The Mask


Read by Grant Hurlock

(4.2 stars; 6 reviews)

The mask is the one which we all wear, even though unconsciously, to hide our thoughts and feelings. Alison Terry wore one, though she had never realized it until she faced a crisis in her life. Alison, a girl of sympathetic mood and action whose keen intelligence is overbalanced by the inexperience of innocence and a sheltered upbringing, goes to New York with her erratic husband, Phil Howland. She passes through various stages of disillusionment inevitably resulting from cheap boarding-house life, association with the undesirable friends of her husband, and the discovery that Phil himself is selfish and lacking in ambition, a man whose chief interests seem to lie in restaurant-life and gambling. Then comes tragedy in the loss of their little child in a horrible accident for which Phil is responsible. The splendid strength with which Alison forces him to forgive himself and the subsequent loneliness and suffering, lead to the establishment of a mutual bond of sympathy, understanding and encouragement which starts them on the road to their ultimate happiness. Miss Irwin has written a story that rings true, and its publishers recommend "The Mask" with unusual confidence. (Summary from 1917 dust-jacket blurb) (8 hr 41 min)

Chapters

01 - Book 1 Chapter 1 32:49 Read by Grant Hurlock
02 - Book 1 Chapter 2 19:39 Read by Grant Hurlock
03 - Book 1 Chapter 3 16:48 Read by Grant Hurlock
04 - Book 1 Chapter 4 16:55 Read by Grant Hurlock
05 - Book 1 Chapter 5 12:29 Read by Grant Hurlock
06 - Book 1 Chapter 6 25:53 Read by Grant Hurlock
07 - Book 1 Chapter 7 23:35 Read by Grant Hurlock
08 - Book 1 Chapter 8 20:16 Read by Grant Hurlock
09 - Book 2 Chapter 1 32:24 Read by Grant Hurlock
10 - Book 2 Chapter 2 32:10 Read by Grant Hurlock
11 - Book 2 Chapter 3 17:21 Read by Grant Hurlock
12 - Book 2 Chapter 4 21:49 Read by Grant Hurlock
13 - Book 2 Chapter 5 25:39 Read by Grant Hurlock
14 - Book 2 Chapter 6 33:28 Read by Grant Hurlock
15 - Book 2 Chapter 7 3:56 Read by Grant Hurlock
16 - Book 2 Chapter 8 25:05 Read by Grant Hurlock
17 - Book 2 Chapter 9 12:27 Read by Grant Hurlock
18 - Book 2 Chapter 10 22:20 Read by Grant Hurlock
19 - Book 2 Chapter 11 31:41 Read by Grant Hurlock
20 - Book 3 Chapter 1 22:12 Read by Grant Hurlock
21 - Book 3 Chapter 2 17:19 Read by Grant Hurlock
22 - Book 3 Chapter 3 28:38 Read by Grant Hurlock
23 - Book 3 Chapter 4 27:00 Read by Grant Hurlock

Reviews

Loved it!


(5 stars)

This was such a good story despite the description that gives a bit much information. Shows how things can change in a marriage if one person puts in the effort on behalf of both. It came across as weakness sometimes, but it required a lot of strength on the part or the main character. The reader doesn't use a lot of expression but he is very clear and I quite enjoyed his reading.

duncalino


(1 stars)

The synopsis have a warning..: SPOILER ALERT. Why read a book if you know the entire story. This is a book report not a synopsis. Please Librivox, you are doing no one any favors. Have this and all others like it rewritten. The synopsis should contain a teasing morsel not a banquet