The Heavenly Twins: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Heavenly Twins, credited to Sarah Grand, 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 Heavenly Twins by Sarah Grand. Read in English by Jim Locke; Kathleen Moore; JayFoxe; Devorah Allen; Laura Riley; SabellaDunne; VaibhavBansal; Judy Guinan; Michele McFarland; John; jenno; Elsie Selwyn; pvdssun; spiritualbeing; Vijeta Sharma First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub plots, the story examines the role of women and the different opportunities women and men had. Through the twins of the title, a girl and a boy, and through two other ladies we discover the Victorian world in a different light. What does a woman have to do if, after marriage, she discovers very unsettling things about her husband's past? Yes, society expects her to stay with him and honor the marriage. But what if she is not willing? What are women expected to do when trapped in loveless marriages? The book also examine in many ways the idea that women are not inferior to men and should receive the same education, information about life, and preparation for the real world. This book received much academic attention. It is a must read for all feminist fiction admirers, history lovers, and many more from every field. It tells about Victorian society as it really was. - Summary by Stav Nisser.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Heavenly Twins
• Author credits: Sarah Grand
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 96
• Listed recording duration: 29:56:40

Catalogue topics

• social novel
• femenist fiction

Opening tracks: first 24 of 96

1. 00 - PREFACE — 25:41
2. 01 - BOOK I. CHAPTER I — 12:32
3. 02 - BOOK I. CHAPTER II — 11:11
4. 03 - BOOK I. CHAPTER III — 25:19
5. 04 - BOOK I. CHAPTER IV — 5:44
6. 05 - BOOK I. CHAPTER V — 5:55
7. 06 - BOOK I. CHAPTER VI — 19:36
8. 07 - BOOK I. CHAPTER VII — 15:07
9. 08 - BOOK I. CHAPTER VIII — 15:13
10. 09 - BOOK I. CHAPTER IX — 6:34
11. 10 - BOOK I. CHAPTER X — 12:49
12. 11 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XI — 18:04
13. 12 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XI — 17:46
14. 13 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XIII — 8:26
15. 14 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XIV — 39:13
16. 15 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XV. PART I — 19:43
17. 16 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XV . PART II — 23:50
18. 17 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XVI — 26:02
19. 18 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XVII — 9:40
20. 19 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XVIII — 20:10
21. 20 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XIX — 24:51
22. 21 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XX. PART I — 18:50
23. 22 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XX. PART II — 27:07
24. 23 - BOOK I. CHAPTER XXI — 11:23

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