Pricing
For Authors
Listen Now

Sign In Start free trial

Explore
Library

Publish a book
Help

The Magnificent Ambersons

Audio only

The Magnificent Ambersons

UnabridgedBy Booth TarkingtonNarrated by Lawrence Skinner

The Magnificent Ambersons

Length10h 57m

About this audiobook

The Magnificent Ambersons is a novel by Booth Tarkington. It traces the growth of the United States through the declining fortunes of three generations of the aristocratic Amberson family, between the end of the Civil War and the early 20th century, a period of rapid industrialization and socio-economic change in America. The decline of the Ambersons is contrasted with the rising of industrial tycoons and new-money families, who derived power not from family names but by "doing things". The titular family is the most prosperous and powerful in town at the turn of the century. The patriarch's grandson is spoiled terribly by his mother. Growing up arrogant, sure of his own worth and position, and totally oblivious to the lives of others, George falls in love with Lucy Morgan. But there is a long history between George's mother and Lucy's father, of which George is unaware…

Audiobook details

GenreOther

Length10 hrs 57 mins

Narrated byLawrence Skinner

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateDec 20, 2017

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1: The Magnificent Ambersons

19Chapter 19: The Magnificent Ambersons

2Chapter 2: The Magnificent Ambersons

20Chapter 20: The Magnificent Ambersons

3Chapter 3: The Magnificent Ambersons

21Chapter 21: The Magnificent Ambersons

4Chapter 4: The Magnificent Ambersons

22Chapter 22: The Magnificent Ambersons

5Chapter 5: The Magnificent Ambersons

23Chapter 23: The Magnificent Ambersons

Show all chaptersShow less

6Chapter 6: The Magnificent Ambersons

24Chapter 24: The Magnificent Ambersons

7Chapter 7: The Magnificent Ambersons

25Chapter 25: The Magnificent Ambersons

8Chapter 8: The Magnificent Ambersons

26Chapter 26: The Magnificent Ambersons

9Chapter 9: The Magnificent Ambersons

27Chapter 27: The Magnificent Ambersons

10Chapter 10: The Magnificent Ambersons

28Chapter 28: The Magnificent Ambersons

11Chapter 11: The Magnificent Ambersons

29Chapter 29: The Magnificent Ambersons

12Chapter 12: The Magnificent Ambersons

30Chapter 30: The Magnificent Ambersons

13Chapter 13: The Magnificent Ambersons

31Chapter 31: The Magnificent Ambersons

14Chapter 14: The Magnificent Ambersons

32Chapter 32: The Magnificent Ambersons

15Chapter 15: The Magnificent Ambersons

33Chapter 33: The Magnificent Ambersons

16Chapter 16: The Magnificent Ambersons

34Chapter 34: The Magnificent Ambersons

17Chapter 17: The Magnificent Ambersons

35Chapter 35: The Magnificent Ambersons

18Chapter 18: The Magnificent Ambersons

About the author

Booth Tarkington

View all by Booth Tarkington

More from Other

FinaleD.T. Max5h 14m$24 · $0

So Many Ways to Lose

So Many Ways to LoseDevin Gordon12h 45m$33 · $0

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie ChaplinPeter Ackroyd9h 11m$20

Being TexanEditors of Texas Monthly8h 44m$29 · $0

The Hard TimesMatt Saincome, Bill Conway, Krissy Howard8h 12m$26 · $0

Shut Up and Run

Shut Up and RunRobin Arzon3h 29m$18 · $0

Black OakHarold Green III1h 21m$16 · $0

The Infamous Duchess

The Infamous DuchessSophie Barnes11h 26m$29 · $0

The Burning Sky

The Burning SkySherry Thomas11h 36m$29 · $0

The Shadow Bride

The Shadow BrideShelby Mahurin17h 47m$40 · $0

Arm of the LawHarry Harrison41m$10 · $0

Broken Wide Open

Broken Wide OpenShana Pennington-Baird59m$5

Survival Instinct

Survival InstinctMartin Luntig1h 5m$3 · $0

Dream CitiesWade Graham9h 52m1$29 · $0

The Rose Bargain

The Rose BargainSasha Peyton Smith12h 17m1$5 · $0

Perform Under Pressure: The international bestseller on how to change the way you think, feel and act from top psychiatrist and former soccer player

Perform Under Pressure: The international bestseller on how to change the way you think, feel and act from top psychiatrist and former soccer playerCeri Evans9h 24m$29 · $0

A Race Like No Other

A Race Like No OtherLiz Robbins8h 41m$26 · $0

Maybe You Never Cry Again

Maybe You Never Cry AgainBernie Mac4h 25m$20 · $0

Songs Only You Know

Songs Only You KnowSean Madigan Hoen12h 3m$23 · $0

Pretty FunKate Hudson3h 35m$18 · $0