The Town Traveller: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Town Traveller, credited to George Gissing, 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 Town Traveller by George Gissing. Read in English by Arnold The town traveller is himself a British salesman, living in a lower class part of London in the Victorian era. The story depicts his interactions with his neighbors, and thus brings us images and vocabulary of personal exchanges, street scenes and practices of that time and class. The story is generally lighthearted and the action fast paced, although the characters are not at all intricate. (Arnold Banner)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Town Traveller
• Author credits: George Gissing
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 7:11:26

Catalogue topics

• victorian
• amusing

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 01 - MR. GAMMON BREAKFASTS IN BED — 9:47
2. 02 - A MISSING UNCLE — 11:04
3. 03 - THE CHINA SHOP — 16:49
4. 04 - POLLY AND MR. PARISH — 13:36
5. 05 - A NONDESCRIPT — 19:07
6. 06 - THE HEAD WAITER AT CHAFFEY'S — 15:36
7. 07 - POLLY'S WRATH — 15:59
8. 08 - MR. GAMMON'S RESOLVE — 17:39
9. 09 - POLLY'S DEFIANCE — 15:16
10. 10 - THE STORMING OF THE FORT — 14:22
11. 11 - THE NOSE OF THE TREFOYLES — 15:29
12. 12 - POLLY CONDESCENDS — 14:00
13. 13 - GAMMON THE CRAFTY — 10:16
14. 14 - MR. PARISH PURSUES A BROUGHAM — 21:39
15. 15 - THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE — 14:36
16. 16 - AN ALLY IN THE QUEST — 17:05
17. 17 - POLLY SHOWS WEAKNESS — 18:15
18. 18 - LORD POLPERRO'S REPRESENTATIVE — 21:25
19. 19 - NOT IN THE SECRET — 15:54
20. 20 - THE HUSBAND'S RETURN — 19:25
21. 21 - HIS LORDSHIP'S WILL — 21:06
22. 22 - NEW YEAR'S EVE — 14:05
23. 23 - HIS LORDSHIP RETIRES — 21:25
24. 24 - THE TRAVELLER'S FICKLENESS AND FRAUD — 19:23

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