Paul Kelver

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Paul Kelver

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

EN·~13 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
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By Jerome K. Jerome - (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927

0:14
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PAUL KELVER

0:00
3

PROLOGUE.

13:33
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CHAPTER I

35:31
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CHAPTER II. - IN WHICH PAUL MAKES ACQUAINTANCE OF THE MAN WITH THE UGLY MOUTH.

26:32
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CHAPTER III. - HOW GOOD LUCK KNOCKED AT THE DOOR OF THE MAN IN GREY.

32:57
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CHAPTER IV.

30:00
8

CHAPTER V. - IN WHICH THERE COMES BY ONE BENT UPON PURSUING HIS OWN WAY.

27:06
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CHAPTER VI.

28:00
10

CHAPTER VII. - OF THE PASSING OF THE SHADOW.

33:00

Description

In the tangled streets of Victorian London's East End, a solitary narrator drifts back to a once‑grand house that watches over a neighborhood of soot‑blackened lanes and bustling market cries. The house, described almost as a living character, opens a dialogue with the wanderer, recalling forgotten faces and the relentless flow of dock‑side life. Through vivid sketches of lanternlight, ragged children and the stale smell of laundry drying on stone, the story invites listeners into a world where memory and place intertwine.

As the evening settles, the narrator meets a weary solicitor whose ambitions clash with the grim realities of his birthright, hinting at family expectations and the lure of a modest career amid the clamor of ships and merchants. Their conversations uncover hidden hopes, the bitterness of social climbing, and the quiet humor that steadies the characters against the city's harsh backdrop. Listeners will be drawn into a portrait of London that feels both intimate and universal, a nostalgic exploration of youth, duty, and the lingering echo of a house that remembers everything.

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en

Duration

~13 hours (751K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1998-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

1859–1927

Best known for the comic classic Three Men in a Boat, this English writer had a gift for turning everyday mishaps into warm, easygoing humor. His work helped make him one of the most widely loved comic authors of the late Victorian and Edwardian period.

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