Diana of the Crossways: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Diana of the Crossways by George Meredith: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 43 original MP3 tracks, 16:45:16 running time and a link to listen.
Diana of the Crossways, credited to George Meredith, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Diana of the Crossways by George Meredith. Read in English by volunteer readers. Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miserable marriage. Yet Diana is not one to give up in her quest for love, happiness and fulfillment. - Summary by Stav Nisser
Recording facts
- Recording title: Diana of the Crossways
- Author credits: George Meredith
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 43
- Listed recording duration: 16:45:16
Catalogue topics
- social novel
- feminist fiction
- family drama
- female friendship
Opening tracks: first 24 of 43
- 01 - Chapter 1: Of Diaries and Diarists Touching the Heroine — 37:12
- 02 - Chapter 2: An Irish Ball — 26:05
- 03 - Chapter 3: The Interior of Mr. Redworth, and the Exterior of Mr. Sullivan Smith — 18:16
- 04 - Chapter 4: Containing Hints of Diana's Experiences and of what They Led to — 31:16
- 05 - Chapter 5: Concerning the Scrupulous Gentleman who Came Too Late — 22:36
- 06 - Chapter 6: The Couple — 20:42
- 07 - Chapter 7: The Crisis — 20:55
- 08 - Chapter 8: In which is Exhibited How a Practical Man and a Divining Woman Learn to Respect One Another — 33:54
- 09 - Chapter 9: Shows How a Position of Delicacy for a Lady and Gentleman was Met in Simple Fashion Without Hurt to Either — 20:51
- 10 - Chapter 10: The Conflict of the Night — 11:00
- 11 - Chapter 11: Recounts the Journey in a Chariot, with a Certain Amount of Dialogue, and a Small Incident on the Road — 16:35
- 12 - Chapter 12: Between Emma and Diana — 15:03
- 13 - Chapter 13: Touching the First Days of Her Probation — 22:10
- 14 - Chapter 14: Giving Glimpses of Diana Under Her Cloud Before the World and of Her Further Apprenticeship — 33:39
- 15 - Chapter 15: Introduces the Hon. Percy Dacier — 28:26
- 16 - Chapter 16: Treats of a Midnight Bell, and of a Scene of Early Morning — 35:02
- 17 - Chapter 17: 'The Princess Egeria' — 25:37
- 18 - Chapter 18: The Authoress — 21:00
- 19 - Chapter 19: A Drive in Sunlight and a Drive in Moonlight — 26:06
- 20 - Chapter 20: Diana a Night-Watch in the Chamber of Death — 19:36
- 21 - Chapter 21: 'The Young Minister of State' — 25:17
- 22 - Chapter 22: Between Diana and Dacier: The Wind East Over Bleak Land — 18:07
- 23 - Chapter 23: Records a Visit to Diana from One of the World’s Good Women — 20:25
- 24 - Chapter 24: Indicates a Soul Prepared for Desperation — 15:25
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