The Old Maids' Club
Israel Zangwill
Read by TriciaG
Mathematics vs. poetry: Brainy and beautiful 17-year-old Lillie, determined to never marry, begins an Old Maids' Club, while patient young Lord Silverdale advises, observes, and writes appropriate poetry. Candidates for membership must be young, beautiful (and pledged to remain so), and have rejected at least one offer of marriage. The often humorous stories these young women share make up the bulk of the tale. (Summary by TriciaG) (9 hr 30 min)
Chapters
The Algebra of Love, Plus Other Things | 19:30 | Read by TriciaG |
The Honorary Trier | 12:28 | Read by TriciaG |
The Man in the Ironed Mask | 27:35 | Read by TriciaG |
The Club Gets Advertised | 10:27 | Read by TriciaG |
The Princess of Portman Square | 1:06:22 | Read by TriciaG |
The Grammar of Love | 19:26 | Read by TriciaG |
The Idyl of Trepolpen | 49:55 | Read by TriciaG |
More About the Cherub | 11:58 | Read by TriciaG |
Of Wives and Their Mistresses | 24:27 | Read by TriciaG |
The Good Young Men who Lived | 24:56 | Read by TriciaG |
Adventures in Search of the Pole | 49:34 | Read by TriciaG |
The Arithmetic and Physiology of Love | 15:26 | Read by TriciaG |
The English Shakespeare | 46:02 | Read by TriciaG |
The Old Young Woman and the New | 33:45 | Read by TriciaG |
The Mysterious Advertiser | 36:05 | Read by TriciaG |
The Club Becomes Popular | 22:03 | Read by TriciaG |
A Musical Bar | 24:39 | Read by TriciaG |
The Beautiful Ghoul | 33:08 | Read by TriciaG |
La Femme Incomprise | 15:29 | Read by TriciaG |
The Inaugural Soiree | 27:24 | Read by TriciaG |
Reviews
Me
well read, kind of an interesting book!
Great!
A LibriVox Listener
Very witty series of stories
Quirky and fun
TLocke
While not a typical romance collection, and set in another era there are underlying personalities and quandries in relationships that are eternal.
Cool Stories
Michelle S
I really got a kick out of this series of stories. Thank you!
Stand Tall
Full of many different and interesting versions of the same question. Very humorous.
a very unique courtship, with many interesting love stories.
A LibriVox Listener
Thank you TriciaG
zobert
Lighthearted stories read superbly.
no listrn
jenny
TriciaG has very unpleasant sing song voice. Most irritating.