Froth


Read by Phil Benson

Clementina is losing her youth in the fashionable world of late-nineteenth century Madrid and takes a younger lover. Meanwhile her father, the Duke de Requena, a rapacious businessman and one of the richest men in the city, is determined to outdo his rivals. When Clementina and her father clash over her mother's will, who will come out the winner? A biting satire with an ensemble cast of wealthy aristocratic and would-be aristocratic characters, Froth (La Espuma) was one of two novels by Armando Palacio Valdés translated for Edmund Gosse's Heinemann International Library series, which introduced English readers to European authors who would otherwise have remained unknown. This edition comes with an Introduction to the author by Gosse and a concluding Editor's Note on the series. (Summary by Philip Benson) (13 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Introduction by Edmund Gosse 15:16 Read by Phil Benson
Dramatis Personae 56:10 Read by Phil Benson
More of the Actors 57:03 Read by Phil Benson
Salabert's Daughter I 26:02 Read by Phil Benson
Salabert's Daughter II 37:31 Read by Phil Benson
Salabert's Daughter III 20:44 Read by Phil Benson
How the Duke de Requena Rewarded Virtue 47:25 Read by Phil Benson
Precipitancy 46:13 Read by Phil Benson
The Savage Club of Madrid 1:10:06 Read by Phil Benson
Dinner and Cards at the Osorios' 59:13 Read by Phil Benson
After Dinner 23:58 Read by Phil Benson
Raimundo's Love Affairs 46:06 Read by Phil Benson
Matters of Business 30:45 Read by Phil Benson
The Duke's Ball 52:10 Read by Phil Benson
An Unwelcome Guest 30:51 Read by Phil Benson
A Pious Matinée 36:27 Read by Phil Benson
An Excursion to Riosa 35:40 Read by Phil Benson
Life Underground 47:28 Read by Phil Benson
A Departing Soul 36:36 Read by Phil Benson
A Darkened Mind 21:20 Read by Phil Benson
A Passion Burnt Out 19:02 Read by Phil Benson
Editor's Note by Edmund Gosse 5:45 Read by Phil Benson