Sybil, or the Two Nations


Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)

(4.2 stars; 12 reviews)

Sybil is one of the most prominent political novels of the mid-nineteenth century, taking as its subject the "condition of England" question. That phrase was first used by Thomas Carlyle in an essay of 1839 on Chartism, a working-class protest movement that plays a prominent role in this novel. The two nations are the rich and the poor, and the increasing gulf between them, and their condition also inspired such writers as Charles Dickens and Mrs. Gaskell, among others (one of whom, Friederich Engels, was the disciple of Karl Marx, and in his The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 described the appalling effects of the industrial revolution a year before Sybil appeared). (16 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Advertisement 1:55 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter i 10:36 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter ii 8:27 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter iii 43:36 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter iv 6:29 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter v 19:53 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book I, Chapter vi 15:20 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, Chapter i 15:45 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter ii 7:21 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter iii 11:03 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter iv 12:49 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter v 15:44 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter vi 20:03 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter vii 14:15 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter viii 10:04 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter ix 12:00 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter x 24:44 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xi 18:29 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xii 12:11 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xiii 13:53 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xiv 12:54 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xv 14:59 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book II, chapter xvi 17:40 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter i 16:47 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter ii 21:04 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter iii 15:00 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter iv 15:32 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter v 16:19 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter vi 7:37 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter vii 6:47 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter viii 25:59 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter ix 5:11 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book III, chapter x 20:07 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 1 12:25 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter ii 6:59 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter iii 11:14 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter iv 15:06 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter v 18:52 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter vi 15:24 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter vii 19:34 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter viii 9:04 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter ix 12:00 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter x 7:24 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 11 12:48 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 12 10:58 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 13 8:57 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 14 11:57 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book IV, chapter 15 15:58 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 1 28:53 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 2 7:20 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 3 10:42 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 4 19:24 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 5 12:28 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 6 8:51 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 7 12:55 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 8 17:40 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 9 13:02 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 10 10:41 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book V, chapter 11 10:32 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 1 7:19 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 2 8:16 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 3 11:56 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 4 10:59 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 5 18:05 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 6 12:09 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 7 12:11 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 8 10:24 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 9 15:50 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 10 16:21 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 11 10:41 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 12 32:58 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Book VI, chapter 13 11:57 Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)

Reviews

Well read


(3 stars)

This book is a mediocre one and no more than a historical curiosity. I did however enjoy listening to the reader of the book. He has a pleasant voice, the sound quality was good and his reading was better or equal to professional quality books. Thank you.


(5 stars)

love Nicholas Clifford! good story though the politics loses me a bit. you'll want an OED around to define some usage