Length7h 6m
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The Fixed Period (1882) is a satirical dystopian novel by Anthony Trollope. Gabriel Crasweller, a successful merchant-farmer and landowner, is Britannula's oldest citizen. Born in 1913, he emigrated from New Zealand when he was a young man and was instrumental in building the new republic as one of a group of similar-minded men which included his best friend John Neverbend, ten years his junior, who is now serving his term as President of Britannula. Whereas decades ago Crasweller also voted in favour of the law which introduced the "Fixed Period", he gradually becomes more pensive as the day of his deposition is approaching. Neverbend has long been planning that day and envisaging it as a day of triumph, believing that mankind and civilisation will move an enormous step forward towards perfection. As the originator of the idea, Neverbend also hopes that his name will go down in the annals of history as one of the great reformers. He considers it unfortunate that his friend Crasweller, as the first one to go, does not show any of the signs of old age for which "the Law" was made in the first place: Crasweller is healthy and vigorous, his mental abilities have not started to deteriorate in any way, and accordingly he is more than capable of managing his own affairs and of earning his living. (Wikipedia)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length7 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1VOLUME I.
8VOLUME II.
2CHAPTER I.
9CHAPTER VII.
3CHAPTER II.
10CHAPTER VIII.
4CHAPTER III.
11CHAPTER IX.
5CHAPTER IV.
12CHAPTER X.
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6CHAPTER V.
13CHAPTER XI.
7CHAPTER VI.
14CHAPTER XII.
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