The Portrait of a Lady: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 55 original MP3 tracks, 23:06:10 running time and a link to listen.
The Portrait of a Lady, credited to Henry James, 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 Portrait of a Lady (solo version) by Henry James. Read in English by Elizabeth Klett The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels, and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who "affronts her destiny" and finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like many of James's novels, it is set in Europe, mostly England and Italy. Generally regarded as the masterpiece of James's early period, this novel reflects James's continuing interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former. It also treats in a profound way the themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal. - Summary by Wikipedia
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Portrait of a Lady
- Author credits: Henry James
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 55
- Listed recording duration: 23:06:10
Catalogue topics
- henry james
- novel
- expatriate
- romance
Opening tracks: first 24 of 55
- 01 - Chapter 1 — 24:56
- 02 - Chapter 2 — 14:34
- 03 - Chapter 3 — 20:34
- 04 - Chapter 4 — 16:27
- 05 - Chapter 5 — 29:32
- 06 - Chapter 6 — 22:08
- 07 - Chapter 7 — 22:35
- 08 - Chapter 8 — 14:55
- 09 - Chapter 9 — 15:32
- 10 - Chapter 10 — 27:12
- 11 - Chapter 11 — 15:55
- 12 - Chapter 12 — 26:00
- 13 - Chapter 13 — 31:52
- 14 - Chapter 14 — 22:17
- 15 - Chapter 15 — 34:28
- 16 - Chapter 16 — 28:05
- 17 - Chapter 17 — 16:05
- 18 - Chapter 18 — 36:49
- 19 - Chapter 19 — 48:26
- 20 - Chapter 20 — 32:00
- 21 - Chapter 21 — 16:28
- 22 - Chapter 22 — 43:49
- 23 - Chapter 23 — 21:02
- 24 - Chapter 24 — 32:48
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