The Prince and Betty: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Prince and Betty, credited to P. G. Wodehouse, 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 Prince and Betty by P. G. Wodehouse. Read by Don W. Jenkins. The Prince and Betty is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It was originally published in Ainslee's Magazine in the United States in January 1912, and, in a slightly different form, as a serial in Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom between February and April 1912, before being published in book form, in the UK only, by Mills & Boon, London, on 1 May that year. A substantially different version, which incorporated the plot of Psmith, Journalist, was published in the US by W. J. Watt, New York on 14 February 1912, and is the only version now widely available. (This is the version presented here.) The story tells of how unscrupulous millionaire Benjamin Scobell decides to build a casino on the small Mediterranean island of Mervo, dragging in the unwitting heir to the throne to help. Little does he know that his stepdaughter Betty has history with the young man John Maude, and his schemes lead to a rift between the newly-reunited pair. (Introduction from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Prince and Betty
• Author credits: P. G. Wodehouse
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 6:54:19

Catalogue topics

• audio
• wodehouse
• comedy
• novel

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - Chapter 01, The Cable from Mervo — 10:44
2. 02 - Chapter 02, Mervo and Its Owner — 18:51
3. 03 - Chapter 03, John — 12:48
4. 04 - Chapter 04, Vive le Roi — 12:57
5. 05 - Chapter 05, Mr. Scobell Has Another Idea — 13:41
6. 06 - Chapter 06, Young Adam Cupid — 12:09
7. 07 - Chapter 07, Mr. Scobell Is Frank — 13:31
8. 08 - Chapter 08, An Ultimatum from the Throne — 15:21
9. 09 - Chapter 09, Mervo Changes Its Constitution — 17:49
10. 10 - Chapter 10, Mrs. Oakley — 13:25
11. 11 - Chapter 11, A Letter of Introduction — 12:30
12. 12 - Chapter 12, Peaceful Moments — 15:09
13. 13 - Chapter 13, Betty Makes a Friend — 12:23
14. 14 - Chapter 14, A Change of Policy — 16:00
15. 15 - Chapter 15, The Honeyed Word — 11:59
16. 16 - Chapter 16, Two Visitors to the Office — 18:01
17. 17 - Chapter 17, The Man at the Astor — 17:41
18. 18 - Chapter 18, The Highfield — 20:44
19. 19 - Chapter 19, The First Battle — 16:16
20. 20 - Chapter 20, Betty at Large — 17:03
21. 21 - Chapter 21, Changes in the Staff — 10:20
22. 22 - Chapter 22, A Gathering of Cat Specialists — 11:16
23. 23 - Chapter 23, The Retirement of Smith — 11:04
24. 24 - Chapter 24, The Campaign Quickens — 13:26

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