Philip Barrimore is driven to distraction by his uncle, who has taken up residence in his mother's home. Against all advice, he takes a cottage some 5 miles away in order to write. Things get complicated when the girl he loves, the beautiful Phyllis, makes him complicit in her secret marriage just two days earlier. Her new husband has left for India, and in his absence, her old beau returns to try and persuade her to marry him. As Philip tries to settle in his new home, ghosts from the past resurface to muddy the waters further. - Summary by Lynne T
Chapters
1
Which Introduces a Young Author Read by James R. Hedrick 8:56
2
A Confession Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:18
3
An Alarming Suggestion Read by Winnifred Assmann 12:02
4
A Complication Read by alyseclark 11:29
5
A Woman’s Honor Read by Nancy Gorgen 11:41
6
The Thirteenth Man Read by Nancy Gorgen 11:11
7
The Prisoner Read by Nancy Gorgen 11:19
8
The Kiss Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:36
9
Phyllis Throws a Bomb Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:59
10
For a Son’s Sake Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:41
11
A Ray of Hope Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:24
12
The Mystery of the Little Wood Read by Nancy Gorgen 8:28
13
A Judgment by Appearances Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:00
14
“And what a Noble Plot was Crossed” Read by Nancy Gorgen 10:46
15
“Strong in War, but Weak in Love” Read by KimberlyB 9:08
16
The Birth of a Soul Read by Jennifer Harty 13:09
17
What a Dog’s Leash Prevented Read by Jennifer Harty 12:27
18
Philip Sits in Judgment Read by Jennifer Harty 11:24
19
Colonel Lane Goes Off Guard Read by fred 12:17
20
“So Near, and Yet so Far!” Read by Yoganandh T 12:59
21
Two Men Discuss a Woman Read by fred 11:45
22
Alvin Tries Artfully to Bring Old Lovers Together Read by Nancy Gorgen 10:42
23
The Letter Read by Yoganandh T 11:14
24
Worse Complications Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg 10:15
25
Phyllis the Martyr! Read by RebeccaTruestone 12:26
26
“Drat Love Affairs!” Said Mrs. Pickett Read by Nancy Gorgen 11:43
27
A Half-Confidence Read by tommyjeff78 11:32
28
The Problem of Eweretta’s Mind Read by tommyjeff78 9:00
29
“A Daniel Indeed!” Read by tommyjeff78 9:17
30
Such is Love Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:42
31
The Colonel Goes Again “On Duty” Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:31
32
Uncle Robert is Effectively Damped Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:52
33
Damning Evidence Read by fagancn 12:06
34
The Flight of Phyllis Read by fagancn 9:36
35
Philip Takes Drastic Measures Read by Nancy Gorgen 9:52
36
Colonel Lane Apologizes Read by jldinsmore 9:53
37
The Hand of Fate Read by LesWilLang 13:52
38
In the Depths of Despair Read by LesWilLang 13:44
39
A Supernatural Happening Read by RebeccaTruestone 10:53
40
Mother and Son Read by Nancy Gorgen 8:47
41
A Testimonial to Miss Linkin Read by jldinsmore 10:22
42
How Reputations are Ruined Read by Winnifred Assmann 10:12
43
A Miraculous Medicine Read by John 10:45
44
How an Edition of “Wings and Winds” was Sold Read by Nancy Gorgen 8:34
45
How a Scandal-Monger was Served Read by Nancy Gorgen 8:52
46
The Mystery of the Little Wood Revealed at Last Read by Nancy Gorgen 12:18
47
The Last Read by Nancy Gorgen 6:09
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
