Audio only
Length16h 53m
About this audiobook
Stripped of his wealth and forced into humiliating circumstances, an aging aristocrat battles desperately to retain his dignity in a society that worships money. His pride becomes both his armor and his greatest enemy as he navigates the sneers of former friends and the pity of strangers. When a sudden chance at redemption appears, it comes with a moral compromise that could destroy the last shreds of his honor. Journey through a poignant, melancholic character study of a man clinging to the ghosts of his past. Witness a heartbreaking struggle between social standing and the true measure of human worth.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length16 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE TWO FAMILIES.
16CHAPTER XXIV. THE MASTER OF PENTON.
2CHAPTER IV. THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
17CHAPTER XXV. AN ENCOUNTER UNFORESEEN.
3CHAPTER V. A WINTER’S WALK.
18CHAPTER XXVI. THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
4CHAPTER VI. RICH MRS. PENTON AND POOR MRS. PENTON.
19CHAPTER XXVIII. A DECISIVE MOMENT.
5CHAPTER VII. THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.
20CHAPTER XXIX. THE FUNERAL DAY.
Show all chaptersShow less
6CHAPTER IX. FAMILY COUNSELS.
21CHAPTER XXXII. WALTER: AND HIS FATE.
7CHAPTER X. AN ADVENTURE.
22CHAPTER XXXIII. A DOMESTIC EXPLOSION.
8CHAPTER XI. THE GIRLS’ OPINION.
23CHAPTER XXXIV. MATERNAL DIPLOMACY.
9CHAPTER XIV. A TRANSITION PERIOD.
24CHAPTER XXXVIII. KEEPING UP APPEARANCES.
10CHAPTER XV. THE INVITATION.
25CHAPTER XLI. A MORE CHEERFUL VIEW.
11CHAPTER XVI. THE PRIMROSE PATH.
26CHAPTER XLV. NO LONGER COCK-SURE.
12CHAPTER XVII. GOING INTO THE WORLD.
27CHAPTER XLVI. THE FATE OF THE CHIFFONIER.
13CHAPTER XVIII. PREPARATION FOR THE GUESTS.
28CHAPTER XLVII AN AGITATING ENCOUNTER.
14CHAPTER XIX. RECKONING WITHOUT THEIR HOST.
29IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
15CHAPTER XX. SIR WALTER AND HIS HEIR.
The Story of Valentine and His BrotherMrs. Oliphant19h 37m$2.30 · $0.00
The Laird of Norlaw; A Scottish StoryMrs. Oliphant16h 36m$2.30 · $0.00
A Beleaguered City / Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the UnseenMrs. Oliphant4h 45m$2.30 · $0.00
The Two MarysMrs. Oliphant8h 20m$2.30 · $0.00
A Little Pilgrim in the UnseenMrs. Oliphant2h 41m$2.30 · $0.00
Salem ChapelMrs. Oliphant17h 16m$2.30 · $0.00
Merkland; or, Self SacrificeMrs. Oliphant18h 22m$2.30 · $0.00
Royal Edinburgh: Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and PoetsMrs. Oliphant11h 59m$2.30 · $0.00
In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her LoverMrs. Oliphant16h 9m$2.30 · $0.00
MayMrs. Oliphant16h 41m$2.30 · $0.00
InnocentMrs. Oliphant21h 16m$2.30 · $0.00
It was a Lover and His LassMrs. Oliphant17h 46m$2.30 · $0.00
The Open Door, and the Portrait. / Stories of the Seen and the Unseen.Mrs. Oliphant3h 34m$2.30 · $0.00
Sir TomMrs. Oliphant17h 31m$2.30 · $0.00
Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And DeathMrs. Oliphant11h 43m$2.30 · $0.00
The Athelings; or, the Three Gifts. CompleteMrs. Oliphant17h 36m$2.30 · $0.00
Two StrangersMrs. Oliphant2h 45m$2.30 · $0.00
Diana TrelawnyMrs. Oliphant7h 3m$2.30 · $0.00
Who Was Lost and Is Found: A NovelMrs. Oliphant9h 18m$2.30 · $0.00
Under His ProtectionB. Love5h 7m$15
Heart of IronC. M. Alongi15h 24m$30
Ethic IIAshley Antoinette9h 1m$20
RiversnowTess Thompson8h 11m$20
Supreme ClienteleAshley & JaQuavis8h 58m$20
Body Refinement in a Beast Tamer’s World, Book 1Seth Ring14h 7m$27
EmberJeffrey Wilson, Brian Andrews13h 58m$23
The Complete Works of Jane Austen (Unabridged)Jane Austen88h 8m5.0 (1)$1 · $0.00
Desperate MeasuresBrenda Jackson8h 59m5.0 (1)$28 · $0.00
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
Naughty 4Brenda Hampton7h 30m$17
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
Anne Shirley (Complete 14 Book Collection)Lucy Maud Montgomery125h 28m$2 · $0.00
The DopemanJaQuavis Coleman5h 25m$20
Sherlock Holmes: The Ultimate CollectionArthur Conan Doyle59h 49m$5 · $0.00
WhistlerAnn Patchett10h 45m4.3 (18)$29 · $0.00
Grand Opening 2Carl Weber9h 16m$20
Sons of Valor II: Violence of ActionBrian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson12h 34m$23
Malevolent MagicMildred Abbott7h 13m$17
Bikes, Toys, and Hot BoyzGenesis Woods, Shantaé13h 9m$23
You may also like
The Cause of it All: A Play in Two ActsLeo Tolstoy31m$2.30 · $0.00
Sapphira and the Slave GirlWilla Cather7h 28m$2 · $0.00
The Cherokee Nation of IndiansCharles C. Royce15h 20m$2 · $0.00
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and FeminismCarrie L. Lukas7h 9m$17
Frida Kahlo & Diego RiveraGerry Souter10h 43m$19 · $0.00
Tearing Us ApartRyan T. Anderson, Alexandra DeSanctis8h 16m$20
Adivasi Will Not Dance, TheHansda Sowvendra Shekhar5h 20m$8
The Known WorldEdward P. Jones14h 18m$33 · $0.00
The Parade's End Tetralogy: Some Do Not, No More Parades, A Man Could Stand Up & Last PostFord Madox Ford38h 27m$2 · $0.00
Maria - The Wrongs of Woman (Annotated)Mary Wollstonecraft6h 37m$2 · $0.00
Susanna WesleyKathy McReynolds3h 10m$12
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's WivesLola Shoneyin9h 29m$29 · $0.00
A Life in ChainsMark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lydia Maria Child, James Weldon Johnson, William Wells Brown, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Harriet E. Wilson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Harriet Jacobs333h 31m$2 · $0.00
Stalin's DaughterRosemary Sullivan19h 43m$40 · $0.00
The WifeAnton Chekhov1h 31m$2.30
The House of BeckhamTom Bower14h 10m$33 · $0.00
Fall of the FloriosStefania Auci13h 54m$33 · $0.00
My Guardian AngelSylvie Weil4h 28m$12 · $0.00
Indiana WildS.E. Smith7h 27m$20
IntellectualsPaul Johnson18h 18m$28