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Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though...
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Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.
Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.
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Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.
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11 FEB 2026 · In which a concealed narrator presents a private history newly dressed in modest language, urging the reader to weigh its truth and moral purpose rather than its outward scandal. The preface frames the tale as a sober account intended to instruct the discerning, promising reflections on vice, repentance, and human frailty without revealing the full course of events.
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11 FEB 2026 · In which the early years of a young girl named Moll Flanders are recounted, revealing her humble and uncertain beginnings, her tender hopes to avoid the drudgery of servants’ work, and her innocent ambition to become a “gentlewoman” by her own honest labour. We see her nurtured by a kind nurse and favoured by gentlefolk who aid her education, while she gains the admiration of those around her, setting the stage for a life marked both by genteel appearance and the complexities of human character.
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12 FEB 2026 · In which a young woman finds herself entangled in the romantic advances of two brothers, each declaring their love and making various overtures, while she navigates the complexities of pride, vanity, and the expectations of society. The delicate dance of affection, secrecy, and familial suspicion unfolds with tender moments and cautious encounters, revealing the hazards that attend a young woman's awakening to her own charms.
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13 FEB 2026 · In which the narrator finds herself ensnared in a delicate family intrigue, where misunderstandings and open declarations of affection embroil her in a complex web of honour, secrecy, and social expectation. Through earnest discourse with her beloved and the family’s probing suspicions, she navigates the precarious balance between truth and appearance, love and reputation, amidst the shifting sentiments that threaten her very standing.
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14 FEB 2026 · In which the intricate negotiations and misunderstandings of love and marriage among a gentleman’s family unfold with a delicate mix of honour, pride, and mistaken intentions, revealing the woman’s steadfast virtue amidst pressing temptations and obligations. Following the death of her husband, she finds herself cast into the precarious world of the Mint, where she resolves to escape the surrounding ruin and seek a more stable footing in life.
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15 FEB 2026 · In which the widow, navigating the changed and mercenary manners of London's matrimonial market, learns that money alone commands esteem and that women must guard their worth with prudence and stratagem. Guided by a faithful friend, she adeptly feigns wealth to ensnare a suitable husband, weaving artful deceit to secure her future while reflecting on the necessity for women’s courage in the affairs of love and fortune.
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16 FEB 2026 · In which the narrator recounts her voyage to Virginia with her husband, the discovery of her mother-in-law’s convict past, and the dreadful revelation of her own close kinship with her husband that shatters their domestic bliss. She struggles with the isolating burden of this secret, the increasing estrangement from her husband, and prepares herself and her mother for a painful reckoning that must one day be faced.
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17 FEB 2026 · In which I take the bold step of revealing the strange and distressing truth of my birth to my husband, with whom I have striven to maintain a semblance of harmony despite the heavy secret that binds us. Upon returning to England, I navigate the precarious life of a widow in the fashionable city of Bath, encountering new acquaintances and facing the challenges of limited means and uncertain prospects with a mixture of fortitude and cautious hope.
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18 FEB 2026 · In which Moll, grateful for the ample provision made for her lying-in, prudently saves a considerable sum while living comfortably with her gentleman at Hammersmith, though bound by the limitations of her unmarried state and haunted by the prospect of poverty. After years of devoted service and three children, she faces sudden abandonment and must grapple with the solitude and uncertainty of her altered fortunes, reflecting soberly on the consequences of freedom without guidance and the difficulties of a woman alone in the world.
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19 FEB 2026 · In which the widow, seeking trustworthy counsel for managing her modest fortune, is introduced to a gentleman and his friend who offer their assistance with a genuine air of honesty; and in the course of their meetings, she encounters delicate disclosures and proposals that entwine her affairs with matters of the heart, leading her ultimately to journey northwards under the auspices of a companion’s persuasion.
Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though...
show more
Step into an audio-cabinet of curiosities, where the works of Daniel Defoe are read in their full measure, without haste or abridgment. Each episode presents a faithful narration, as though a traveller’s journal opened by candlelight - tales of shipwreck and survival, of commerce, conscience, and the restless spirit of adventure.
Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.
show less
Designed for listeners who favour patience over noise, this podcast invites you to keep company with rogues, merchants, and solitary islanders, hearing every page as it might have been spoken in a London coffee-house of old.
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| Organization | Good Old Classics |
| Categories | Fiction |
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