The History of Pendennis: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The History of Pendennis, credited to William Makepeace Thackeray, 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 History of Pendennis by William Makepeace Thackeray. Read in English by Kristin Lewis; Eli27; Winston Coltart; MargaretD; Michelle Tan; jenno; Mike Moffatt; Jim Locke; Joseph Tabler In Pendennis, William Makepeace Thackeray skillfully shows the coming of age of Arthur Pendennis, a young gentleman trying to make his way in the world. Pen's difficulties in finding his place in the difficult maze of social obstacles are created to some extent by his being raised in the country and being from an ancient though impoverished family. We follow his course from the village in which he was raised via Oxbridge to London, meeting the most memorable characters, falling in and out of love, navigating the difficulties of society, and hopefully finally arriving at a happy end. - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: The History of Pendennis
• Author credits: William Makepeace Thackeray
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 77
• Listed recording duration: 10:50:38

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• London
• society
• england
• Thackeray
• bildungsroman
• 2017
• oxbridge

Opening tracks: first 24 of 77

1. 00 - Dedication and Preface — 6:23
2. 01 - Chapter I, Shows how First Love may interrupt Breakfast — 12:43
3. 02 - Chapter II, A Pedigree and other Family Matters — 49:12
4. 03 - Chapter III, In which Pendennis appears as a very young Man indeed — 40:46
5. 04 - Chapter IV, Mrs. Haller — 26:17
6. 05 - Chapter V, Mrs. Haller at Home — 34:04
7. 06 - Chapter VI, Contains both Love and War — 27:41
8. 07 - Chapter VII, In which the Major makes his Appearance — 29:28
9. 08 - Chapter VIII, In which Pen is kept waiting at the Door, while the Reader is informed who little Laura was — 29:43
10. 09 - Chapter IX, In which the Major opens the Campaign — 18:34
11. 10 - Chapter X, Facing the Enemy — 14:11
12. 11 - Chapter XI, Negotiation — 21:14
13. 12 - Chapter XII, In which a Shooting Match is proposed — 19:48
14. 13 - Chapter XIII, A Crisis — 23:42
15. 14 - Chapter XIV, In which Miss Fotheringay makes a new Engagement — 17:56
16. 15 - Chapter XV, The happy Village — 29:28
17. 16 - Chapter XVI, More Storms in the Puddle — 29:31
18. 17 - Chapter XVII, Which concludes the first Part of this History — 28:22
19. 18 - Chapter XVIII, Alma Mater — 29:28
20. 19 - Chapter XIX, Pendennis of Boniface — 42:56
21. 20 - Chapter XX, Rake’s Progress — 35:41
22. 21 - Chapter XXI, Flight after Defeat — 24:05
23. 22 - Chapter XXII, Prodigal’s Return — 27:09
24. 23 - Chapter XXIII, New Faces — 41:40

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