Comedies of Courtship


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(4.2 stars; 9 reviews)

A series of short stories about love and the process of courtship. - Summary by Michele Eaton (6 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Wheel of Love Chapter 1 The Virtuous Hypocrites 11:06 Read by Kingsnake
Wheel of Love Chapter 2 Sympathy in Sorrow 14:18 Read by jenno
Wheel of Love Chapter 3 A Providential Disclosure 16:40 Read by jenno
Wheel of Love Chapter 4 The Tale of a Postmark 12:45 Read by jenno
The Wheel of Love Chapter 5 A Second Edition 13:35 Read by jenno
The Wheel of Love Chapter 6 A Man with a Theory 13:05 Read by Kim Lamb
The Wheel of Love Chapter 7 The Sights of Avignon 14:12 Read by Adam Thompson
The Wheel of Love Chapter 8 Mr and Mrs Ashforth Part 1 10:51 Read by Heather Eney
The Wheel of Love Chapter 9 Mr and Mrs Ashforth Part 2 12:26 Read by Adam Thompson
The Wheel of Love Chapter 10 Mr and Mrs Not Ashforth 13:18 Read by Adam Thompson
The Wheel of Love Chapter 11 A Dynamite Outrage 10:42 Read by Adam Thompson
The Wheel of Love Chapter 12 Another 10:53 Read by Adam Thompson
The Wheel of Love Chapter 13 Faithful to Death [Also read Postscript] 8:28 Read by Adam Thompson
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 1 A Firm Believer 10:20 Read by Tim Jones
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 2 Miss Wallace's Friend 12:04 Read by Tim Jones
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 3 All Nonsense 10:48 Read by Tim Jones
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 4 A Catastrophe at the Pool 14:27 Read by Tim Jones
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 5 An Unforeseen Case 14:16 Read by Tim Jones
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 6 There Was Somebody 14:32 Read by jenno
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 7 The Inevitable Meeting 14:55 Read by jenno
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 8 The Moral of It 14:01 Read by jenno
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 9 Two Men of Spirit 12:00 Read by Aric Reed
The Lady of the Pool Chapter 10 The Incarnation of Lady Agatha 11:26 Read by Aric Reed
The Curate of Poltons 32:07 Read by elibishop
The Three - Volume Novel 24:25 Read by elibishop
The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard 20:09 Read by djwhitney
The Decree of Duke Deodonato 20:19 Read by elibishop

Reviews


(4 stars)

It’s perhaps too much to expect that Hope could be as delightful as Shakespeare and Mozart/Da Ponte in juggling couples with interchangeable affections. Halfway through the first story I lost interest in the outcome - through no fault of the fine narrators - and, rather than abandoning all hope, reread The Prisoner of Zenda. Then went on to the second story, which is charming, and delightfully read. So it turns out I’m the fickle one!