The Mysteries of London Vol. II
George W. M. Reynolds
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The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the second volume. Initially serialized in weekly installments, they were the forerunners of today's soap operas. Known as "Penny Dreadfuls", they had no claim to literary brilliance but offered readers entertainment and excitement in the form of vice, poverty, wealth, virtue, mystery and scandal in every combination and reached a mass audience. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (23 hr 27 min)
Chapitres
| Rat's Castle | 20:20 | Lu par Lynne T |
| A Public Functionary | 19:03 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Confidence | 16:52 | Lu par Evan |
| Incidents in the Gipsy Palace | 16:38 | Lu par Jaiden |
| The Subterranean | 12:05 | Lu par Jeremiah Sutherland |
| Gibbet | 12:38 | Lu par Jeremiah Sutherland |
| Morbid Feelings | 16:57 | Lu par Jeremiah Sutherland |
| The Unfinished Letter | 17:29 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Hypocrisy | 12:14 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Bath - The Housekeeper | 20:26 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| The Rector's New Passion | 20:26 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| The Old Hag's Intrigue | 15:56 | Lu par jftocanada |
| The Masquerade | 16:12 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Mrs. Kenrick | 18:55 | Lu par Jude Somers |
| A Mysterious Deed | 18:34 | Lu par Jude Somers |
| The Death-Bed | 17:25 | Lu par Jude Somers |
| Proceedings in Castelcicala | 15:05 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Reflections - The New Prison | 18:21 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| Patriotism | 14:31 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| The Decision | 11:49 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| The Trial of Catherine Wilmot | 25:02 | Lu par Honnha Newberry |
| A Happy Party | 19:30 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Interview | 21:08 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Rector in Newgate | 17:12 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| Lady Cecilia Harborough | 26:59 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Bequest | 15:35 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Zingarees | 21:26 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Executioner's History | 35:11 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Trace | 13:46 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Thames Pirates | 21:03 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| An Arrival at the Wharf | 10:19 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Plague Ship | 19:26 | Lu par Kathi Reynolds |
| The Pursuit | 18:34 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Black Veil | 16:27 | Lu par jenno |
| Mr. Greenwood's Dinner-Party | 15:21 | Lu par Layla Montipay |
| The Mysteries of Holmesford House | 25:31 | Lu par jenno |
| The Adieux | 17:58 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Castelcicala | 24:34 | Lu par Dan Gurzynski |
| Montoni | 25:02 | Lu par Atyourservice |
| The Club-House | 22:03 | Lu par Dan Gurzynski |
| The History of an Unfortunate Woman part 1 | 57:53 | Lu par michelekilpatrick |
| The History of an Unfortunate Woman part 2 | 57:12 | Lu par michelekilpatrick |
| The Tavern at Friuli | 23:49 | Lu par Doug Fajardo |
| The Journey | 14:42 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The 'Boozing-Ken' Once More | 27:15 | Lu par jenno |
| The Resurrection Man Again | 19:26 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Mr. Greenwood's Journey | 16:49 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Kind Friends | 18:39 | Lu par Andee |
| Estella | 32:00 | Lu par jenno |
| Another New-Year's Day | 18:38 | Lu par Andee |
| The New Cut | 20:08 | Lu par Andee |
| The Forged Bills | 26:43 | Lu par jenno |
| The Battles of Piacere and Abrantani | 43:23 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Battle of Montoni | 19:25 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| Two of our Old Acquaintances | 17:16 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| Crankey Jem's History | 1:00:11 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Mint - The Forty Thieves | 47:33 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| Another Visit to Buckingham Palace | 28:43 | Lu par Kathleen Moore |
| The Royal Breakfast | 21:44 | Lu par Kathleen Moore |
| The Aristocratic Villain and the Low Miscreant | 18:11 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Old Hag and the Resurrection Man | 19:29 | Lu par jftocanada |
| Ellen and Catherine | 16:51 | Lu par jenno |
| A Gloomy Visitor | 21:45 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Orphan's Filial Love | 29:17 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| A Maiden's Love | 28:46 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Handsome Stranger - Disappointment | 17:34 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Princess Isabella | 24:19 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| Ravensworth Hall | 17:38 | Lu par jenno |
| The Bride and Bridegroom | 13:55 | Lu par Kathi Reynolds |
| The Breakfast | 18:11 | Lu par Kathi Reynolds |
| The Patrician Lady and the Unfortunate Woman | 19:31 | Lu par Kathi Reynolds |
| The Husband, the Wife, and the Unfortunate Woman | 20:35 | Lu par Kathi Reynolds |
| The Resurrection Man's House in Globe Town | 19:15 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Alderman Sniff - Tomlinson and Greenwood | 25:14 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Holford's Studies | 23:37 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Deed | 14:28 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Examination at the Home Office | 10:24 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Tortures of Lady Ravensworth | 21:56 | Lu par VfkaBT |
| The Duellists | 20:29 | Lu par VfkaBT |
| The Voices in the Ruins | 22:28 | Lu par VfkaBT |
| The Progress of Lydia Hutchinson's Vengeance | 32:19 | Lu par VfkaBT |
| The Prisoner in the Subterranean | 18:31 | Lu par VfkaBT |
| The Veiled Visitor | 18:59 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Murder | 14:09 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Effect of the Oriental Tobacco | 18:53 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Return to England | 23:29 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Arrival at Home | 22:28 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Marriage | 19:16 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| Mr. Banks's House in Globe Lane | 23:56 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Old Hag's History | 49:55 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| The Marquis of Holmesford | 32:30 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Coldbath Fields' Prison | 13:48 | Lu par JasonIvey |
| A Desperate Achievement | 25:36 | Lu par John Demetre |
| The Widow | 28:02 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Bethlem Hospital | 26:04 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Vernon | 15:20 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Scenes at Ravensworth Hall | 19:27 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| A Welcome Friend | 12:02 | Lu par Ruby |
| A Midnight Scene of Mystery | 21:00 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Plots and Counterplots | 29:19 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Woman as She Ought to be | 24:03 | Lu par Kalynda |
| The Jugglers | 25:07 | Lu par jenno |
| The Performance | 41:24 | Lu par jenno |
| The Resurrection Man's Return Home | 10:28 | Lu par jenno |
| A New Epoch | 26:26 | Lu par jenno |
| Crockford's | 25:50 | Lu par jenno |
| The Aunt | 19:05 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Fight - The Ruined Gamester | 21:57 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| The History of a Gamester part 1 | 49:22 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| The History of a Gamester Part 2 | 42:51 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| The Excursion | 36:23 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Party at Ravensworth Hall | 25:33 | Lu par Mike Manolakes |
| The Stranger Who Discovered the Corpse | 14:55 | Lu par Kalynda |
| An Unpleasant Exposure | 28:04 | Lu par Dan Gurzynski |
| The Resurrection Man's Last Feat at Ravensworth Hall | 20:07 | Lu par Dan Gurzynski |
| Egerton's Last Dinner Party | 38:02 | Lu par ABFries |
| The Obstinate Patient | 20:03 | Lu par Lynne T |
| Death of the Marquis of Holmesford | 18:43 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| The Ex-Member for Rottenborough | 31:45 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Further Misfortunes | 17:14 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Gibbet at Markham Place | 14:30 | Lu par Linda Johnson |
| Eliza Sydney and Ellen - The Hospital | 21:48 | Lu par Lynne T |
| The Revenge | 25:50 | Lu par Kate Follis |
| The Appointment Kept | 31:08 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Conclusion | 7:29 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
| Epilogue | 4:48 | Lu par Larry Wilson |
Critiques
I'm Markhamized!
dsuden
Mysteries of London is a fascinating weave of sub plots involving a large cast of characters. Carried through volume one, and into volume two George Reynolds tells a riveting, albeit sensationalized account of life in London in the 1840s, with a big emphasis on the inequity of conditions existing between the wealthy aristocracy and the struggling lower class. The hero of the story has become my hero. Mr. Richard Markham exemplifies the finest attributes of human goodness. Though he's fictitious, I was inspired by this character's acts of kindness and graciousness. To me, he's a wonderful role model, and will live in my mind as someone I want to be like. Despite the darkness of the storyline, or maybe because of it, Richard Markham's character stands out like a beacon of light. If for no other reason, I'll never regret having listened to this long and amazing story.
Great! Listen to Vol I first
The Outlier
Very fine Penny Dreadful English novel continuation by a fine author. Chapter reading uneven/some sound problems in parts,but action moves right along. Suggest, for full flavour--though each volume stands alone--that listeners start with Vol I. Vol I Part I accessible at https://librivox.org/the-mysteries-of-london-by-george-w-m-reynolds/. If you cannot retrieve in archive.org. With later Part III of series, other authors involved in the novel serialisation, so tempo changes. Hard to believe this long novel production started well before 1850, given recognisable 'modern'/universal themes explored.
Markhamized!
creative
The hero of this story is so inspiring to me that I have come to think of him as a role model, despite his being ficticious. A fascinating, albeit sensationalized adventure through the intrigues on both sides of the social divide in mid- 19th century London. Thanks very much to the readers for their dedication in delivering us this massive work! I enjoyed it!
LOVED IT!
A LibriVox Listener
I have been waiting quite a while for volume 2 to be recorded by the wonderful LibriVox volunteers and I am not disappointed! The book is amazing and filled with all of the evil and the beauty that resides in all of us. It explores the absolute height of humanity and the very depths of depravity and everything in between. Sad it's over.