Length17h 40m
About this audiobook
Deep within the industrial abyss of London, the inhabitants of the "Nether World" fight a losing battle against a cycle of poverty and inherited despair. Every attempt at kindness is met with the harsh reality of a world that offers no mercy to the weak. This is a visceral, unflinching masterpiece of urban realism.
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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (1.8K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length17 hrs 40 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I A THRALL OF THRALLS
2CHAPTER II A FRIEND IN REQUEST
3CHAPTER III A SUPERFLUOUS FAMILY
4CHAPTER IV CLARA AND JANE
5CHAPTER V JANE IS VISITED
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6CHAPTER VI GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
7CHAPTER VII MRS. BYASS’S LODGINGS
8CHAPTER VIII PENNYLOAF CANDY
9CHAPTER IX PATHOLOGICAL
10CHAPTER X THE LAST COMBAT
11CHAPTER XI A DISAPPOINTMENT
12CHAPTER XII ‘IO SATURNALIA!’
13CHAPTER XIII THE BRINGER OF ILL NEWS
14CHAPTER XIV A WELCOME GUEST
15CHAPTER XV SUNLIGHT IN DREARY PLACES
16CHAPTER XVI DIALOGUE AND COMMENT
17CHAPTER XVII CLEM MAKES A DISCLOSURE
18CHAPTER XVIII THE JOKE IS COMPLETED
19CHAPTER XIX A RETREAT
20CHAPTER XX A VISION OF NOBLE THINGS
21CHAPTER XXI DEATH THE RECONCILER
22CHAPTER XXII WATCHING FROM AMBUSH
23CHAPTER XXIII ON THE EVE OF TRIUMPH
24CHAPTER XXIV THE FAMILY HISTORY PROGRESSES
25CHAPTER XXV A DOUBLE CONSECRATION
26CHAPTER XXVI SIDNEY’S STRUGGLE
27CHAPTER XXVII CLARA’S RETURN
28CHAPTER XXVIII THE SOUP-KITCHEN
29CHAPTER XXIX PHANTOMS
30CHAPTER XXX ON A BARREN SHORE
31CHAPTER XXXI WOMAN AND ACTRESS
32CHAPTER XXXII A HAVEN
33CHAPTER XXXIII A FALL FROM THE IDEAL
34CHAPTER XXXIV THE DEBT REPAID
35CHAPTER XXXV THE TREASURY UNLOCKED
36CHAPTER XXXVI THE HEIR
37CHAPTER XXXVII MAD JACK’S DREAM
38CHAPTER XXXVIII JOSEPH TRANSACTS MUCH BUSINESS
39CHAPTER XXXIX SIDNEY
40CHAPTER XL JANE
41IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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