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10 totalBOOK 5. - XXXIX. THE RED WARNING FROM A SON OF VAPOUR XL. A RECORD OF MINOR INCIDENTS XLI. IN WHICH THE FATES ARE SEEN AND A CHOICE OF THE REFUGES FROM THEM XLII. THE RETARDED COURTSHIP XLIII. ON THE ROAD TO THE ACT OF PENANCE XLIV. BETWEEN THE EARL; THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS XLV. CONTAINS A RECORD OF WHAT WAS FEARED, WHAT WAS HOPED, AND WHAT HAPPENED XLVI. A CHAPTER OF UNDERCURRENTS AND SOME SURFACE FLASHES XLVII. THE LAST: WITH A CONCLUDING WORD BY THE DAME - CHAPTER XXXIX - THE RED WARNING FROM A SON OF VAPOUR
CHAPTER XL - RECORD OF MINOR INCIDENTS
CHAPTER XLI - IN WHICH THE FATES ARE SEEN AND A CHOICE OF THE REFUGES FROM THEM
CHAPTER XLII - THE RETARDED COURTSHIP
CHAPTER XLIII - ON THE ROAD TO THE ACT OF PENANCE
CHAPTER XLIV - BETWEEN THE EARL, THE COUNTESS AND HER BROTHER, AND OF A SILVER CROSS
CHAPTER XLV - CONTAINS A RECORD OF WHAT WAS FEARED, WHAT WAS HOPED, AND WHAT HAPPENED
CHAPTER XLVI - A CHAPTER OF UNDERCURRENTS AND SOME SURFACE FLASHES
CHAPTER XLVII - THE LAST: WITH A CONCLUDING WORD BY THE DAME
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Description
In this sharply observed social comedy, a restless husband juggles the demands of a country lease, a demanding wife’s appetite for luxury, and a litany of meddling acquaintances. The evening’s dinner with his friend Gower devolves into a restless inventory of debts, gossip, and an uneasy promise to attend the opera—a stage where personal rivalries play out as loudly as the arias. As the performance begins, the couple’s fragile balance is tested by an ever‑present earl whose lingering glances threaten to redraw the boundaries of affection and duty.
Through witty dialogue and a parade of colorful characters—from a scheming baronet to a flamboyant French courtier—the story explores how pride, jealousy, and the desire for escape can turn even the most polished gatherings into battlegrounds of the heart. Listeners will be drawn into the elegant yet precarious world of late‑Victorian society, where every polite remark may conceal a hidden agenda, and the pursuit of pleasure often masks deeper anxieties.
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en
Duration
~3 hours (198K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-09-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
George Meredith
1828–1909
A sharp, witty Victorian voice, this English novelist and poet is best known for brilliant dialogue, psychological insight, and a style that rewards close reading. His work helped push the English novel toward greater complexity, with books like The Egoist and poems such as Modern Love still drawing attention today.
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