Romance of a Shop
Amy Levy
Play
Length 5 h 29 min
Chapters 25
First published 1889
Praised by Oscar Wilde amongst other contemporaries, Amy Levy's first novel tells the story of the four Lorimer sisters, who decide to open their own photography business after the death of their father which has left them in poverty. The novel examines the opportunities and difficulties of urban life for the "New Woman" in the late nineteenth century. Not only was Levy unusual as a female novelist in this period, but she was also from an Anglo Jewish family. - Summary by Jane Gough
Chapters
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Chapter 1, In the Beginning Read by Splinter 18:47
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Chapter 2, Friends in Need Read by Splinter 22:36
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Chapter 3, Ways and Means Read by Splinter 12:28
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Chapter 4, Number Twenty B Read by Splinter 20:56
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Chapter 5, This Working-Day World Read by Splinter 14:15
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Chapter 6, To the Rescue Read by Splinter 18:22
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Chapter 7, A New Customer Read by Splinter 18:01
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Chapter 8, A Distinguished Person Read by Splinter 18:55
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Chapter 9, Show Sunday Read by Jim Locke 16:01
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Chapter 10, Summing Up Read by Jim Locke 16:03
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Chapter 11, A Confidence Read by Jim Locke 12:05
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Chapter 12, Gertrude Is Anxious Read by Jim Locke 11:33
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Chapter 13, A Romance Read by Jim Locke 11:53
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Chapter 14, Lucy Read by Jim Locke 15:09
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Chapter 15, Cressida Read by Jim Locke 13:40
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Chapter 16, A Wedding Read by Jim Locke 8:55
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Chapter 17, A Special Edition Read by Jim Locke 10:47
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Chapter 18, Phyllis Read by Jim Locke 9:31
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Chapter 19, The Sycamores Read by Jim Locke 12:44
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Chapter 20, In the Sick Room Read by Jim Locke 7:52
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Chapter 21, The Last Act Read by Jim Locke 6:34
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Chapter 22, Hope and a Friend Read by Jim Locke 9:34
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Chapter 23, A Dismissal Read by Jim Locke 8:21
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Chapter 24, At Last Read by Jim Locke 10:08
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Epilogue Read by Jim Locke 4:07
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