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Length21h 3m
About this audiobook
The literary world is stripped of its glamour in this ruthless portrayal of writers struggling between artistic integrity and commercial survival. Edwin Reardon fights a losing battle against poverty and writer's block, while the cynical Jasper Milvain manipulates the market for fame. It is a timeless, devastating masterpiece about the commodification of art and the human cost of ambition.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length21 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PART I.
23CHAPTER XX. THE END OF WAITING
2CHAPTER I. A MAN OF HIS DAY
24CHAPTER XXI. MR YULE LEAVES TOWN
3CHAPTER II. THE HOUSE OF YULE
25CHAPTER XXII. THE LEGATEES
4CHAPTER III. HOLIDAY
26PART FOUR
5CHAPTER IV. AN AUTHOR AND HIS WIFE
27CHAPTER XXIII. A PROPOSED INVESTMENT
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6CHAPTER V. THE WAY HITHER
28CHAPTER XXIV. JASPER’S MAGNANIMITY
7CHAPTER VI. THE PRACTICAL FRIEND
29CHAPTER XXV. A FRUITLESS MEETING
8CHAPTER VII. MARIAN’S HOME
30CHAPTER XXVI. MARRIED WOMAN’S PROPERTY
9PART TWO
31CHAPTER XXVII. THE LONELY MAN
10CHAPTER VIII. TO THE WINNING SIDE
32CHAPTER XXVIII. INTERIM
11CHAPTER IX. INVITA MINERVA
33CHAPTER XXIX. CATASTROPHE
12CHAPTER X. THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
34PART FIVE
13CHAPTER XI. RESPITE
35CHAPTER XXX. WAITING ON DESTINY
14CHAPTER XII. WORK WITHOUT HOPE
36CHAPTER XXXI. A RESCUE AND A SUMMONS
15CHAPTER XIII. A WARNING
37CHAPTER XXXII. REARDON BECOMES PRACTICAL
16CHAPTER XIV. RECRUITS
38CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SUNNY WAY
17CHAPTER XV. THE LAST RESOURCE
39CHAPTER XXXIV. A CHECK
18PART THREE
40CHAPTER XXXV. FEVER AND REST
19CHAPTER XVI. REJECTION
41CHAPTER XXXVI. JASPER’S DELICATE CASE
20CHAPTER XVII. THE PARTING
42CHAPTER XXXVII. REWARDS
21CHAPTER XVIII. THE OLD HOME
43IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
22CHAPTER XIX. THE PAST REVIVED
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