The Descent of Man and Other Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 7:08:19 running time and a link to listen.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories, credited to Edith Wharton, 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 Descent of Man and Other Stories by Edith Wharton. Read by Nicholas Clifford. This collection of ten stories, first published in 1904, shows Edith Wharton dissecting some of the customs, habits and vagaries of courtship and marriage, particularly as practiced in the upper reaches of New York society at the turn of the twentieth century (two stories, however, are set in Italy). Fidelity is only one problem; others may arise from the machinations and emotions of the protagonists or outsiders. Wharton handles the questions with her usual gentle (and sometimes not so gentle) irony and curiosity about human behavior. (Summary by Nicholas Clifford)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Descent of Man and Other Stories
- Author credits: Edith Wharton
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 7:08:19
Catalogue topics
- audio
- wharton
- stories
- American literature
- turn of the century
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter I The Descent of Man — 45:47
- 02 - Chapter II The Other Two — 46:17
- 03 - Chapter III Expiation — 52:54
- 04 - Chapter IV The Lady's Maid's Bell — 47:45
- 05 - Chapter V The Mission of Jane — 43:05
- 06 - Chapter VI The Reckoning — 49:48
- 07 - Chapter VII The Letter — 38:05
- 08 - Chapter VIII The Dilettante — 22:12
- 09 - Chapter IX The Quicksand — 40:38
- 10 - Chapter X A Venetian Night's Entertainment — 41:56
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