The Mysteries of London Vol. III: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Mysteries of London Vol. III, credited to George W. M. Reynolds, 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 Mysteries of London Vol. III by George W. M. Reynolds. Read in English by Lynne T; Graynz; Jim Locke; littleoxfordst; Scott Kelley; Kathleen Moore; timli; Celine Major; Sheila; John; Rod Moss; Gillian Hendrie; edamerau; AndersSlotSoerensen ; DrPGould; Angela Ohlfest; Adele Pooley; antonygirgis; garybclayton; Deborah Balm; April6090; Martin Stout; Greg Giordano; spiritualbeing; deongines The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the third volume. Initially serialized in weekly installments, they were the forerunners of today's soap operas. Known as "Penny Dreadfuls", they had no claim to literary brilliance but offered readers entertainment and excitement in the form of vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, mystery, romance and scandal in every combination and reached a mass audience. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Mysteries of London Vol. III
• Author credits: George W. M. Reynolds
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 116
• Listed recording duration: 46:11:26

Catalogue topics

• romance
• Mystery
• Crime
• love
• virtue
• corruption
• Scandal
• vice

Opening tracks: first 24 of 116

1. 001 - The Travelling Carriage — 16:00
2. 002 - Tom Rain and Old Death — 18:25
3. 003 - Bow Street — 17:21
4. 004 - Esther de Medina — 25:36
5. 005 - The Appeal of Love — 19:43
6. 006 - Dr. Lascelles — 17:02
7. 007 - The Beautiful Patient — 10:11
8. 008 - Seven Dials — 27:24
9. 009 - A Death Scene -- Lock's Field — 26:50
10. 010 - A Scene at the House of Sir Christopher Blunt — 18:41
11. 011 - The Two Thousand Pounds -- Torrens Cottage — 17:28
12. 012 - Adelais and Rosamond — 17:40
13. 013 - The Elopement — 17:53
14. 014 - Lady Hatfield and Dr. Lascelles -- Esther de Medina — 20:08
15. 015 - The Opiate — 8:28
16. 016 - The Lover and the Uncle — 11:58
17. 017 - The Mysterious Letter -- Jacob — 28:44
18. 018 - The Lovers — 18:53
19. 019 - Mr. Frank Curtis's Pleasant Adventure — 26:37
20. 020 - Happiness -- The Diamond Merchant — 24:08
21. 021 - The Oath — 18:52
22. 022 - The Alarm -- The Letter — 21:16
23. 023 - Old Death — 17:08
24. 024 - Castle Street, Long Acre — 22:42

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