Mr. Britling Sees It Through: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mr. Britling Sees It Through, credited to H. G. Wells, 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 Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells. Read in English by Peter Eastman "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes everything. Day by day and month by month, Wells chronicles the unfolding events and public reaction as witnessed by the inhabitants of one house in rural Essex. Each of the characters tries in a different way to keep their bearings in a world suddenly changed beyond recognition. This book was published in 1916 while the war was still in progress, so no clear resolution was possible. Wells did not know how long the war would last or which side would ultimately win, but he hoped that somehow, something good might eventually come of it. - Summary by Peter Eastman

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mr. Britling Sees It Through
• Author credits: H. G. Wells
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 35
• Listed recording duration: 17:10:18

Catalogue topics

• World War I

Opening tracks: first 24 of 35

1. 01 - Mr. Direck Visits Mr. Britling (sections 1-6) — 35:48
2. 02 - Mr. Direck Visits Mr. Britling (sections 7-12) — 36:44
3. 03 - Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 1-6) — 33:30
4. 04 - Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 7-9) — 31:45
5. 05 - Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 10-11) — 25:33
6. 06 - The Entertainment of Mr. Direck Reaches a Climax (sections 1-4) — 35:54
7. 07 - The Entertainment of Mr. Direck Reaches a Climax (sections 5-8) — 18:50
8. 08 - Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 1-3) — 25:39
9. 09 - Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 4-5) — 22:49
10. 10 - Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 6-8) — 19:52
11. 11 - The Coming of The Day (sections 1-4) — 32:16
12. 12 - The Coming of The Day (sections 5-7) — 28:22
13. 13 - The Coming of The Day (sections 8-9) — 31:09
14. 14 - The Coming of The Day (sections 10-11) — 25:57
15. 15 - The Coming of The Day (sections 12-15) — 26:44
16. 16 - Onlookers (sections 1-6) — 30:10
17. 17 - Onlookers (sections 7-13) — 30:46
18. 18 - Onlookers (sections 14-18) — 34:37
19. 19 - Taking Part (sections 1-3) — 35:23
20. 20 - Taking Part (sections 4-7) — 23:25
21. 21 - Taking Part (section 8) — 21:20
22. 22 - Taking Part (sections 9-11) — 20:30
23. 23 - Malignity (sections 1-6) — 36:17
24. 24 - Malignity (sections 7-12) — 42:09

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