The Vertical City
Fannie Hurst
Read by Lisa Reichert
As the city above soars gloriously skyward, the denizens of the city writhe in its dirty underbelly.
The Vertical City is a collection of six short stories by Fannie Hurst (American). Each story, tells in gritty, dramatic style, of ugly inner city tragedy: unwed mothers, women doing what they need to do in order to escape poverty, or loneliness… A mother can literally give her life in the attempt to provide a better life for her child, and even then she may fail because her love, protection and guidance, cannot overcome the depravity of the environment.
Stories included here are: She Walks In Beauty, Back Pay, The Vertical City, The Smudge, Guilty, and Roulette. Summary by Lisa Reichert (7 hr 15 min)
Chapters
| She Walks In Beauty, Part 1 | 28:45 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| She Walks In Beauty, Part 2 | 25:03 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| She Walks In Beauty, Part 3 | 31:28 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Back Pay, Part 1 | 20:09 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Back Pay, Part 2 | 26:20 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Back Pay, Part 3 | 30:50 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| The Vertical City, Part 1 | 27:30 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| The Vertical City, Part 2 | 25:45 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| The Smudge, Part 1 | 21:21 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| The Smudge, Part 2 | 31:57 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Guilty, Part 1 | 31:45 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Guilty, Part 2 | 31:14 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Roulette, Part 1 | 37:08 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Roulette, Part 2 | 39:14 | Read by Lisa Reichert |
| Roulette, Part 3 | 26:46 | Read by Lisa Reichert |