Paved With Gold: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Paved With Gold, credited to Augustus Mayhew, 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 Paved With Gold by Augustus Mayhew. Read in English by Bridget Herbes; Judi Mason; tnbuley5425 The expressed goal of this book is to "write a truthful account of the miseries of criminal life" (from the preface). Thus, this book tells the story of Philip, a child who grew up in the workhouse until running away to navigate the streets of London on his own. "Paved With Gold", or, the Romance and Reality of the London Streets is one of the most vivid books you would ever read. So hold tight and enjoy the ride. - Summary by Stav Nisser

Recording facts

• Recording title: Paved With Gold
• Author credits: Augustus Mayhew
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 59
• Listed recording duration: 25:28:52

Catalogue topics

• Crime
• childhood
• social novel
• workhouse fiction

Opening tracks: first 24 of 59

1. 00 - Preface — 2:52
2. 01 - Chapter 1 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - A Crowd — 13:18
3. 02 - Chapter 2 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - Frozen Out — 26:48
4. 03 - Chapter 3 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - The Refuge — 46:55
5. 04 - Chapter 4 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - Adrift — 21:09
6. 05 - Chapter 5 of The Romance Preceding The Reality - The Release — 8:03
7. 06 - Chapter 1 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - Dragged Up — 28:31
8. 07 - Chapter 2 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Pauper Boy's New Home — 23:06
9. 08 - Chapter 3 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Pauper School — 23:18
10. 09 - Chapter 4 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - Four Years And Their Changes — 34:51
11. 10 - Chapter 5 of Book The First. Young Workhouse And Father Parish - The Runaways — 14:17
12. 11 - Chapter 1 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Start In Life — 10:36
13. 12 - Chapter 2 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Water-Cress Market — 38:55
14. 13 - Chapter 3 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Caten-Wheeling And Head-Over-Heels — 42:17
15. 14 - Chapter 4 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - On The Crossing — 33:14
16. 15 - Chapter 5 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - A Night On Town — 1:07:55
17. 16 - Chapter 6 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Interview — 16:24
18. 17 - Chapter 7 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Hampstead — 48:09
19. 18 - Chapter 8 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - On The Heath — 21:14
20. 19 - Chapter 9 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Every Man Has His Fancy — 43:02
21. 20 - Chapter 10 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Friends Arrive — 56:54
22. 21 - Chapter 11 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - Captain Merton Crosier At Home — 21:29
23. 22 - Chapter 12 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - The Fight For The Championship — 38:37
24. 23 - Chapter 13 of Book The Second. Childhood In The Streets - All Work And No Play — 19:16

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