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Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life
By Mrs. Oliphant
Length20h 48m
About this audiobook
A fierce, intensely independent young woman refuses to conform to the stifling expectations placed upon her gender and class. When she is forced to live with her aging, formidable relative, a gripping battle of wills ensues between two strong personalities. Financial ruin threatens their precarious existence, forcing them to navigate a treacherous path of societal maneuvering and personal pride. The tension mounts as secrets unravel and hidden motivations come to light in a world unforgiving of failure. This is a masterful psychological drama of female empowerment and the bitter cost of defiance.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length20 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. - VOL. I
26CHAPTER VII.: THE FIRST OF THEM.
2VERNON'S.
27CHAPTER VIII.: A NEW COMPETITOR.
3CHAPTER II.: MISS CATHERINE.
28CHAPTER IX.: A DOUBLE MIND.
4CHAPTER III.: THE VERNONRY.
29CHAPTER X.: STRAIGHTFORWARD.
5CHAPTER IV.: A FIRST MEETING.
30CHAPTER XI.: A CENTRE OF LIFE.
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6CHAPTER V.: NEXT MORNING.
31CHAPTER XII.: WAS IT LOVE?
7CHAPTER VI.: NEIGHBOURS AND RELATIONS.
32CHAPTER XIII.: CHRISTMAS.
8CHAPTER VII.: SETTLING DOWN.
33CHAPTER XIV.: THE PARTY AT THE GRANGE.
9CHAPTER VIII.: NINETEEN.
34END OF VOL. II.
10CHAPTER IX.: RECOLLECTIONS.
35CHAPTER I. - VOL. III: BUSINESS AND LOVE.
11CHAPTER X.: A LOVER.
36CHAPTER II.: A SPECULATOR.
12CHAPTER XI.: MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
37CHAPTER III.: A LATE VISITOR.
13CHAPTER XII.: AN INDIGNANT SPECTATOR.
38CHAPTER IV.: DOUBTS AND FEARS.
14CHAPTER XIII.: CATHERINE'S OPINION.
39CHAPTER V.: A DISCOVERY.
15CHAPTER XIV.: HARRY'S VIEW.
40CHAPTER VI.: IN THE LABYRINTH.
16CHAPTER XV.: WHAT EDWARD THOUGHT.
41CHAPTER VII.: ALARMS.
17CHAPTER XVI.: WALKS AND TALKS.
42CHAPTER VIII.: THE CRISIS.
18END OF VOL. I.
43CHAPTER IX.: UNDER THE HOLLY.
19IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
44CHAPTER X.: THE HOUR OF NEED.
20CHAPTER I. - VOL. II: THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.
45CHAPTER XI.: A NIGHT'S VIGIL.
21CHAPTER II.: A FAMILY PARTY.
46CHAPTER XII.: AFTERWARDS.
22CHAPTER III.: CONFIDENCES.
47CHAPTER XIII.: AN INTERRUPTION.
23CHAPTER IV.: ROLAND.
48CHAPTER XIV.: THE SETTLEMENT.
24CHAPTER V.: WARNING.
49CHAPTER XV.: THE END.
25CHAPTER VI.: DANCING TEAS.
50FINIS.
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