The Sylph


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(3.7 stars; 7 reviews)

Georgianna Cavendish, duchess of Devonshire was one of the leading ladies of her time. There for, her novel, which contains many autobiographical plots, has been published anonymously. The author was thought to have been Sophia Briscoe, a contemporary novelist, or Fanny Burney, author of Evelina which was published at about the same time. However the duchess admitted to writing the story of Julia Grenville, a welsh beauty who marries an older man. She very quickly discovers her husband is a libertine and a rake, and that she has no idea how to behave in London society. Yet she has a sylph, a man who watches over her and gives her advice. The novel shows London society in a scathing manner, and teaches us that even in the darkest times there are good people along the way. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (8 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Section 1: letters 1 and 2- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 36:31 Read by Algy Pug
Section 2: letter 3: from Julia Stanley to miss Grenville 10:11 Read by Celine Major
Section 3: letter 4: from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 6:34 Read by Larry Wilson
Section 4: letter 5- from Louisa Grenville to lady Stanley 2:50 Read by Devorah Allen
SEction 5: Letter 6: from HENRY WOODLEY to James Spencer 11:31 Read by KevinS
Section 6: letter 7- from James Spencer to Henry Woodley 3:52 Read by ToddHW
Section 7: letter 8- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 16:07 Read by Celine Major
Section 8: letter 9-Part 1. from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 35:51 Read by KirksVoice
Section 9:-Letter 9-Part 2-from Mr. Grenville to lady Stanley 30:15 Read by KirksVoice
Section 10: letter 10- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 18:14 Read by Celine Major
Section 11: letter 11- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 4:35 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 12: letters 12-14- from lady Stanley to miss Granville 39:30 Read by Celine Major
Section 13: letter 15- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 3:45 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 14: letters 16-17: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 13:49 Read by Celine Major
Section 15: letter 18- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 2:15 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 16: letters 19-21: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 34:36 Read by Celine Major
Section 17: letter 22- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 5:17 Read by Larry Wilson
Section 18: letters 23- 24: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 12:40 Read by Celine Major
Section 19: letter 25- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 5:53 Read by Jim Locke
Section 20: letter 26- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 2:56 Read by Celine Major
Section 21: letters 27-28: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 43:23 Read by Celine Major
Section 22: letter 29- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3:26 Read by Jim Locke
Section 23: letter 30- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 5:10 Read by Celine Major
section 24: letter 31- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 5:06 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 25: letter 32- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 1:29 Read by Celine Major
Section 26: letter 33- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3:27 Read by Jim Locke
section 27: letter 34- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 0:47 Read by Celine Major
Section 28: letters 35-36: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 29:02 Read by Celine Major
Section 29: letter 37- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 2:15 Read by Jim Locke
Section 30: letter 38- from lady Stanley to the Sylph 2:14 Read by Celine Major
Section 31: letter 39- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 5:00 Read by Celine Major
Section 32: letter 40- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 6:14 Read by Larry Wilson
Section 33: letter 41- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 5:23 Read by Celine Major
Section 34: letter 42- from sir William Stanley to lord Bidolph 1:58 Read by Algy Pug
Section 35: letter 43- from GEORGE BRUDENEL to William Stanley 2:01 Read by JT
Section 36: letter 44- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 6:44 Read by Celine Major
Section 37: letter 45- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 9:06 Read by Larry Wilson
section 38: letter 46: from lady Stanley to Julia Grenville 19:29 Read by Celine Major
Section 39: letter 47- from lord Bidolph to Colonel MONTAGUE 8:38 Read by Larry Wilson
Section 40: letter 48- from miss Finch to miss Grenville 1:53 Read by JennPratt
Section 41: letter 49- from the Sylph to lady Stanley 3:20 Read by Jim Locke
Section 42: from Edward Stanley to Sir GEORGE BRUDENEL 6:49 Read by Adrian Stephens
Section 43: letter 51- from lady Stanley to miss Finch 4:00 Read by Celine Major
Section 44: letters 52-54: from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 8:58 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 45: letter 55- from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 3:48 Read by Celine Major
Section 46: letter 56- from miss Grenville to lady Stanley 2:38 Read by Devorah Allen
Section 47: letters 57-58: from lady Stanley to miss Grenville 3:57 Read by Celine Major
Section 48: letters 59-60: from lady Stanley to Lady BRUDENEL 16:44 Read by Celine Major
Section 49: letter 61- from lady BRUDENEL to lady Stanley 3:00 Read by JennPratt

Reviews

just don't


(1 stars)

I heard a British actor in an interview recently say that ppl want to hire you when you audition but for all sake's sake, don't _imitate_ a BBC accent. The reader here needed that advice badly. He is almost unintelligible.


(4 stars)

good enough book, a little over long and sometimes boring. I'm glad I listened to it.