The Sense of the Past: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Sense of the Past, 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 Sense of the Past by Henry James. Read in English by Mark Leder. Ralph Pendrel of New York City is bequested an 18th century house in London. He travels back in time and meets an ancestor of the same name. A triangle then follows, with new-Ralph engaged to old-Ralph's fiance, Molly Midmore, but in love with her sister Nan. James wrote the novel in fits and starts, and never finished, but fortunately for us readers, he left extensive notes. - Summary by Mark Leder

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Sense of the Past
• Author credits: Henry James
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 9:16:38

Catalogue topics

• romantic
• fantastical
• speculative

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:06
2. 01 - Book I, Part i — 33:03
3. 02 - Book 1, Part 2 — 26:10
4. 03 - Book 2, Part 1 — 31:33
5. 04 - Book 2, Part 2 — 49:27
6. 05 - Book 3 — 41:33
7. 06 - Book 4, Part i — 38:29
8. 07 - Book 4, Part 2a — 28:42
9. 08 - Book 4, Part 2b — 24:23
10. 09 - Book 4, Part 2c — 20:52
11. 10 - Book 4, Part 2d — 44:25
12. 11 - Book 4, Part 3a — 27:27
13. 12 - Book 4, Part 3b — 21:32
14. 13 - Booki 4, Part 3c — 39:06
15. 14 - Book 4, Part 4 — 16:30
16. 15 - Notes, Part 1 — 27:29
17. 16 - Notes, Part 2 — 28:12
18. 17 - Notes, Part 3 — 29:42
19. 18 - Notes, Part 4 — 25:57

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