Gwen Wynn - A Romance of the Wye


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Gwendoline Wynn, our heroine, is an orphan-heiress who lives on the river Wye. She will live with aunt until she comes of age and her money. Vivian Ryecroft, our hero and a captain in the Hussars, is on a leave of absence in Herefordshire, salmon fishing on the Wye. Gwen and Vivian have a chance, and brief, encounter on the Wye, and Vivian is enchanted. Will our hero and heroine find love? Will it last? [Summary by Ann Boulais]

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01 - Volume One, Chapter 1: The Heroine 15:39 Read by MaryAnn
02 - Volume One, Chapter 2: The Hero 14:25 Read by MaryAnn
03 - Volume One, Chapter 3: A Charon Corrupted 8:46 Read by MaryAnn
04 - Volume One, Chapter 4: On the River 20:12 Read by MaryAnn
05 - Volume One, Chapter 5: Dangers Ahead 14:52 Read by MaryAnn
06 - Volume One, Chapter 6: A Ducking Deserved 14:08 Read by Paul Stephens
07 - Volume One, Chapter 7: An Inveterate Novel Reader 10:35 Read by Chieko Steely
08 - Volume One, Chapter 8: A Suspicious Stranger 11:48 Read by Paul Stephens
09 - Volume One, Chapter 9: Jealous Already 13:22 Read by Paul Stephens
10 - Volume One, Chapter 10: The Cuckoo's Glen 9:45 Read by Chieko Steely
11 - Volume One, Chapter 11: A Weed by the Wyeside 10:59 Read by Paul Stephens
12 - Volume One, Chapter 12: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 16:18 Read by Paul Stephens
13 - Volume One, Chapter 13: Among the Arrows 12:20 Read by Paul Stephens
14 - Volume One, Chapter 14: Beating about the Bush 13:54 Read by Paul Stephens
15 - Volume One, Chapter 15: A Spiritual Adviser 19:07 Read by Paul Stephens
16 - Volume One, Chapter 16: Coracle Dick 13:40 Read by Chieko Steely
17 - Volume One, Chapter 17: The "Corpse-Candle" 14:43 Read by genierose
18 - Volume One, Chapter 18: A Cat in the Cupboard 12:36 Read by genierose
19 - Volume One, Chapter 19: A Black Shadow Behind 15:08 Read by genierose
20 - Volume One, Chapter 20: Under the Elm 12:28 Read by genierose
21 - Volume Two, Chapter 1: A Tardy Messenger 10:17 Read by genierose
22 - Volume Two, Chapter 2: A Fatal Step 8:58 Read by genierose
23 - Volume Two, Chapter 3: A Suspicious Waif 9:48 Read by genierose
24 - Volume Two, Chapter 4: "The Flower of Love-Lies-Bleeding" 10:45 Read by genierose
25 - Volume Two, Chapter 5: A French Femme de Chambre 10:05 Read by genierose
26 - Volume Two, Chapter 6: The Poacher at Home 9:19 Read by genierose
27 - Volume Two, Chapter 7: A Mysterious Contract 9:40 Read by genierose
28 - Volume Two, Chapter 8: The Game of Pique 8:53 Read by Amanda Friday
29 - Volume Two, Chapter 9: Jealous as a Tiger 10:12 Read by Amanda Friday
30 - Volume Two, Chapter 10: Stunned and Silent 8:21 Read by Paul Stephens
31 - Volume Two, Chapter 11: A Startling Cry 10:15 Read by Paul Stephens
32 - Volume Two, Chapter 12: Making Ready for the Road 9:51 Read by Paul Stephens
33 - Volume Two, Chapter 13: A Slumbering Household 10:15 Read by Paul Stephens
34 - Volume Two, Chapter 14: "Where's Gwen?" 9:38 Read by Paul Stephens
35 - Volume Two, Chapter 15: Again the Engagement Ring 10:21 Read by Paul Stephens
36 - Volume Two, Chapter 16: A Mysterious Embarkation 9:28 Read by genierose
37 - Volume Two, Chapter 17: An Anxious Wife 9:33 Read by genierose
38 - Volume Two, Chapter 18: Impatient for the Post 10:08 Read by genierose
39 - Volume Two, Chapter 19: Journey Interrupted 8:34 Read by April Gonzales
40 - Volume Two, Chapter 20: Hue and Cry 11:48 Read by genierose
41 - Volume Two, Chapter 21: Boulogne-sur-Mer 10:20 Read by genierose
42 - Volume Two, Chapter 22: What does he Want? 11:29 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
43 - Volume Two, Chapter 23: A Guage d'Amour 13:10 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
44 - Volume Two, Chapter 24: Suicide, or Murder 11:58 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
45 - Volume Two, Chapter 25: A Plentiful Correspondence 19:30 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
46 - Volume Two, Chapter 26: Found Drowned 11:26 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
47 - Volume Two, Chapter 27: A Man who Thinks it Murder 12:14 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
48 - Volume Three, Chapter 1: Once More Upon the River 12:50 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
49 - Volume Three, Chapter 2: The Crushed Juniper 11:24 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
50 - Volume Three, Chapter 3: Reasoning by Analysis 15:24 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
51 - Volume Three, Chapter 4: A Suspicious Craft 11:07 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
52 - Volume Three, Chapter 5: Maternal Solicitude 12:02 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
53 - Volume Three, Chapter 6: A Sacrilegious Hand 11:18 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
54 - Volume Three, Chapter 7: A Late Tea 17:27 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
55 - Volume Three, Chapter 8: The New Mistress of the Mansion 10:28 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
56 - Volume Three, Chapter 9: The Gamblers at Llangorren 14:18 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
57 - Volume Three, Chapter 10: An Unwilling Novice 13:53 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
58 - Volume Three, Chapter 11: A Cheerful Kitchen 12:10 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
59 - Volume Three, Chapter 12: Queer Bric-a-Brac 13:57 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
60 - Volume Three, Chapter 13: A Brace of Body-Snatchers 10:54 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
61 - Volume Three, Chapter 14: In Want of Help 13:00 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
62 - Volume Three, Chapter 15: Still Alive 11:53 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
63 - Volume Three, Chapter 16: A Strange Father Confessor 14:41 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
64 - Volume Three, Chapter 17: A Queer Catechist 12:30 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
65 - Volume Three, Chapter 18: Almost a "Vert" 16:06 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
66 - Volume Three, Chapter 19: The Last of Lewin Murdock 12:24 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
67 - Volume Three, Chapter 20: A Chapter Diplomatic 20:13 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
68 - Volume Three, Chapter 21: A Quick Conversion 11:47 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
69 - Volume Three, Chapter 22: A Sudden Relapse 14:18 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
70 - Volume Three, Chapter 23: A Justifiable Abduction 12:58 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
71 - Volume Three, Chapter 24: Starting on a Continental Tour 15:34 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
72 - Volume Three, Chapter 25: Coracle Dick on his Death-Bed 11:56 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
73 - Volume Three, Chapter 26: The Calm After the Storm 9:39 Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)

Reviews


(2 stars)

The readers did okay. The literature itself seemed very wordy at times and repetitive. That was the main reason I gave 2 stars.