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The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax

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(4,333 Sterne; 3 Bewertungen)

This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl who learns to see the world is it is and navigate in it. This is a vivid and charming story by Harriet Parr, who wrote under the pseudonym of Holm Lee. She was a best selling author in her days, admired even by Charles Dickens. Her descriptions of the English town, which was fast disappearing due to the industrial revolution, reminds one of novels by Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (14 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1: HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE

10:43

Read by Julian Pratley

Chapter 2: THE LAWYER'S LETTER

14:07

Read by Steven Jon Peterson

Chapter 3: THE COMMUNITY OF BEECHHURST

31:24

Read by Jdb4388

Chapter 4: A RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR

15:31

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 5: GREAT-ASH FORD

17:36

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 6: AGAINST HER INCLINATION

24:09

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 7: HER FATE IS SEALED

14:07

Read by Alix Grace

Chapter 8: BESSIE'S FRIENDS AT BROOK

23:26

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 9: FAREWELL TO THE FOREST

6:09

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 10: BESSIE GOES INTO EXILE

21:44

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 11: SCHOOL-DAYS AT CAEN

21:06

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 12: IN COURSE OF TIME

33:26

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 13: BESSIE LEARNS A FAMILY SECRET

10:27

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter 14: ON BOARD THE FOAM

19:57

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter 15: A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY

7:37

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter 16: A LOST OPPORTUNITY

17:26

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 17: BESSIE'S BRINGING HOME

22:32

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 18: THE NEXT MORNING

15:29

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 19: NEIGHBORS TO ABBOTSMEAD

21:01

Read by Jessica Hendra

Chapter 20: PAST AND PRESENT

22:34

Read by Jim Locke

Chapter 21: A DISCOVERY

14:04

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 22: PRELIMINARIES

19:37

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 23: BESSIE SHOWS CHARACTER

13:27

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 24: A QUIET POLICY

7:52

Read by sorgeaw

Chapter 25: A DINNER AT BRENTWOOD

29:03

Read by jenno

Chapter 26: A MORNING AT BRENTWOOD

16:37

Read by jenno

Chapter 27: SOME DOUBTS AND FEARS

17:45

Read by jenno

Chapter 28: IN MINSTER COURT

13:42

Read by jenno

Chapter 29: LADY LATIMER IN WOLDSHIRE

18:27

Read by jenno

Chapter 30: MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES

13:38

Read by jenno

Chapter 31: A SUCCESS AND A REPULSE

34:11

Read by jenno

Chapter 32: A HARD STRUGGLE

6:13

Read by jenno

Chapter 33: A VISIT TO CASTLEMOUNT

24:58

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter 34: BESSIE'S PEACEMAKING

15:03

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 35: ABBOTSMEAD IN SHADOW

16:33

Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth

Chapter 36: DIPLOMATIC

9:06

Read by jenno

Chapter 37: SUNDAY MORNING AT BEECHHURST

18:22

Read by Maesie Smith

Chapter 38: SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK

27:30

Read by jenno

Chapter 39: AT FAIRFIELD

13:58

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 40: ANOTHER RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR

13:02

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 41: FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES

11:25

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 42: HOW FRIENDS MAY FALL OUT

10:02

Read by sorgeaw

Chapter 43: BETWEEN THEMSELVES

16:25

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 44: A LONG, DULL DAY

17:43

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 45: THE SQUIRE'S WILL

13:53

Read by Dessa Dixon

Chapter 46: TENDER AND TRUE

29:01

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter 47: GOODNESS PREVAILS

14:08

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter 48: CERTAIN OPINIONS

15:14

Read by sorgeaw

Chapter 49: BESSIE'S LAST RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR

18:05

Read by sorgeaw

Chapter 50: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE

21:34

Read by Wendy Hall

Bewertungen

Nice, but nothing special

(4 Sterne)

Nice story about a girl who preferred her provincial calm lifestyle to the lifestyle in higher society of rich. It isn't a bad book, but there was nothing captivating for me in it.