The Permanent Husband: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 17 original MP3 tracks, 5:20:45 running time and a link to listen.
The Permanent Husband, credited to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 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 Permanent Husband by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. (Translated by Frederick Whishaw.) Read in English by Lee Smalley THE PERMANENT HUSBAND, also published as The Eternal Husband, is a psychological novella by the acclaimed Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The plot revolves around the intense and complex relationship between Velchaninov and Trusotsky. Velchaninov, the protagonist, is a former lover of the recently deceased wife of Trusotsky, the title character. Some critics have ranked this novella among Dostoeyevsky’s best works because of its style and structure. Alfred Bem has called it "one of the most complete works by Dostoyevsky in regards to its composition and development. – Adapted from Wikipedia An excellent commentary may be found An excellent commentary may be found here: (Lee Smalley)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Permanent Husband
- Author credits: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 17
- Listed recording duration: 5:20:45
Catalogue topics
- adultery
- psychological fiction
- cuckoldry
- intense relationship
Track guide
- 01 - Chapter 1 — 14:03
- 02 - Chapter 2 — 28:30
- 03 - Chapter 3 — 21:15
- 04 - Chapter 4 — 14:14
- 05 - Chapter 5 — 23:30
- 06 - Chapter 6 — 16:27
- 07 - Chapter 7 — 23:41
- 08 - Chapter 8 — 13:18
- 09 - Chapter 9 — 17:39
- 10 - Chapter 10 — 16:01
- 11 - Chapter 11 — 21:26
- 12 - Chapter 12 — 32:16
- 13 - Chapter 13 — 17:03
- 14 - Chapter 14 — 16:01
- 15 - Chapter 15 — 17:45
- 16 - Chapter 16 — 17:15
- 17 - Chapter 17 — 10:21
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