Robert Kimberly: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Robert Kimberly, credited to Frank H. Spearman, 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 Robert Kimberly by Frank H. Spearman. Read in English by Bob R. The novel is set among the wealthy of the Northeast in the USA of the early 1900's. A close knit group of about ten couples in high society visit each others homes for dance, drink, conversation and partying. The male members are mostly affiliated with a closely held conglomerate controlling the sugar refinery industry. Robert Kimberly and his brother Charles are the top executives. Robert Kimberly is very highly respected and is seen as the leader; unlike most of the group, he is not married. He cares for his very decrepit oldest brother, with the help of a hired Catholic monk. Alice McBirney and her husband have recently moved from the Midwest to join the group. He has just sold his refinery to the Kimberlys, and is now an officer. Robert Kimberly is soon very attracted to Alice. She tries to avoid any such improprieties; she wants him only as a friend. The novel has some serious themes, like the sanctity of marriage, the Catholic Church, the relationship of classes in society, labor vs. management, divorce, etc. Robert has the highest of values in most regards, but falls hopelessly in love with Alice. The idea of adultery is a horror to Alice, though her marriage is an unhappy one. She will not consider divorce. The resolutions in the story are not happy ones. It is most interesting that Frank Spearman should write this novel. He is known for his Westerns; they always concerned the early days of the railroads. He preceded this romance novel with two Westerns; after "Robert Kimberly", all were Westerns. This reader thinks "Robert Kimberly" was this best work. (Summary by Bob Rollins)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Robert Kimberly
• Author credits: Frank H. Spearman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 48
• Listed recording duration: 10:28:03

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• romance
• eastern shore elite
• divorce
• catholics
• forbidden love

Opening tracks: first 24 of 48

1. 01 - Chapter 01 — 20:05
2. 02 - Chapter 02 — 19:58
3. 03 - Chapter 03 — 8:07
4. 04 - Chapter 04 — 9:55
5. 05 - Chapter 05 — 17:19
6. 06 - Chapter 06 — 11:45
7. 07 - Chapter 07 — 18:24
8. 08 - Chapter 08 — 21:40
9. 09 - Chapter 09 — 10:20
10. 10 - Chapter 10 — 19:38
11. 11 - Chapter 11 — 9:19
12. 12 - Chapter 12 — 20:02
13. 13 - Chapter 13 — 10:32
14. 14 - Chapter 14 — 8:10
15. 15 - Chapter 15 — 17:15
16. 16 - Chapter 16 — 11:36
17. 17 - Chapter 17 — 25:56
18. 18 - Chapter 18 — 13:34
19. 19 - Chapter 19 — 21:56
20. 20 - Chapter 20 — 19:54
21. 21 - Chapter 21 — 9:23
22. 22 - Chapter 22 — 13:11
23. 23 - Chapter 23 — 12:06
24. 24 - Chapter 24 — 12:07

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