Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family by George Payne Rainsford James: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 42 original MP3 tracks, 17:44:42 running time and a link to listen.

Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family, credited to George Payne Rainsford 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 Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family by George Payne Rainsford James. Read in English by Lynne T. Two young men share a carriage from London to the fictional village of Emberton early on a late August morning. One is a Captain Delaware of the navy, recently returned from an enforced sojourn in Sicily. The other is more mysterious. He goes by the name of Burrell. The initial impression is of that detestable breed: the dandy. Conversation is sparse during the journey, but after the stranger alights at a leased cottage, it becomes apparent that his destination is actually the estate of Captain Delaware's reclusive father. The fates of the two young men are intertwined, through fraud, murder exile and love.(Summary by LynneT)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Thirty Years Since; or, The Ruined Family
- Author credits: George Payne Rainsford James
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 42
- Combined MP3 track duration: 17:44:42
Catalogue topics
- fiction
- class
- English society
- family secrets
Opening tracks: first 24 of 42
- 01 - I — 37:18
- 02 - II — 33:15
- 03 - III — 21:25
- 04 - IV — 33:43
- 05 - V — 22:08
- 06 - VI — 28:17
- 07 - VII — 28:28
- 08 - VIII — 31:47
- 09 - IX — 35:52
- 10 - X — 22:04
- 11 - XI — 18:43
- 12 - XII — 23:32
- 13 - XIII — 15:53
- 14 - XIV — 23:55
- 15 - XV — 17:32
- 16 - XVI — 23:40
- 17 - XVII — 27:32
- 18 - XVIII — 22:36
- 19 - XIX — 20:23
- 20 - XX — 34:26
- 21 - XXI — 34:54
- 22 - XXII — 23:20
- 23 - XXIII — 22:30
- 24 - XXIV — 20:45
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