The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
E. Phillips Oppenheim
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Alfred Burton, a smooth-talking salesman, is having a perfectly ordinary day on the job when he stumbles across a strange plant in an old house. What he doesn't realize is that the fruit of the plant, when eaten, will change not merely the entire course of his life, but in fact his very self. - Summary by Devorah Allen (6 hr 43 min)
Chapters
The Fruit of the Tree | 22:03 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
A Transformation | 16:24 | Read by Marcus Alexander |
Mr. Alfred Burton's Family | 13:56 | Read by ToddHW |
A Shock to Mr. Waddington | 17:00 | Read by Nick Flesher |
Burton's New Life | 15:18 | Read by Nick Flesher |
A Meeting With Ellen | 17:54 | Read by Michelle Tan |
The Truthful Auctioneer | 12:46 | Read by Michelle Tan |
Hesitation | 13:49 | Read by Michelle Tan |
The Land of Enchantment | 16:22 | Read by Blainej |
No Reconciliation | 12:45 | Read by Blainej |
The Gate Into Paradise | 10:26 | Read by Joe Selah |
A Bolt From the Blue | 11:08 | Read by John |
Proof Positive | 9:10 | Read by John |
The Legend of the Perfect Food | 17:01 | Read by Pseudonymous Nerd |
The Professor Insists | 12:33 | Read by Wayne Anderson |
Enter Mr. Bomford! | 11:01 | Read by Joe Selah |
Burton Declines | 11:10 | Read by Michelle Tan |
The End of a Dream | 17:03 | Read by Michelle Tan |
A Bad Half-Hour | 17:26 | Read by Michelle Tan |
Another Complication | 9:49 | Read by Joe Selah |
An Amazing Transformation | 13:07 | Read by Warren Kati |
Doubts | 11:11 | Read by ToddHW |
Condemned! | 16:55 | Read by Warren Kati |
Menatogen, the Mind Food | 15:05 | Read by Warren Kati |
Discontent | 11:56 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
The End of a Wonderful World | 10:52 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Mr. Waddington Also | 11:31 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
The Real Alfred Burton | 9:31 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Riches and Repentance | 12:08 | Read by ToddHW |
A Man's Soul | 6:35 | Read by Devorah Allen |
Reviews
An interesting listen
Mark Shelby
Is it a morality tale? Not sure. Maybe so if the moral is that money fixes everything. Or maybe, "shirking wealth, but ending up with it anyway" fixes everything? Or maybe, "How to be a letch by leaving your wife and son to pursue finer things..."
A MODERN MORALITY TALE
AVID READER
I would never have expected such a remarkable study from Openheim. I have enjoyed several of his spy novels, but the unexpected depth of this work was surprising. It was extremely well done and we'll read.
Thought provoking
Loloreads
A great listen. Keeps you wondering what will happen right to the end. Also a good commentary on snobbery and reverse snobbery. I could not decide whether to feel happy or sad for Burton at the end.
Me
not oppenheim's usual genre, but a very thought provoking book. definitely worth listening to! good readers as well.
Excellent story
Sherie Black
Quite a perspective of class and life. Makes you think. Most readers did a good job