The Mysteries of London Vol. IV
George W. M. Reynolds
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The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the fourth and final volume. Initially serialized in weekly installments, they were the forerunners of today's soap operas. Known as "Penny Dreadfuls", they had no claim to literary brilliance but offered readers entertainment and excitement in the form of vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, mystery, romance and scandal in every combination and reached a mass audience. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (21 hr 55 min)
Chapters
CONTINUATION OF THE BLACK’S VISITS TO HIS PRISONERS | 24:30 | Read by Jim Locke |
A CONVERSATION | 31:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE CONVERSATION CONCLUDED | 17:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
ESTHER DE MEDINA AND OLD DEATH | 24:08 | Read by Jim Locke |
OLD DEATH IN THE DUNGEON | 25:29 | Read by Jim Locke |
THOMAS RAINFORD | 17:07 | Read by Brian Keenan |
OLD DEATH | 20:03 | Read by Brian Keenan |
AN EXPLANATORY CONVERSATION | 19:34 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE INSOLVENT DEBTORS’ COURT | 25:23 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE EXAMINATION OF MR. FRANK CURTIS | 24:45 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE LAPSE OF NINETEEN YEARS | 29:10 | Read by Brian Keenan |
MR. HATFIELD | 20:02 | Read by Brian Keenan |
TWO OF THE READER’S OLD FRIENDS | 14:41 | Read by Brian Keenan |
A MAN OF BUSINESS | 14:14 | Read by Steven Seitel |
CHARLES HATFIELD | 36:12 | Read by Steven Seitel |
THE PROJECTED RAILWAY COMPANY | 37:20 | Read by Steven Seitel |
ELUCIDATIONS | 32:17 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE WANDERERS | 26:24 | Read by GRuss |
THE JOURNEY CONTINUED AND CONCLUDED | 37:49 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE ADVERTISING AGENT | 11:17 | Read by Steven Seitel |
PERDITA | 39:05 | Read by Rita Boutros |
THE SYREN’S ARTS AND CHARMS | 50:51 | Read by MajorHistory |
THE DANGEROUS SOPHISTRY OF A LOVELY WOMAN | 15:03 | Read by Brian Keenan |
A THRONE SURROUNDED BY REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS | 44:40 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
A PAINFUL SCENE | 30:43 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
CHARLES HATFIELD AND MRS. FITZHARDINGE | 21:19 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
INFATUATION | 42:23 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
TWO MORE OLD ACQUAINTANCES | 18:55 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
THE MONEY-LENDER | 24:54 | Read by Gillian Hendrie |
THE MISER ALONE IN HIS DWELLING | 16:23 | Read by Jim Locke |
FRESH SCENES AND MORE TROUBLES AT HOME | 33:29 | Read by Lynne T |
THE FLIGHT | 16:29 | Read by Brian Keenan |
THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 1 | 42:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 2 | 33:28 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY Part 3 | 38:30 | Read by Jim Locke |
CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE DRESS-MAKER: A LOVE STORY | 26:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
DOVER | 24:09 | Read by Brian Keenan |
A MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—THE JOURNEY CONTINUED | 20:57 | Read by Brian Keenan |
TWO UNPLEASANT LODGERS | 25:29 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE CAPTAIN’S LUDICROUS ADVENTURE | 23:12 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE CHARTER HOUSE | 20:51 | Read by Jim Locke |
A STRANGE NARRATIVE | 33:25 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE COLONEL AND THE CAPTAIN | 13:44 | Read by Kathryn Phipps |
THE CALM.—THE TEMPEST | 42:20 | Read by Anne Fletcher |
THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE SON’S WIFE | 49:25 | Read by Anne Fletcher |
FATHER AND SON | 27:54 | Read by Anne Fletcher |
MRS. FITZHARDINGE | 20:54 | Read by Anne Fletcher |
THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER | 35:30 | Read by Anne Fletcher |
THE HALF-BROTHERS | 23:00 | Read by Brian Keenan |
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.—THE DEPARTURE OF CHARLES HATFIELD | 12:15 | Read by Lynne T |
MRS. MORTIMER IN LONDON | 23:14 | Read by Jim Locke |
MRS. MORTIMER’S ADVENTURES CONTINUED | 20:10 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE HUSBAND AND WIFE | 22:20 | Read by ibkhan |
AGNES VERNON AND HER FATHER | 25:30 | Read by Jim Locke |
LAURA IN PARIS | 47:18 | Read by Jim Locke |
LAURA AND ROSALIE | 22:26 | Read by BrittanyRill |
LAURA’S AMOUR | 22:30 | Read by BrittanyRill |
LORD WILLIAM TREVELYAN | 46:00 | Read by Dr. Lyndon |
A SKETCH OF TWO BROTHERS.—A MYSTERY | 38:38 | Read by Dr. Lyndon |
THE LAWYER | 38:19 | Read by Dr. Lyndon |
THE NOBLEMAN AND THE LAWYER | 16:50 | Read by ChadH94 |
A SCENE | 23:41 | Read by Brian Keenan |
AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER | 27:39 | Read by Jim Locke |
JACK RILY, THE DOCTOR | 33:12 | Read by Jim Locke |
A MAIDEN’S FIRST LOVE | 18:44 | Read by Lola Janie |
HOPES FULFILLED | 20:45 | Read by Jim Locke |
A NIGHT OF TERRORS | 28:23 | Read by Christina Bui |
THE HAUNTED HOUSE IN STAMFORD STREET | 27:37 | Read by Steven Seitel |
SCENES IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE | 31:33 | Read by Steven Seitel |
HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES IN STAMFORD STREET | 50:05 | Read by 5Tommy00 |
CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 1 | 44:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 2 | 38:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
CONCLUSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSES Part 3 | 25:50 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE GHOST.—AGNES AND MRS. MORTIMER | 36:40 | Read by Susan Floerchinger |
AGNES AND TREVELYAN | 18:27 | Read by Jim Locke |
EXPLANATIONS | 13:57 | Read by Jim Locke |
LAURA MORTIMER’S NEW INTRIGUES | 27:32 | Read by Jim Locke |
AN UNEXPECTED VISIT AND A DREADED ARRIVAL | 22:01 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
LAURA AND HER MOTHER.—ANOTHER INTERRUPTION | 26:43 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
THE LAWYER’S HEAD CLERK | 20:03 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
DR. SWINTON | 12:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE LUNATIC ASYLUM | 16:07 | Read by Lola Janie |
THE CONFESSIONS OF A LUNATIC Part 1 | 30:24 | Read by Mairi Patterson |
THE CONFESSIONS OF A LUNATIC Part 2 | 26:42 | Read by Jim Locke |
SCENES IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM | 23:15 | Read by Matea Bracic |
A SCENE IN A CAB | 23:09 | Read by Matea Bracic |
THE OLD MARQUIS AND THE YOUNG LORD | 28:56 | Read by Matea Bracic |
MRS. MORTIMER IN LONDON AGAIN | 13:46 | Read by Lynne T |
JACK RILY AND MRS. MORTIMER | 24:12 | Read by Jim Locke |
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER AGAIN | 22:43 | Read by Jim Locke |
HORRORS. | 17:25 | Read by Jim Locke |
RESOLUTIONS. | 14:25 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE MARQUIS OF DELMOUR | 16:39 | Read by Jim Locke |
CASTELCICALA | 20:43 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE MARCHIONESS OF DELMOUR | 25:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
JACK RILY AND THE LAWYER’S CLERK | 15:33 | Read by Jim Locke |
MR. HEATHCOTE AND HIS CLERK | 21:45 | Read by Jim Locke |
JACK RILY AND VITRIOL BOB | 22:30 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE BENGAL ARMS.—RENEWED WANDERINGS | 18:11 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE CATASTROPHE | 16:59 | Read by Jim Locke |
THE CASTELCICALAN REPUBLIC | 13:48 | Read by Jim Locke |
CHARLES HATFIELD IN LONDON AGAIN | 18:57 | Read by Jim Locke |
MR. GREEN’S OFFICE | 23:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
PERDITA, THE LOST ONE! | 21:16 | Read by Jim Locke |
MR. GREEN’S MISSION | 21:13 | Read by Jim Locke |
CONCLUSION | 27:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
Reviews
Sections 1 thru 5 Need to be Re-Recorded
karin21201
I hate to be unkind, but the first five sections are so terribly read (cadence, inflection, etc.) that I cannot listen to them. I appreciate the reader's passion to help and to make this available to others. I hope others can enjoy them and that this issue is mine alone.
good reader, bad stories
Suzie
The reader does a good job, but the stories are interminable - the author’s wordy rambling style made me lose track of the plot and I kept skipping thru the endless, senseless descriptions to get to the end. If it weren’t for the, I’d have given this book one star.
Proof Listening Error
Beetle Bailey
The chapter titled The Captain's Ludacris Adventure is missing but the narrative duplicates events told in a chapter from volume 3.