Liza of Lambeth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Liza of Lambeth, credited to W. Somerset Maugham, 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 Liza of Lambeth by W. Somerset Maugham. Read in English by Hatton43 Liza of Lambeth focuses on the challenges of life facing Liza, an 18 year old factory girl who lives in the poverty of the slums of 1890s London. The main plot is driven by Liza's affections and the consequences these have for her. Based on W Somerset Maugham's experiences as a visiting trainee Doctor at the time, the book is an insight into working class life at the time and was his debut, the success of which led to him pursuing his vocation not as a Doctor, but instead a novelist. - Summary by Hatton43

Recording facts

• Recording title: Liza of Lambeth
• Author credits: W. Somerset Maugham
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 3:19:22

Catalogue topics

• London
• poverty
• late victorian
• slum novel

Track guide

1. 01 — 14:03
2. 02 — 7:27
3. 03 — 11:50
4. 04 — 9:32
5. 05 — 25:50
6. 06 — 16:19
7. 07 — 16:06
8. 08 — 14:51
9. 09 — 12:38
10. 10 — 18:20
11. 11 — 31:16
12. 12 — 21:10

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