The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax


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(4.4 stars; 5 reviews)

This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl who learns to see the world is it is and navigate in it. This is a vivid and charming story by Harriet Parr, who wrote under the pseudonym of Holm Lee. She was a best selling author in her days, admired even by Charles Dickens. Her descriptions of the English town, which was fast disappearing due to the industrial revolution, reminds one of novels by Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (14 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1: HER BIRTH AND PARENTAGE 10:43 Read by Julian Pratley
Chapter 2: THE LAWYER'S LETTER 14:07 Read by Steven Jon Peterson
Chapter 3: THE COMMUNITY OF BEECHHURST 31:24 Read by Jdb4388
Chapter 4: A RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR 15:31 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 5: GREAT-ASH FORD 17:36 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 6: AGAINST HER INCLINATION 24:09 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 7: HER FATE IS SEALED 14:07 Read by Alix Grace
Chapter 8: BESSIE'S FRIENDS AT BROOK 23:26 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 9: FAREWELL TO THE FOREST 6:09 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 10: BESSIE GOES INTO EXILE 21:44 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 11: SCHOOL-DAYS AT CAEN 21:06 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 12: IN COURSE OF TIME 33:26 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 13: BESSIE LEARNS A FAMILY SECRET 10:27 Read by Jim Locke
Chapter 14: ON BOARD THE FOAM 19:57 Read by Jim Locke
Chapter 15: A LITTLE CHAPTER BY THE WAY 7:37 Read by Jim Locke
Chapter 16: A LOST OPPORTUNITY 17:26 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 17: BESSIE'S BRINGING HOME 22:32 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 18: THE NEXT MORNING 15:29 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 19: NEIGHBORS TO ABBOTSMEAD 21:01 Read by Jessica Hendra
Chapter 20: PAST AND PRESENT 22:34 Read by Jim Locke
Chapter 21: A DISCOVERY 14:04 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 22: PRELIMINARIES 19:37 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 23: BESSIE SHOWS CHARACTER 13:27 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 24: A QUIET POLICY 7:52 Read by sorgeaw
Chapter 25: A DINNER AT BRENTWOOD 29:03 Read by jenno
Chapter 26: A MORNING AT BRENTWOOD 16:37 Read by jenno
Chapter 27: SOME DOUBTS AND FEARS 17:45 Read by jenno
Chapter 28: IN MINSTER COURT 13:42 Read by jenno
Chapter 29: LADY LATIMER IN WOLDSHIRE 18:27 Read by jenno
Chapter 30: MY LADY REVISITS OLD SCENES 13:38 Read by jenno
Chapter 31: A SUCCESS AND A REPULSE 34:11 Read by jenno
Chapter 32: A HARD STRUGGLE 6:13 Read by jenno
Chapter 33: A VISIT TO CASTLEMOUNT 24:58 Read by Michele Eaton
Chapter 34: BESSIE'S PEACEMAKING 15:03 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 35: ABBOTSMEAD IN SHADOW 16:33 Read by Zeprina-Jaz Ainsworth
Chapter 36: DIPLOMATIC 9:06 Read by jenno
Chapter 37: SUNDAY MORNING AT BEECHHURST 18:22 Read by Maesie Smith
Chapter 38: SUNDAY EVENING AT BROOK 27:30 Read by jenno
Chapter 39: AT FAIRFIELD 13:58 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 40: ANOTHER RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR 13:02 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 41: FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES 11:25 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 42: HOW FRIENDS MAY FALL OUT 10:02 Read by sorgeaw
Chapter 43: BETWEEN THEMSELVES 16:25 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 44: A LONG, DULL DAY 17:43 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 45: THE SQUIRE'S WILL 13:53 Read by Dessa Dixon
Chapter 46: TENDER AND TRUE 29:01 Read by Michele Eaton
Chapter 47: GOODNESS PREVAILS 14:08 Read by Michele Eaton
Chapter 48: CERTAIN OPINIONS 15:14 Read by sorgeaw
Chapter 49: BESSIE'S LAST RIDE WITH THE DOCTOR 18:05 Read by sorgeaw
Chapter 50: FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE 21:34 Read by Wendy Hall

Reviews

Nice, but nothing special


(4 stars)

Nice story about a girl who preferred her provincial calm lifestyle to the lifestyle in higher society of rich. It isn't a bad book, but there was nothing captivating for me in it.