The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
By George Gissing
Length9h 20m
About this audiobook
A series of poignant vignettes captures the quiet tragedies and modest hopes of London’s struggling middle class. Each story focuses on a different soul navigating the "cobwebs" of domestic life and professional failure with quiet dignity. Gissing offers a masterful, observant look at the beauty found in the mundane.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (137)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE HOUSE OF COBWEBS
10FATE AND THE APOTHECARY
2A CAPITALIST
11TOPHAM'S CHANCE: CHAPTER I
3CHRISTOPHERSON
12CHAPTER II
4HUMPLEBEE
13CHAPTER III
5THE SCRUPULOUS FATHER
14CHAPTER IV
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6A POOR GENTLEMAN
15A LODGER IN MAZE POND
7MISS RODNEY'S LEISURE
16THE SALT OF THE EARTH
8A DAUGHTER OF THE LODGE
17THE PIG AND WHISTLE
9THE RIDING-WHIP
18IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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