Nether World
George Gissing
40 chapters · 18 h 43 min · English
Read by Elizabeth Klett, daisyb, KarlHenning, MaryA, Anise, Margaret Espaillat and others
Romance · General Fiction
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This sad social novel revolves around the problematic issue of money. Michael returns from Australia to London a rich man. However, he hides this fact from everybody and spends money only on the things he really needs. He contemplates leaving his money to his granddaughter Jane, under the condition that she donate at least most of it to charity. However, Jane is not sure she can do it. This novel tells much about working class life in 19th century London.(Summary by Stav Nisser)
Chapters
1 Chapter 01: A Thrall of Thralls 23 min 2 Chapter 02: A Friend in Request 21 min 3 Chapter 03: A Superfluous Family 28 min 4 Chapter 04: Clara and Jane 24 min 5 Chapter 05: Jane is Visited 27 min 6 Chapter 06: Glimpses of the Past 30 min 7 Chapter 07: Mrs. Byass's Lodgings 25 min 8 Chapter 08: Pennyloaf Candy 29 min 9 Chapter 09: Pathological 32 min 10 Chapter 10: The Last Combat 22 min 11 Chapter 11: A Disappointment 21 min 12 Chapter 12: Io Saturnalia 29 min 13 Chapter 13: The Bringer of Ill News 17 min 14 Chapter 14: A Welcome Guest 17 min 15 Chapter 15: Sunlight in Dreary Places 28 min 16 Chapter 16: Dialogue and Comment 19 min 17 Chapter 17: Clem Makes a Disclosure 22 min 18 Chapter 18: The Joke is Completed 24 min 19 Chapter 19: A Retreat 25 min 20 Chapter 20: A Vision of Noble Things 31 min 21 Chapter 21: Death the Reconciler 32 min 22 Chapter 22: Watching from Ambush 28 min 23 Chapter 23: On the Eve of Triumph 27 min 24 Chapter 24: The Family History Progresses 38 min 25 Chapter 25: A Double Consecration 27 min 26 Chapter 26: Sidney's Struggle 31 min 27 Chapter 27: Clara's Return 17 min 28 Chapter 28: The Soup-Kitchen 26 min 29 Chapter 29: Phantoms 33 min 30 Chapter 30: On a Barren Shore 33 min 31 Chapter 31: Woman and Actress 34 min 32 Chapter 32: A Haven 38 min 33 Chapter 33: A Fall from the Ideal 23 min 34 Chapter 34: The Debt Repaid 27 min 35 Chapter 35: The Treasury Unlocked 20 min 36 Chapter 36: The Heir 32 min 37 Chapter 37: Mad Jack's Dream 34 min 38 Chapter 38: Joseph Transacts Much Business 47 min 39 Chapter 39: Sidney 47 min 40 Chapter 40: Jane 36 min
