The Prodigals and Their Inheritance; Complete

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The Prodigals and Their Inheritance; Complete

by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

EN·~5 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total
1

THE PRODIGALS AND THEIR INHERITANCE

0:19
2

CHAPTER I

21:12
3

CHAPTER II

16:03
4

CHAPTER III

12:13
5

CHAPTER IV

12:47
6

CHAPTER V

13:39
7

CHAPTER VI

14:38
8

CHAPTER VII

13:58
9

CHAPTER VIII

15:23
10

CHAPTER IX

15:43

Description

In a London household where pride and expectation clash with restless ambition, a stern father wrestles with the disappointment of two wayward sons. His daughter Winifred, caught between filial duty and a yearning for compassion, negotiates the uneasy truce between family loyalty and the harsh judgments of their patriarch. As the family prepares a reluctant journey for the prodigal brothers, tensions flare, revealing the fragile bonds that hold them together.

Against this backdrop of strained conversations and lingering regrets, the narrative explores how love, resentment, and social pressure shape each character’s choices. The father’s swirling doubts and the daughter’s quiet determination hint at deeper secrets yet to surface. Listeners will be drawn into the charged atmosphere of a home on the brink, where every word spoken carries the weight of inheritance—both material and emotional.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (304K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

2020-06-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

1828–1897

A hugely productive Victorian storyteller, she wrote vivid novels of family life, small-town society, and the supernatural while supporting her family through her pen. Her work ranges from the much-loved Chronicles of Carlingford to ghost stories that still feel sharp and modern.

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