A Proposal Under Difficulties, A Farce and Cobwebs from a Library Corner
By John Kendrick Bangs
Length2h 7m
About this audiobook
Excerpt: "The scene is laid in a fashionable New York drawing-room. The time is late in October, and Wednesday afternoon. The curtain rising shows an empty room. A bell rings. After a pause the front-door is heard opening and closing. Enter Yardsley through portiere at rear of room."
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Romance
Length2 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 9, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Content
2A Proposal Under Difficulties: A Farce
3BOOKISH
4WISE AND OTHERWISE
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