Wanted: A Husband
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Read by Deborah Knight
This serious, yet witty and hilarious, romantic comedy by Samuel Hopkins Adams is a must read/listen! From the very beginning it intrigues you with the troubles and feminine woes of young Miss Darcy Cole. Being a dowdy, unkempt fledgling lady, she finds herself in a mirthful fix after telling a whopper to her room-mates in order to save face from her severely lacking personal life. Resentful and jealous of most all other women, and contemplating suicide, she turns to actress Gloria Greene for guidance on how to become more attractive. Miss Cole had no idea what she was getting herself into! Was it even possible to make herself over? How on Earth would she get through the lie of being engaged to a “titled” man, no less! She had never even met Sir Montrose Veyze, let alone be engaged to him! And then there is the charming Jack Remsen, who seems to be in a pickle himself. Darcy knows he would never fall for someone like her; in fact, no man even looks at her! But perhaps he might be coerced into unwittingly helping her out of her predicament.
A true Ugly Duckling tale, Darcy experiences all the emotions that most ALL women have felt at one time or another throughout life. As quoted by the Proof Listener for this work, the narrator does a superb job of “capturing the spirit of the book!” Drawing the listener in and allowing the audience to live and feel the experience along with the characters. A highly entertaining and riveting book! (summary by reader) (5 hr 15 min)
Chapters
Chapter l | 31:18 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 2 | 10:31 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 3 | 13:06 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 4 | 18:41 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 5 | 28:21 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 6 | 19:25 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 7 | 21:44 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 8 | 19:04 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 9 | 14:24 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 10 | 11:17 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 11 | 6:46 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 12 | 20:34 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 13 | 17:14 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapter 14 | 16:50 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapters 15 & 16 | 21:56 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapters 17 & 18 | 24:44 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Chapters 19 & 20 | 19:30 | Read by Deborah Knight |
Reviews
Cute
Dolly
If you're looking for a nice, lighthearted story, give this one a listen. The story itself is just that, lighthearted and fun. And, the reader did a nice job. There were a couple of mispronounced words here and there, but nothing to detract from the enjoyment of the story, and the reader even had a nice singing voice! I really enjoyed listening! :)
humorous read - a "chick flick"
jaded_grl
great job by the reader and great audio quality. this is a cute funny tale of the things we women will do for attention and how female friends can be with each other (sticking to you through thick and thin or the friend that talks about you behind your back).
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honeybee
a very sweet n endearing story with quite a bit of humor. it reminded me of the romantic comedies of movies in the the 20,s. which I dearly love. I really enjoyed this book and narrator was good! a cute little gem! I loved the laughs
Short & Sweet
Angels Walk
Well read, except, there was no difference between character voices, making it a tad difficult to follow at times. However, the Volunteer, is very easy to listen to, delightfully clever writing, and light, comedic storyline make this well worth the time.
Bodhi42
Charming story. The reader was good, some mispronounced words and Darcy was a little whiny sounding but I guess she should be haha.
too cute
GM Jones
the reader's tones and enthusiasm nearly makes up for the pronunciation gaffs. fun fun comedy!
A LibriVox Listener
Completely enjoyable and so well read. I hope I can find others like it.
Tiffany Nielson
this was an absolute delight to listen to.