evers 18:09
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Chapter 11 Read by Simon Evers 17:11
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Chapter 12 Read by Simon Evers 11:48
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Chapter 13 Read by Simon Evers 13:59
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Chapter 14 Read by Simon Evers 11:05
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Chapter 15 Read by Simon Evers 13:49
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Chapter 16 Read by Simon Evers 9:57
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Chapter 17 Read by Simon Evers 14:35
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Chapter 18 Read by Simon Evers 25:07
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Chapter 19 Read by Simon Evers 7:26
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Chapter 20 Read by Simon Evers 16:00
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Chapter 21 Read by Simon Evers 7:14
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Chapter 22 Read by Simon Evers 16:50
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Chapter 23 Read by Simon Evers 12:29
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Chapter 24 Read by Simon Evers 17:17
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Chapter 25 Read by Simon Evers 18:16
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Chapter 26 Read by Simon Evers 14:46
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Chapter 27 Read by Simon Evers 9:48
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Chapter 28 Read by Simon Evers 8:37
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Chapter 29 Read by Simon Evers 7:15
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Chapter 30 Read by Simon Evers 17:55
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Chapter 31 Read by Simon Evers 13:50
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Chapter 32 Read by Simon Evers 7:39
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Chapter 33 Read by Simon Evers 9:41
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Chapter 34 Read by Simon Evers 14:50
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Chapter 35 Read by Simon Evers 5:37
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Chapter 36 Read by Simon Evers 4:58
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Chapter 37 Read by Simon Evers 15:20
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Chapter 38 Read by Simon Evers 12:30
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Chapter 39 Read by Simon Evers 17:55
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Chapter 40 Read by Simon Evers 16:08
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Chapter 41 Read by Simon Evers 17:06
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Chapter 42 Read by Simon Evers 19:44
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Chapter 43 Read by Simon Evers 19:48
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Chapter 44 Read by Simon Evers 15:48
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Chapter 45 Read by Simon Evers 15:53
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Chapter 46 Read by Simon Evers 17:41
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Chapter 47 Read by Simon Evers 16:21
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Chapter 48 Read by Simon Evers 13:03
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Chapter 49 Read by Simon Evers 7:14
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Chapter 50 Read by Simon Evers 14:05
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Chapter 51 Read by Simon Evers 17:43
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Chapter 52 Read by Simon Evers 11:44
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Chapter 53 Read by Simon Evers 12:08
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