The Two Destinies: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Two Destinies, credited to Wilkie Collins, 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 Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins. Read in English by acousticwave; Lynne Thompson; southernemma; Peter John Keeble; E Ogston; Reeses118; bala; sorbet87; Julia Niedermaier; Marsha Payne; Miyune; emmablob; beyondutopia Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesizes. Destiny at first doesn't seem to adhere to this plan, and the pair is separated and lose sight of each other. But when George saves a young woman from drowning, a strong connection seems to develop between them, which seems to be almost supernatural.. - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Two Destinies
• Author credits: Wilkie Collins
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 10:09:36

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• supernatural
• destiny

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 00 - The Prelude - The Guest Writes and Tells the Story of the Dinner Party — 20:08
2. 01 - Chapter I - Greenwater Broad — 9:56
3. 02 - Chapter II - Two Young Hearts — 24:09
4. 03 - Chapter III - Swedenborg and the Sibyl — 19:06
5. 04 - Chapter IV - The Curtain Falls — 5:14
6. 05 - Chapter V - My Story — 16:22
7. 06 - Chapter VI - Her Story — 14:24
8. 07 - Chapter VII - The Woman on the Bridge — 14:54
9. 08 - Chapter VIII - The Kindred Spirits — 20:22
10. 09 - Chapter IX - Natural and Supernatural — 18:34
11. 10 - Chapter X - Saint Anthony's Well — 16:25
12. 11 - Chapter XI - The Letter of Introduction — 11:10
13. 12 - Chapter XII - The Disasters of Mrs. Van Brandt — 17:54
14. 13 - Chapter XIII - Not Cured Yet — 17:17
15. 14 - Chapter XIV - Mrs. Van Brandt at Home — 16:13
16. 15 - Chapter XV - The Obstacle Beats Me — 11:01
17. 16 - Chapter XVI - My Mother's Diary — 7:41
18. 17 - Chapter XVII - Shetland Hospitality — 17:58
19. 18 - Chapter XVIII - The Darkened Room — 15:32
20. 19 - Chapter XIX - The Cats — 15:44
21. 20 - Chapter XX - The Green Flag — 13:23
22. 21 - Chapter XXI - She Comes Between Us — 12:25
23. 22 - Chapter XXII - She Claims Me Again — 17:09
24. 23 - Chapter XXIII - The Kiss — 23:30

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