The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch
By Talbot Baines Reed
Length8h 25m
About this audiobook
Witness the world through the ticking heart of an ordinary pocket watch as it passes from owner to owner, quietly recording the triumphs and tragedies of human existence. From the energetic pockets of schoolboys to the desperate hands of criminals, this silent observer bears witness to love, betrayal, theft, and redemption. Each change of hands brings a completely new setting and a fresh cast of characters, weaving a rich tapestry of Victorian life. It is a unique and enchanting narrative that reveals the profound interconnectedness of seemingly disparate lives.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.7 (15)
Includes Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure, Mystery and Thriller
Length8 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter One.
2My infancy and education—How I was sold and who bought me.
3Chapter Two.: How I was presented to a boy, and of a certain journey we took together.
4Chapter Three.: How my master and I reach Randlebury in state, and of a great calamity.
5Chapter Four.: How I was cured of my ailments, and how my master began life at Randlebury.
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6Chapter Five.: How my master entered and quitted the head master’s study twice in one morning.
7Chapter Six.: How my master had both his friends and his enemies at Randlebury.
8Chapter Seven.: How a pleasant treat in store was prepared for my master.
9Chapter Eight.: How my master did not catch the fish he expected.
10Chapter Nine.: How my master and I had quite as much excitement in one afternoon as was good for us.
11Chapter Ten.: How I changed hands and quitted Randlebury.
12Chapter Eleven.: How Tom Drift made one start in London, and prepared to make another.
13Chapter Twelve.: How Tom Drift begins to go downhill.
14Chapter Thirteen.: How Tom Drift, still going downhill, met my old master.
15Chapter Fourteen.: How Tom Drift parted with his best friend.
16Chapter Fifteen.: How I found myself in very low company.
17Chapter Sixteen.: How I changed masters twice in two days, and after all found myself in pawn.
18Chapter Seventeen.: How Tom Drift gets lower still.
19Chapter Eighteen.: How I was knocked down by an auctioneer, and picked up by a countryman.
20Chapter Nineteen.: How, after much ceremony, I found myself in the pocket of a genius.
21Chapter Twenty.: How my new master made trial of a pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.
22Chapter Twenty One.: How my master fared at Saint George’s College and met an old acquaintance of the reader’s there.
23Chapter Twenty Two.: How my master and I went out to breakfast, and whom we met.
24Chapter Twenty Three.: How Jim’s uncle and aunt spent a different sort of day from that which they had expected.
25Chapter Twenty Four.: How George Reader went up for his final examination and left me behind him.
26Chapter Twenty Five.: How I fall into the hands of an old friend.
27Chapter Twenty Six.: How I was unexpectedly enlisted in a new service, in company with an Irishman.
28Chapter Twenty Seven.: How I made a long journey, and reached the happiest moment of my life.
29Chapter Twenty Eight.: How I saved my master’s life, and retired from active service.
30Chapter Twenty Nine.
31Which brings my adventures to a close.
32The End.
33IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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