The Benefit of the Doubt: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Benefit of the Doubt, credited to Arthur Wing Pinero, 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 The Benefit of the Doubt by Arthur Wing Pinero. Read in English by ToddHW; Monika M. C.; Larry Wilson; Sonia; Leanne Yau; Tomas Peter; TJ Burns; Foon; Treefairy; CharlieData; Eva Davis; Nemo; Josh Kibbey; Campbell Schelp; Lex Hankins; Son of the Exiles The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as "The Other Woman" in a divorce case, and how her family reacts to it. Says her uncle: I shall go out; people shall see me walking boldly through the streets: Portland Place—Regent Street—Fletcher Portwood, with his head up—his head up, they’ll say. I shall not turn my back on you, my poor little girl; don’t be frightened of that. You were always my favourite niece— I shall dine at the House, and then sup at the club. All London shall see me. “Look at Portwood!” everybody will say. “Then there can’t be the slightest foundation for this scandal about his niece——!” - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Mrs. Emptage (a widow): Leanne Yau Claude Emptage (her son): Tomas Peter Justina Emptage (her daughter): Monika M. C. Theophila Fraser (her daughter): Foon Sir Fletcher Portwood, M.P. (her brother): ToddHW Mrs. Cloys (her sister): Sonia Rt. Rev. Anthony Cloys, D.D., Bishop of St. Olpherts: Son of the Exiles Alexander Fraser—“Fraser of Locheen”: Treefairy John Allingham: Nemo Olive Allingham: Eva Davis Denzil Shafto (Allingham’s Friend): Lex Hankins Peter Elphick (Allingham’s Friend): Josh Kibbey Mrs. Quinton Twelves: TJ Burns Horton (a servant at Mrs. Emptage’s): CharlieData Quaife (a servant at Mr. Allingham’s): Campbell Schelp Stage Directions: Larry Wilson Edited by:: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Benefit of the Doubt
• Author credits: Arthur Wing Pinero
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 3:46:03

Catalogue topics

• family
• Scandal

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 — 1:13:16
2. 02 - Act 2 Part 1 — 49:59
3. 03 - Act 2 Part 2 — 44:41
4. 04 - Act 3 — 58:07

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