The Romance of a Shop
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Amy Levy
(2,9 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)
Praised by Oscar Wilde amongst other contemporaries, Amy Levy's first novel tells the story of the four Lorimer sisters, who decide to open their own photography business after the death of their father which has left them in poverty. The novel examines the opportunities and difficulties of urban life for the "New Woman" in the late nineteenth century. Not only was Levy unusual as a female novelist in this period, but she was also from an Anglo Jewish family. - Summary by Jane Gough (5 hr 29 min)
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Cape Codder
(1 Sterne)
The gentleman who reads everything from Chapter 9 on completely ruins this book; he is positively unbearable to listen to. I understand that everyone here is a volunteer, but he should consider a different hobby - perhaps gardening. Or stamp collecting. And LibriVox needs to put some type of compassionate vetting in place to prevent thoroughly unskilled and inappropriate readers from destroying their catalog. Recordings like this one are horrible!
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Esther Garcia
(5 Sterne)
enjoyable story and readers if playback speed is corrected to a bit faster.