Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Family Life, Dramatic Readings

Authors: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell In Year : 1866

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Wives and Daughters (Dramatic Reading)

Dramatis Personae
The Dawn of a Gala Day
A Novice Amongst The Great Folk
Molly Gibson's Girlhood
Mr Gibson's Neighbours
Calf Love
A Visit to the Hamleys
Foreshadows of Love Perils
Drifting Into Danger
The Widower and The Widow
A Crisis
Making Friendship
Preparing for the Wedding
Molly Gibson's New Friends
Molly Finds Herself Patronized
The New Mamma
The Bride At Home
Trouble At Hamley Hall
Mr Osborne's Secret
Cynthia's Arrival
Mrs Gibson's Visitors
The Half-Sisters
The Old Squire's Troubles
Osborne Hamley Reviews His Position
Mrs Gibson's Little Dinner
Hollingford in a Bustle
A Charity Ball
Fathers and Sons
Rivalry
Bush Fighting
Old Ways and New Ways
A Passive Coquette
Coming Events
Brightening Prospects
A Lover's Mistake
The Mother’s Manoeuvre
Domestic Diplomacy
A Fluke and What Came Of It
Mr Kirkpatrick Q. C.
Secret Thoughts Ooze Out
Molly Gibson Breathes Freely
Gathering Clouds
The Storm Bursts
Cynthia's Confession
Molly Gibson to the Rescue
Confidences
Hollingford Gossips
Scandal and Its Victims
An Innocent Culprit
Molly Gibson Finds a Champion
Cynthia At Bay
Troubles Never Come Alone
Squire Hamley's Sorrow
Unlooked-for Arrivals
Molly Gibson’s Worth is Discovered
An Absent Lover Returns
Off with the Old Love and On with the New
Bridal Visits and Adieux
Reviving Hopes and Brightening Prospects
Molly Gibson at Hamley Hall
Roger Hamley's Confession
Concluding Remarks

Molly and her father have lived alone since the death of her mother. Now Mr Gibson decides it will be in Molly's best interests for him to marry again. The new "Mama" brings to the household many changes, including a glamorous new step-sister. Mrs Gibson starts scheming to have Cynthia marry one of the sons of the local squire, but she does not understand Cynthia's reluctance or why Molly is meeting Mr Preston in the forest. Secrets, love affairs and society gossip abound in this social commentary novel written by Mrs Gaskell (author of North and South and Mary Barton). Love across the class divide, love of parents for children and step-children, love which is a 'heated fancy', love between sisters, and sincere self-sacrificing love of one person for another whether brother or beloved - all are delicately and delightfully drawn in this masterpiece of 19th century literature, and all are brought to life in this dramatic reading with a stunning cast of voices. - Summary by Beth Thomas

Cast list:
Narrated by: Lynette Caulkins and Beth Thomas
Molly Gibson: K.G.Cross
Cynthia Kirkpatrick: Amanda Friday
Mr Gibson: Joseph Tabler
Mrs Gibson/Betty/Frederick Greenwood: Elizabeth Klett
Roger Hamley: Larry Wilson
Osborne Hamley: Eden Rea-Hedrick
Squire Hamley: Michael Armenta
Mrs Hamley/Miss Pipe/Bethia: Vanessa Cooley
Lady Agnes/Martha/Miss Airy/Mrs. Bradley: Farheen
Lady Cumnor: Ruth Golding
Lady Harriet Cumnor: Libby Gohn
Lord Cumnor: tovarisch
Lord Hollingford/Williams: Rob Marland
Dick Hayward: Ryan Cooley
Hannah Oakes/Housemaid: SionedV
Helen Kirkpatrick/Mrs. Brown/Mrs. Parkes: Lydia
Housemaid 2: Hannah Mather
Lady Guest: Heather Masters
Major Coxe/Old Mr. Silas: Alan Mapstone
Maria: Miriam Esther Goldman
Marie-Aimée Scherer/Mrs. Goodenough/Lady Mary Cuxhaven: Carol Eades King
Miss Dorothy Browning: Michele Eaton
Miss Goodenough/Jenny: Woolly Bee
Miss Hornblower/Mrs. Dyson: Gemma L Myers
Miss Phoebe Browning: Maria Kasper
Mr Ashton/Mr.Roscoe/Banker: DomBombadil
Mr Coxe: BeniaminoMassimo
Mr Hall: Algy Pug
Mr Robert Preston: Brett W. Downey
Mr Sheepshanks/Robinson: Mike Pelton
Mr Wynne/Mrs. Dawes: Alex Lane
Mrs Kirkpatrick (Cynthia's aunt): Dorothy Godfrey-Smith
Mrs Silas/Dick/Groom/Mr. Kirkpatrick: Kimberly Krause
Willie/Grandchild: Evie Maria
Young Master Hamley: Zoe Trang
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Audio edited by: Linette Geisel, K.G.Cross, Michele Eaton, Mary J, Kim, Bhavya, Mira Williams and VocalPenguin
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Proof Listeners: Stav Nisser, Linette Geisel, Beth Thomas , MaxineMarie, Lynda Marie Neilson, VocalPenguin, Mira Williams and Bhavya