Length21h 3m
About this audiobook
In the literary trenches of Victorian London, writers trade their health and souls for a few lines of copy in a crowded marketplace. Edwin Reardon’s artistic decline is contrasted with the ruthless, media-savvy rise of Jasper Milvain. It is a definitive, heartbreaking portrait of the creative spirit being crushed by the wheels of industry.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length21 hrs 3 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. A MAN OF HIS DAY
2CHAPTER II. THE HOUSE OF YULE
3CHAPTER III. HOLIDAY
4CHAPTER IV. AN AUTHOR AND HIS WIFE
5CHAPTER V. THE WAY HITHER
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6CHAPTER VI. THE PRACTICAL FRIEND
7CHAPTER VII. MARIAN’S HOME
8PART TWO
9CHAPTER VIII. TO THE WINNING SIDE
10CHAPTER IX. INVITA MINERVA
11CHAPTER X. THE FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
12CHAPTER XI. RESPITE
13CHAPTER XII. WORK WITHOUT HOPE
14CHAPTER XIII. A WARNING
15CHAPTER XIV. RECRUITS
16CHAPTER XV. THE LAST RESOURCE
17PART THREE
18CHAPTER XVI. REJECTION
19CHAPTER XVII. THE PARTING
20CHAPTER XVIII. THE OLD HOME
21CHAPTER XIX. THE PAST REVIVED
22CHAPTER XX. THE END OF WAITING
23CHAPTER XXI. MR YULE LEAVES TOWN
24CHAPTER XXII. THE LEGATEES
25PART FOUR
26CHAPTER XXIII. A PROPOSED INVESTMENT
27CHAPTER XXIV. JASPER’S MAGNANIMITY
28CHAPTER XXV. A FRUITLESS MEETING
29CHAPTER XXVI. MARRIED WOMAN’S PROPERTY
30CHAPTER XXVII. THE LONELY MAN
31CHAPTER XXVIII. INTERIM
32CHAPTER XXIX. CATASTROPHE
33PART FIVE
34CHAPTER XXX. WAITING ON DESTINY
35CHAPTER XXXI. A RESCUE AND A SUMMONS
36CHAPTER XXXII. REARDON BECOMES PRACTICAL
37CHAPTER XXXIII. THE SUNNY WAY
38CHAPTER XXXIV. A CHECK
39CHAPTER XXXV. FEVER AND REST
40CHAPTER XXXVI. JASPER’S DELICATE CASE
41CHAPTER XXXVII. REWARDS
42IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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