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The Spinners

by Eden Phillpotts

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THE SPINNERS - BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS

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BOOK I - I THE FUNERAL II AT 'THE TIGER' III THE HACKLER IV CHAINS FOR RAYMOND V IN THE MILL VI 'THE SEVEN STARS' VII A WALK VIII THE LECTURE IX THE PARTY X WORK XI THE OLD STORE-HOUSE XII CREDIT XIII IN THE FOREMAN'S GARDEN XIV THE CONCERT XV A VISIT TO MISS IRONSYDE XVI AT CHILCOMBE XVII CONFUSION XVIII THE LOVERS' GROVE XIX JOB LEGG'S AMBITION XX A CONFERENCE XXI THE WARPING MILL XXII THE TELEGRAM XXIII A LETTER FOR SABINA XXIV MRS. NORTHOVER DECIDES XXV THE WOMAN'S DARKNESS XXVI OF HUMAN NATURE XXVII THE MASTER OF THE MILL XXVIII CLASH OF OPINIONS XXIX THE BUNCH OF GRAPES XXX A TRIUMPH OF REASON XXXI THE OFFER DECLINED - BOOK II - I THE FLYING YEARS II THE SEA GARDEN III A TWIST FRAME IV THE RED HAND V AN ACCIDENT VI THE GATHERING PROBLEM VII THE WALK HOME VIII EPITAPH IX THE FUTURE OF ABEL X THE ADVERTISEMENT XI THE HEMP BREAKER XII THE PICNIC XIII THE RUNAWAY XIV THE MOTOR CAR XV CRITICISM XVI THE OFFER OF MARRIAGE XVII SABINA AND ABEL XVIII SWAN SONG XIX NEW WORK FOR ABEL XX IDEALS XXI ATROPOS XXII THE HIDING-PLACE - BOOK I - SABINA - CHAPTER I - THE FUNERAL

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CHAPTER II - AT 'THE TIGER'

11:26

CHAPTER III - THE HACKLER

10:24

CHAPTER IV - CHAINS FOR RAYMOND

22:34

CHAPTER V - IN THE MILL

10:27

CHAPTER VI - 'THE SEVEN STARS'

11:38

CHAPTER VII - A WALK

22:42

CHAPTER VIII - THE LECTURE

21:55

CHAPTER IX - THE PARTY

13:34

Description

The story opens on a bright June day in the bucolic village of Bridetown, where a solemn funeral gathers a colourful crowd beneath a sycamore’s shade. Though the sun crowns the thatched cottages with roses and honeysuckle, the villagers move in black bands, their faces a mix of grief and quiet curiosity. The narrator paints the river, the cliffs, and the bustling gardens with such detail that listeners can almost hear the distant toll of St. Mary's bells.

In the midst of this pastoral tableau, a young woman named Sabina watches the proceedings, her thoughts drifting between the ceremony and the secrets whispered in the town’s winding lanes. As the crowd swells and the atmosphere tightens, subtle conflicts among the townspeople begin to surface, hinting at hidden ambitions and old resentments. Listeners are drawn into a world where ordinary life and underlying tension spin together, promising a richly textured tale of community, memory, and the choices that bind them.

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-03-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15416

Subjects

Illegitimate children -- Fiction Textile industry -- Fiction Dorset (England) -- Fiction PR

About the author

Eden Phillpotts

1862–1960

Best known for vivid novels set in Devon and Dartmoor, this prolific English writer also worked as a poet and dramatist. His stories are remembered for their strong sense of place and for bringing the landscapes of southwest England to life.

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