Length15h 25m
About this audiobook
A remote castle in Wales inhabited by three older men is the last place on earth that a young, lively girl of 18 would want to spend time. And yet, when forced by circumstances to take up residence there for six weeks prior to coming of age, Jessie surprises them all by finding immense enjoyment in the experience and by capturing each of her adopted uncles' hearts. As the time grows near for her to return to England, the three brothers find it necessary to trick her into prolonging her stay until a certain day. They cunningly decide to "trap" her interest by suggesting a new scheme of entertainment. Having heard her complaints about the lack of good stories present in the day's literature ("I'm sick to death of novels with an earnest purpose...what I want is something that seizes hold of my interest and makes me forget when it is time to dress for dinner, something that keeps me reading, reading, reading, in a breathless state to find out the end,") they propose to take turns telling her thrilling stories that will satisfy her taste for excitement and adventure. Jessie agrees to a trial run and, delighted by the first of the stories, continues to await each new instalment with eager anticipation. When the last story is told, the reason for their scheme's necessity is unveiled after a brief period of heightened uncertainty about its success and Jessie finds her ties to the three men and the old castle made even tighter.In Basil's secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper's sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Wilkie Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the 19th century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. (Goodreads)
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length15 hrs 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 17, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1LETTER OF DEDICATION.
20CHAPTER V.
2CHAPTER I.
21CHAPTER VI.
3CHAPTER II.
22BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of THE DEAD HAND
4CHAPTER III.
23BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of THE BITER BIT.
5CHAPTER IV.
24BROTHER OWEN’S STORY of THE PARSON’S SCRUPLE.
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6BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of THE FAMILY SECRET.
25CHAPTER I.
7CHAPTER I.
26CHAPTER II.
8CHAPTER II.
27BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of A PLOT IN PRIVATE LIFE.
9CHAPTER III.
28CHAPTER I.
10BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of THE DREAM-WOMAN.
29CHAPTER II.
11CHAPTER I.
30CHAPTER III.
12CHAPTER II.
31CHAPTER IV.
13CHAPTER III.
32CHAPTER V.
14CHAPTER IV.
33CHAPTER VI.
15BROTHER GRIFFITH’S STORY of MAD MONKTON
34BROTHER MORGAN’S STORY of FAUNTLEROY.
16CHAPTER I.
35CHAPTER I.
17CHAPTER II.
36CHAPTER II.
18CHAPTER III.
37BROTHER OWEN’S STORY of ANNE RODWAY.
19CHAPTER IV.
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