These Twain: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

These Twain, credited to Arnold Bennett, 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 These Twain, by Arnold Bennett. Read by Simon Evers. Hilda is saved from destitution by Edwin Clayhanger who marries her. The two, with Hilda's son by her disastrous 'marriage' to George Cannon, are living in Bursley. Edwin does not enjoy an entirely happy marriage with Hilda because of her outspokenness. Hilda has strong opinions on matters which at the time were considered to be a male preserve – for example, on Edwin’s business. She also does things without telling him. As a consequence, Edwin has his doubts about their marriage and is angered by his wife just as he had been by his father. The book shows how Hilda and Edwin attempt to compromise, its title being a play on words: does it mean "these two" or "these separate"? It is suggested that they had both become perhaps too set in their ways before their marriage, even though each was in some way 'saved' by their union. (Summary by Simon Evers)

Recording facts

• Recording title: These Twain
• Author credits: Arnold Bennett
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 15:18:38

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 01 - Book 1, Chapter 1 — 23:16
2. 02 - Book 1, Chapter 2 — 17:59
3. 03 - Book 1, Chapter 3 — 36:22
4. 04 - Book 1, Chapter 4 — 15:36
5. 05 - Book 1, Chapter 5 — 36:05
6. 06 - Book 1, Chapter 6 — 12:33
7. 07 - Book 1, Chapter 7 — 20:20
8. 08 - Book 1, Chapter 8, part 1 — 35:30
9. 09 - Book 1, Chapter 8, part 2 — 32:28
10. 10 - Book 1, Chapter 9, part 1 — 39:16
11. 11 - Book 1, Chapter 9, part 2 — 44:45
12. 12 - Book 1, Chapter 10, part 1 — 27:35
13. 13 - Book 1, Chapter 10, part 2 — 23:40
14. 14 - Book 2, Chapter 11 — 35:08
15. 15 - Book 2, Chapter 12 — 20:35
16. 16 - Book 2, Chapter 13 — 23:24
17. 17 - Book 2, Chapter 14, part 1 — 26:30
18. 18 - Book 2, Chapter 14, part 2 — 17:29
19. 19 - Book 2, Chapter 15, part 1 — 26:34
20. 20 - Book 2, Chapter 15, part 2 — 19:19
21. 21 - Book 2, Chapter 16, part 1 — 33:22
22. 22 - Book 2, Chapter 16, part 2 — 21:41
23. 23 - Book 3, Chapter 17, part 1 — 46:28
24. 24 - Book 3, Chapter 17, part 2 — 37:17

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