The Caxtons: A Family Picture
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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The quiet country life of the Caxton family is interrupted by a visit to London. There the son, Pisistratus, is offered the position of secretary to a leader in Parliament. That parliamentarian's wife was loved as a girl by both Pisistratus' father and uncle; but she had passed them both by to make a marriage better suited to an ambitious woman. By a freak of fate, Pisistratus now falls in love with her daughter Fannie.
Meanwhile, Pisistratus' uncle is estranged from his own son. Between each person's pride, the rift doesn't seem possible to settle. Pisistratus does what he can to heal the wounds and reunite the family.
A further outline of this story would give no idea of its charm. The mutual affection of the Caxtons is finely indicated, and the gradations of light and shade make a beautiful picture. Never before had Bulwer written with so light a touch and so gentle a humor, and this novel has been called the most brilliant and attractive of productions. His gentle satire of certain phrases of political life was founded, doubtless, on actual experience. - Summary modified from "Warner's Synopsis of Books Ancient and Modern, Vol. 2" (1910) (22 hr 53 min)
Chapters
Preface | 3:40 | Read by weezer |
Part 1, Chapter 1 | 8:36 | Read by weezer |
Part 1, Chapter 2 | 8:53 | Read by acousticwave |
Part 1, Chapter 3 | 14:02 | Read by acousticwave |
Part 1, Chapter 4 | 20:45 | Read by acousticwave |
Part 1, Chapters 5 and 6 | 15:13 | Read by acousticwave |
Part 2, Chapter 1 | 13:53 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Part 2, Chapter 2 | 20:44 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Part 2, Chapter 3 | 21:02 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 2, Chapter 4 | 11:17 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 2, Chapter 5 | 13:04 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapter 1 | 10:58 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapter 2 | 9:19 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapter 3 | 14:26 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapter 4 | 14:32 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapters 5 and 6 | 13:53 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 3, Chapters 7 and 8 | 17:56 | Read by Peter Dann |
Part 4, Chapters 1 and 2 | 18:14 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 4, Chapters 3 and 4 | 27:05 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 4, Chapters 5 and 6 | 13:33 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 5, Chapter 1 | 46:09 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 5, Chapters 2 and 3 | 11:47 | Read by Cleon Cumberbatch |
Part 5, Chapter 4 | 14:33 | Read by TriciaG |
Part 6, Chapters 1 and 2 | 19:01 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 6, Chapters 3 and 4 | 11:46 | Read by John |
Part 6, Chapter 5 | 8:35 | Read by John |
Part 6, Chapter 6 and 7 | 14:26 | Read by John |
Part 6, Chapter 8 | 8:52 | Read by Ryan Wong |
Part 7, Chapter 1 | 19:38 | Read by Ryan Wong |
Part 7, Chapter 2 | 12:43 | Read by Ryan Wong |
Part 7, Chapters 3 and 4 | 9:58 | Read by Ryan Wong |
Part 7, Chapter 5 | 11:59 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 7, Chapter 6 | 8:26 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 7, Chapter 7 | 13:39 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 7, Chapters 8 and 9 | 6:47 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 8, Chapter 1 | 9:12 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 8, Chapter 2 | 13:17 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 8, Chapter 3 | 13:35 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 8, Chapter 4 | 33:49 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 9, Chapter 1 | 7:38 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 9, Chapter 2 | 9:04 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 9, Chapters 3 and 4 | 14:26 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 9, Chapter 5 | 12:20 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 9, Chapter 6 | 9:22 | Read by John |
Part 9, Chapter 7 | 12:04 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 10, Chapters 1 and 2 | 20:11 | Read by C.Gilson |
Part 10, Chapter 3 | 23:31 | Read by C.Gilson |
Part 10, Chapter 4 | 10:57 | Read by Michael Cocciolillo |
Part 10, Chapter 5 | 9:23 | Read by John |
Part 10, Chapter 6 | 8:37 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 11, Chapter 1 | 22:10 | Read by Tad Davis |
Part 11, Chapters 2 and 3 | 10:04 | Read by John |
Part 11, Chapters 4 and 5 | 34:08 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 11, Chapters 6 and 7 | 26:35 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 12, Chapter 1 | 11:26 | Read by kaylawhy |
Part 12, Chapter 2 | 9:17 | Read by John |
Part 12, Chapter 3 | 11:59 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 12, Chapters 4 and 5 | 13:05 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 12, Chapters 6 and 7 | 31:34 | Read by Tad Davis |
Part 13, Chapters 1 and 2 | 10:59 | Read by kaylawhy |
Part 13, Chapters 3 and 4 | 22:48 | Read by TriciaG |
Part 13, Chapter 5 | 8:35 | Read by John |
Part 13, Chapter 6 | 8:17 | Read by John |
Part 14, Chapters 1 and 2 | 17:12 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 14, Chapter 3 | 17:21 | Read by Charlotte Rose |
Part 14, Chapter 4 | 8:23 | Read by John |
Part 14, Chapter 5 | 17:26 | Read by acousticwave |
Part 14, Chapter 6 | 12:38 | Read by Michael Cocciolillo |
Part 14, Chapters 7 and 8 | 12:30 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 15, Chapter 1 | 35:56 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Part 15, Chapter 2 | 21:18 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Part 15, Chapters 3 and 4 | 19:11 | Read by Michele Eaton |
Part 16, Chapters 1 and 2 | 8:49 | Read by John |
Part 16, Chapter 3 | 15:36 | Read by Tad Davis |
Part 16, Chapter 4 | 10:26 | Read by John |
Part 16, Chapter 5 | 10:25 | Read by John |
Part 16, Chapter 6 | 9:51 | Read by John |
Part 16, Chapter 7 | 15:47 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 16, Chapters 8 and 9 | 11:17 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 16, Chapters 10 and 11 | 25:40 | Read by Tad Davis |
Part 17, Chapter 1 | 32:47 | Read by Tad Davis |
Part 17, Chapters 2 and 3 | 18:26 | Read by Richard Storer |
Part 17, Chapter 4 | 12:23 | Read by kaylawhy |
Part 17, Chapters 5 and 6 | 11:15 | Read by kaylawhy |
Part 18, Chapters 1 and 2 | 14:14 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 18, Chapters 3 and 4 | 11:41 | Read by raghavdhandi8 |
Part 18, Chapter 5 | 14:46 | Read by KevinS |
Part 18, Chapters 6 and 7 | 20:50 | Read by KevinS |
Part 18, Chapter 8 | 29:26 | Read by KevinS |