The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House by William Hurrell Mallock: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 15 original MP3 tracks, 9:13:18 running time and a link to listen.
The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House, credited to William Hurrell Mallock, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House by William Hurrell Mallock. Read in English by Foon A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their "New Republic"). The novel is a satire mocking most of the important figures at Oxford University at the time of publication, with regards to aestheticism and Hellenism. Some of the famous characters that are depicted are Violet Fane/Lady Mary Montgomery Currie (Mrs. Sinclair), Thomas Huxley (Mr. Storks), William Money Hardinge (Mr. Leslie), Thomas Carlyle (Donald Gordon), and Walter Pater (Mr. Rose). The latter is of particular interest, as his characterisation in this novel helped ruin his reputation as well as his career at Oxford University. The book became a best seller in its time and retains much of its humour and satirical bite today. As author David Daiches wrote in 1951, "If we can read through The New Republic without at one point or another being made to feel a little foolish, we are wise indeed. (Summary by Foon)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House
- Author credits: William Hurrell Mallock
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 15
- Listed recording duration: 9:13:18
Catalogue topics
- humor
- oxford
- homophobia
- oxford university
- intellectual
Track guide
- 01 - Book 1 Chapter 1 — 17:06
- 02 - Book 1 Chapter 2 — 7:18
- 03 - Book 1 Chapter 3 — 1:12:51
- 04 - Book 1 Chapter 4 — 38:00
- 05 - Book 2 Chapter 1 — 44:59
- 06 - Book 2 Chapter 2 — 24:58
- 07 - Book 2 Chapter 3 — 24:16
- 08 - Book 3 Chapter 1 — 31:32
- 09 - Book 3 Chapter 2 — 53:31
- 10 - Book 3 Chapter 3 — 28:33
- 11 - Book 3 Chapter 4 — 41:56
- 12 - Book 4 Chapter 1 — 52:49
- 13 - Book 4 Chapter 2 — 1:11:49
- 14 - Book 5 Chapter 1 — 32:43
- 15 - Book 5 Chapter 2 — 10:57
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