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The History of Pendennis

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In Pendennis, William Makepeace Thackeray skillfully shows the coming of age of Arthur Pendennis, a young gentleman trying to make his way in the world. Pen's difficulties in finding his place in the difficult maze of social obstacles are created to some extent by his being raised in the country and being from an ancient though impoverished family. We follow his course from the village in which he was raised via Oxbridge to London, meeting the most memorable characters, falling in and out of love, navigating the difficulties of society, and hopefully finally arriving at a happy end. - Summary by Carolin (10 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Preface

6:23

Read by Kristin Lewis

Chapter I, Shows how First Love may interrupt Breakfast

12:43

Read by Eli27

Chapter II, A Pedigree and other Family Matters

49:12

Read by Kristin Lewis

Chapter III, In which Pendennis appears as a very young Man indeed

40:46

Read by Winston Coltart

Chapter IV, Mrs. Haller

26:17

Read by MargaretD

Chapter V, Mrs. Haller at Home

34:04

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter VI, Contains both Love and War

27:41

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter VII, In which the Major makes his Appearance

29:28

Read by jenno

Chapter VIII, In which Pen is kept waiting at the Door, while the Reader is inf…

29:43

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter IX, In which the Major opens the Campaign

18:34

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter X, Facing the Enemy

14:11

Read by Mike Moffatt

Chapter XI, Negotiation

21:14

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XII, In which a Shooting Match is proposed

19:48

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XIII, A Crisis

23:42

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XIV, In which Miss Fotheringay makes a new Engagement

17:56

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XV, The happy Village

29:28

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XVI, More Storms in the Puddle

29:31

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XVII, Which concludes the first Part of this History

28:22

Read by Michelle Tan

Chapter XVIII, Alma Mater

29:28

Read by jenno

Chapter XIX, Pendennis of Boniface

42:56

Read by jenno

Chapter XX, Rake’s Progress

35:41

Read by jenno

Chapter XXI, Flight after Defeat

24:05

Read by jenno

Chapter XXII, Prodigal’s Return

27:09

Read by jenno

Chapter XXIII, New Faces

41:40

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXIV, A Little Innocent

31:14

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXV, Contains both Love and Jealousy

26:02

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXVI, A House full of Visitors

35:45

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXVII, Contains some Ball-practising

22:32

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXVIII, Which is both Quarrelsome and Sentimental

34:55

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXIX, Babylon

29:43

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXX, The Knights of the Temple

23:37

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXI, Old and new Acquaintances

31:01

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXII, In which the Printer’s Devil comes to the Door

33:04

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXIII, Which is passed in the Neighbourhood of Ludgate Hill

28:36

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXIV, In which the History still hovers about Fleet Street

16:09

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXV, Dinner in the Row

27:26

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXVI, The Pall Mall Gazette

16:30

Read by Joseph Tabler

Chapter XXXVII, Where Pen appears in Town and Country

38:33

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XXXVIII, In which the Sylph reappears

25:35

Read by jenno

Chapter XXXIX, Colonel Altamont appears and disappears

27:06

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XL, Relates to Mr. Harry Foker’s Affairs

28:31

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLI, Carries the Reader both to Richmond and Greenwich

21:28

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLII, Contains a novel Incident

26:54

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLIII, Alsatia

21:31

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLIV, In which the Colonel narrates some of his Adventures

25:08

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLV, A Chapter of Conversations

34:30

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLVI, Miss Amory’s Partners

32:43

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLVII, Monseigneur s’amuse

38:33

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLVIII, A Visit of Politeness

15:58

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter XLIX, In Shepherd’s Inn

17:29

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter L, Or near the Temple Garden

24:07

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LI, The happy Village again

19:13

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LII, Which had very nearly been the last of the Story

29:00

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LIII, A critical Chapter

23:56

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LIV, Convalescence

32:38

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LV, Fanny’s Occupation’s gone

28:24

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LVI, In which Fanny engages a new Medical Man

30:02

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LVII, Foreign Ground

33:49

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LVIII, 'Fairoaks to let'

26:17

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LIX, Old Friends

31:29

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LX, Explanations

21:32

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXI, Conversations

35:05

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXII, The Way of the World

41:45

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXIII, Which accounts perhaps for Chapter LXI.

32:02

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXIV, Phyllis and Corydon

12:40

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXV, Temptation

28:24

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXVI, In which Pen begins his Canvass

22:11

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXVII, In which Pen begins to doubt about his Election

32:21

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXVIII, In which the Major is bidden to Stand and Deliver

28:12

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXIX, In which the Major neither yields his Money nor his Life

21:06

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXX, In which Pendennis counts his Eggs

16:56

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXI, Fiat Justitia

21:07

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXII, In which the Decks begin to clear

17:36

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXIII, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huxter

25:07

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXIV, Shows how Arthur had better have taken a Return-ticket

18:32

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXV, A Chapter of Match-making

20:14

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter LXXVI, Exeunt Omnes

46:18

Read by Jim Locke

Bewertungen

(2 Sterne)

I would give the story 3 to 4 stars, but I found the primary reader very difficult to listen to.