Love's Shadow
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LibriVox recording of Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson.
Read in English by Helen Taylor
The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Leverson was a great friend and staunch supporter of Oscar Wilde and shared his love for sharp, witty writing. Like Wilde, her work is characterised by a wonderful ear for dialogue and deft characterization. 'Love's Shadow' introduces us to Bruce and Edith Ottley and their friends, who are to all appearances living the bright and carefree lives of the well-to-do. But there are cracks appearing in the facade. Bruce is staggeringly self-obsessed, a hypochondriac and a spendthrift, and Edith must learn to manage her stubborn, exasperating husband. Meanwhile their friends attempt to navigate the rocky rapids of love and marriage with varying degrees of success, and keep us thoroughly entertained along the way.
(Helen Taylor)
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Download M4B (159MB)
- 01 - Chapter 1: Hyacinth (8.5Mb)
- 02 - Chapter 2: The Anxieties of Sir Charles (9Mb)
- 03 - Chapter 3: Anne Yeo (6Mb)
- 04 - Chapter 4: The Sound Sense of Lady Cannon (7.9Mb)
- 05 - Chapter 5: A Proposal (6.3Mb)
- 06 - Chapter 6: The Little Ottleys (4.3Mb)
- 07 - Chapter 7: Hyacinth's Little Dinner (9.9Mb)
- 08 - Chapter 8: Lord Selsey (6.7Mb)
- 09 - Chapter 9: The Peculiarities of Raggett (6.5Mb)
- 10 - Chapter 10: A Musical Afternoon (7.6Mb)
- 11 - Chapter 11: The Troubles of the Ottleys (6.8Mb)
- 12 - Chapter 12: At the National Gallery (7Mb)
- 13 - Chapter 13: More of the Little Ottleys (10Mb)
- 14 - Chapter 14: Lady Cannon's Visit (8.3Mb)
- 15 - Chapter 15: Raggett in Lovee (11.8Mb)
- 16 - Chapter 16: Archie (6.2Mb)
- 17 - Chapter 17: Bruce's Play (5.6Mb)
- 18 - Chapter 18: Hyacinth Waits (10.1Mb)
- 19 - Chapter 19: Eugenia (8.4Mb)
- 20 - Chapter 20: Bruce Has Influenza (6.4Mb)
- 21 - Chapter 21: Engaged (7Mb)
- 22 - Chapter 22: The Strange Behaviour of Anne (5.1Mb)
- 23 - Chapter 23: Bruce Convalescent (5.6Mb)
- 24 - Chapter 24: The Wedding (7.3Mb)
- 25 - Chapter 25: Accounts (8.1Mb)
- 26 - Chapter 26: Confidences (7.9Mb)
- 27 - Chapter 27: Miss Wrenner (7.2Mb)
- 28 - Chapter 28: Anne Returns (7.7Mb)
- 29 - Chapter 29: The Ingratitude of Mitchell (8.7Mb)
- 30 - Chapter 30: Mitchell Behaves Decently (8.8Mb)
- 31 - Chapter 31: Jane's Sister (6.9Mb)
- 32 - Chapter 32: The Drive (6.5Mb)
- 33 - Chapter 33: The Quarrel (9.4Mb)
- 34 - Chapter 34: Anne and Eugenia (4.8Mb)
- 35 - Chapter 35: That Woman (6.2Mb)
- 36 - Chapter 36: Raggett's Sense of Humour (6.9Mb)
- 37 - Chapter 37: Sir Charles (6.7Mb)
- 38 - Chapter 38: Rehearsing (6.3Mb)
- 39 - Chapter 39: The Solution (6.4Mb)
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