Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
Harriet Parr
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Length 14 h 41 min
Chapters 50
This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl who learns to see the world is it is and navigate in it. This is a vivid and charming story by Harriet Parr, who wrote under the pseudonym of Holm Lee. She was a best selling author in her days, admired even by Charles Dickens. Her descriptions of the English town, which was fast disappearing due to the industrial revolution, reminds one of novels by Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. - Summary by Stav Nisser.
Chapters
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Chapter 1: HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE Read by Julian Pratley 10:43
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Chapter 2: THE LAWYER'S LETTER Read by Steven Jon Peterson 14:07
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Chapter 3: THE COMMUNITY OF BEECHHURST Read by Jdb4388 31:24
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Chapter 4: A RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 15:31
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Chapter 5: GREAT-ASH FORD Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 17:36
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Chapter 6: AGAINST HER INCLINATION Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 24:09
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Chapter 7: HER FATE IS SEALED Read by Alix Grace 14:07
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Chapter 8: BESSIE'S FRIENDS AT BROOK Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 23:26
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Chapter 9: FAREWELL TO THE FOREST Read by Jessica Hendra 6:09
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Chapter 10: BESSIE GOES INTO EXILE Read by Jessica Hendra 21:44
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Chapter 11: SCHOOL-DAYS AT CAEN Read by Jessica Hendra 21:06
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Chapter 12: IN COURSE OF TIME Read by Jessica Hendra 33:26
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Chapter 13: BESSIE LEARNS A FAMILY SECRET Read by Jim Locke 10:27
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Chapter 14: ON BOARD THE FOAM Read by Jim Locke 19:57
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Chapter 15: A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY Read by Jim Locke 7:37
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Chapter 16: A LOST OPPORTUNITY Read by Jessica Hendra 17:26
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Chapter 17: BESSIE'S BRINGING HOME Read by Jessica Hendra 22:32
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Chapter 18: THE NEXT MORNING Read by Jessica Hendra 15:29
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Chapter 19: NEIGHBORS TO ABBOTSMEAD Read by Jessica Hendra 21:01
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Chapter 20: PAST AND PRESENT Read by Jim Locke 22:34
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Chapter 21: A DISCOVERY Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 14:04
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Chapter 22: PRELIMINARIES Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 19:37
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Chapter 23: BESSIE SHOWS CHARACTER Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 13:27
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Chapter 24: A QUIET POLICY Read by sorgeaw 7:52
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Chapter 25: A DINNER AT BRENTWOOD Read by jenno 29:03
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Chapter 26: A MORNING AT BRENTWOOD Read by jenno 16:37
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Chapter 27: SOME DOUBTS AND FEARS Read by jenno 17:45
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Chapter 28: IN MINSTER COURT Read by jenno 13:42
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Chapter 29: LADY LATIMER IN WOLDSHIRE Read by jenno 18:27
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Chapter 30: MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES Read by jenno 13:38
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Chapter 31: A SUCCESS AND A REPULSE Read by jenno 34:11
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Chapter 32: A HARD STRUGGLE Read by jenno 6:13
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Chapter 33: A VISIT TO CASTLEMOUNT Read by Michele Eaton 24:58
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Chapter 34: BESSIE'S PEACEMAKING Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 15:03
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Chapter 35: ABBOTSMEAD IN SHADOW Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth 16:33
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Chapter 36: DIPLOMATIC Read by jenno 9:06
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Chapter 37: SUNDAY MORNING AT BEECHHURST Read by Maesie Smith 18:22
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Chapter 38: SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK Read by jenno 27:30
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Chapter 39: AT FAIRFIELD Read by Dessa Dixon 13:58
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Chapter 40: ANOTHER RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR Read by Dessa Dixon 13:02
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Chapter 41: FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES Read by Dessa Dixon 11:25
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Chapter 42: HOW FRIENDS MAY FALL OUT Read by sorgeaw 10:02
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Chapter 43: BETWEEN THEMSELVES Read by Dessa Dixon 16:25
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Chapter 44: A LONG, DULL DAY Read by Dessa Dixon 17:43
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Chapter 45: THE SQUIRE'S WILL Read by Dessa Dixon 13:53
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Chapter 46: TENDER AND TRUE Read by Michele Eaton 29:01
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Chapter 47: GOODNESS PREVAILS Read by Michele Eaton 14:08
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Chapter 48: CERTAIN OPINIONS Read by sorgeaw 15:14
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Chapter 49: BESSIE'S LAST RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR Read by sorgeaw 18:05
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Chapter 50: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE Read by Wendy Hall 21:34
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