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Author(s): Collins, Wilkie
Reader(s): Boulton, Nicholas
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA0509
Barcode: 9781781983737
Release Date: 05/2021
COLLINS, W.: Man and Wife (Unabridged)
Published 10 years after Collins’s most popular novel The Woman in White, Man and Wife centres on the confused and inequitable marriage laws of 19th-century Britain, reflecting the author’s own antipathy towards the institution. The plot follows the fortunes of a woman who, committed to marriage with one man, comes to believe that she may have inadvertently married his friend, according to the archaic laws of Scotland and Ireland. Collins shows himself to be a masterly storyteller, seamlessly moving the action from a country house to a suburb of London, and into a world of deceit and murder.
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1 | Man and Wife | 03:39 |
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2 | II | 08:58 |
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3 | Mr Vanborough opened the conversation. | 07:53 |
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4 | III | 07:54 |
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5 | Thus far not a word had escaped the master of the… | 05:32 |
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6 | IV | 08:52 |
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7 | Lady Jane began to perceive, what the lawyer… | 11:02 |
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8 | Part the Second. The March of Time. V | 07:42 |
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9 | VI | 04:29 |
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10 | VII | 06:53 |
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11 | VIII | 03:53 |
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12 | IX | 01:27 |
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13 | The Story. First Scene – The Summer-House | 06:19 |
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14 | Chapter the Second | 10:13 |
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15 | The eyes of the lady of the house and the eyes of… | 12:02 |
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16 | Chapter the Third | 14:25 |
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17 | Blanche looked back over her shoulder. | 07:51 |
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18 | Chapter the Fourth | 10:16 |
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19 | She suddenly changed her tone. The savage element… | 09:14 |
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20 | Chapter the Fifth | 09:45 |
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21 | Chapter the Sixth | 14:56 |
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22 | With that he uncrossed his legs again, and looked… | 10:13 |
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23 | Chapter the Seventh | 08:36 |
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24 | Arnold hesitated. Absolutely ignorant of that low… | 07:23 |
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25 | Chapter the Eighth | 11:00 |
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26 | A very remarkable-looking person entered the room. | 11:33 |
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27 | Second Scene – The Inn | 12:03 |
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28 | The door from the passage opened… | 07:29 |
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29 | The situation was too painful to be endured. | 13:07 |
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30 | Chapter the Tenth | 08:27 |
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31 | The door opened suddenly; and Mr Bishopriggs… | 11:12 |
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32 | Chapter the Eleventh | 10:14 |
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33 | Chapter the Twelfth | 14:07 |
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34 | The dresser-drawer in the pantry contained a choice… | 10:11 |
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35 | Chapter the Thirteenth | 07:57 |
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36 | Without allowing herself to hesitate for an instant… | 08:00 |
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37 | The rain still fell, but the storm was dying away. | 10:09 |
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38 | Third Scene – London | 12:09 |
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39 | Chapter the Fifteenth | 10:11 |
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40 | Chapter the Sixteenth | 11:40 |
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41 | Julius recovered his breath, and arranged his coat. | 07:09 |
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42 | Fourth Scene – Windygates | 11:24 |
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43 | Chapter the Eighteenth | 14:35 |
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44 | In the meantime Blanche had not done yet. | 09:06 |
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45 | Chapter the Nineteenth | 09:56 |
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46 | 'Hear my defence, gentlemen,' continued Sir Patrick… | 14:44 |
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47 | Chapter the Twentieth | 08:27 |
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48 | As soon as the general stupefaction was allayed… | 12:42 |
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49 | Chapter the Twenty-First | 06:18 |
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50 | Having made this concession to circumstances… | 12:17 |
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51 | Chapter the Twenty-Second | 09:40 |
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52 | Leaving his thoughts free to wander where they liked… | 12:20 |
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53 | Chapter the Twenty-Third | 09:06 |
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54 | Anne roused herself at those words. | 09:03 |
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55 | Chapter the Twenty-Fourth | 14:00 |
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56 | Chapter the Twenty-Fifth | 04:49 |
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57 | He paused, considering with himself whether he… | 12:19 |
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58 | Chapter the Twenty-Sixth | 10:55 |
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59 | He slackened the reins, and away he went to Craig… | 08:31 |
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60 | Chapter the Twenty-Seventh | 13:09 |
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61 | Chapter the Twenty-Eighth | 10:02 |
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62 | Having justified himself in those terms… | 06:23 |
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63 | Chapter the Twenty-Ninth | 07:30 |
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64 | The next morning came; and Blanche marked it as… | 08:15 |
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65 | Chapter the Thirtieth | 13:01 |
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66 | Chapter the Thirty-First | 10:13 |
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67 | Her ladyship put her handkerchief to her eyes. | 12:40 |
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68 | Chapter the Thirty-Second | 12:07 |
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69 | Fifth Scene – Glasgow | 06:25 |
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70 | Mr Camp sat in his private room, absorbed over his… | 07:47 |
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71 | Chapter the Thirty-Fourth | 09:37 |
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72 | Sixth Scene – Swanhaven Lodge | 11:26 |
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73 | Reduced to the plain expression of what it is really… | 11:53 |
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74 | Geoffrey took a turn on the terrace… | 12:56 |
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75 | Chapter the Thirty-Sixth | 13:45 |
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76 | It was still early in the afternoon when the gaiety at… | 14:14 |
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77 | Chapter the Thirty-Seventh | 09:26 |
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78 | With all his enormous assurance Bishopriggs was… | 06:51 |
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79 | Seventh Scene – Ham Farm | 06:37 |
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80 | Arnold started. Sir Patrick looked at him… | 09:42 |
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81 | Chapter the Thirty-Ninth | 06:07 |
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82 | Chapter the Fortieth | 14:08 |
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83 | Chapter the Forty-First | 11:19 |
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84 | Sir Patrick put the letter down with unfeigned… | 07:18 |
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85 | Chapter the Forty-Second | 11:38 |
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86 | Blanche's name had barely passed her husband's lips… | 11:22 |
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87 | Chapter the Forty-Third | 11:05 |
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88 | He mechanically took up the Glasgow journal… | 13:39 |
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89 | Eighth Scene – The Pantry | 10:18 |
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90 | Bishopriggs hesitated again. His first suspicion that… | 09:43 |
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91 | Ninth Scene – The Music-Room | 13:43 |
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92 | A sudden reluctance to go on and enter the room… | 10:01 |
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93 | Anne rose on her side, still in firm possession of her… | 14:57 |
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94 | Tenth Scene – The Bedroom | 13:58 |
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95 | The silence in the room was unbroken until… | 10:33 |
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96 | Mrs Inchbare made her appearance… | 13:58 |
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97 | Eleventh Scene – Sir Patrick's House | 09:05 |
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98 | Chapter the Forty-Eighth | 10:47 |
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99 | The next course came in – and there was an end of… | 08:51 |
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100 | Twelfth Scene – Drury Lane | 10:42 |
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101 | 'I begin to understand her,' said Sir Patrick. | 11:24 |
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102 | Sir Patrick's face became thoughtful. He waited a little… | 09:53 |
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103 | Thirteenth Scene – Fulham | 08:54 |
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104 | In the meantime the two gentlemen… | 13:09 |
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105 | At the twelfth round, Fleetwood was leading… | 12:56 |
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106 | Fourteenth Scene – Portland Place | 11:06 |
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107 | Sir Patrick broke the silence. He addressed himself to… | 10:09 |
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108 | Sir Patrick went on unblushingly from one irregularity… | 13:02 |
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109 | Sir Patrick waited patiently for Mr Moy's reply. | 12:03 |
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110 | Anne's sweet voice broke the dreary silence. | 13:33 |
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111 | Fifteenth Scene – Holchester House | 13:15 |
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112 | Sixteenth Scene – Salt Patch | 07:45 |
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113 | Chapter the Fifty-Fourth | 14:05 |
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114 | Left alone, Anne secured the door, and threw herself… | 12:36 |
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115 | Chapter the Fifty-Fifth | 12:00 |
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116 | An appeal to the proprieties of life, in the mouth of… | 06:50 |
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117 | Chapter the Fifty-Sixth | 09:17 |
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118 | Their eyes met as he said it to her. Julius felt Anne's hand… | 06:17 |
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119 | Chapter the Fifty-Seventh | 09:25 |
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120 | Another and a longer interval passed before the door… | 10:25 |
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121 | Chapter the Fifty-Eighth | 14:02 |
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122 | 'Dead tired!' – the servant said to herself… | 06:19 |
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123 | Chapter the Fifty-Ninth | 00:43 |
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124 | 2 | 02:20 |
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125 | 3 | 02:40 |
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126 | 4 | 03:44 |
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127 | 5 | 02:52 |
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128 | 6 | 10:20 |
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129 | 7 | 02:58 |
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130 | 8 | 03:36 |
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131 | 9 | 10:40 |
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132 | 10 | 08:34 |
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133 | 11 | 03:51 |
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134 | 12 | 03:44 |
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135 | Arrived at that point in the narrative… | 02:27 |
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136 | Chapter the Sixtieth | 09:38 |
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137 | The surgeon took his leave. Anne hurried back… | 11:42 |
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138 | As he turned to bid Anne farewell, the uneasiness… | 14:25 |
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139 | Chapter the Sixty-First | 06:07 |
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140 | Chapter the Sixty-Second | 07:58 |
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141 | She was standing motionless in the middle… | 09:42 |
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142 | The church clock struck the quarter to eleven. | 09:15 |
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143 | Epilogue | 03:34 |
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144 | II | 07:18 |
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