The Touchstone
Edith Wharton
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Stephen Glennard's career is falling apart and he desperately needs money so that he may marry his beautiful fiancee. He happens upon an advertisement in a London magazine promising the prospect of financial gain. Glennard was once pursued by Margaret Aubyn, a famous and recently deceased author, and he still has her passionate love letters to him. Glennard removes his name from the letters and sells them, making him a fortune and building a marriage based on the betrayal of another. (Summary by Wikipedia) (2 hr 40 min)
Chapters
| 01 - Chapter 01 | 10:34 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 02 - Chapter 02 | 17:23 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 03 - Chapter 03 | 7:38 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 04 - Chapter 04 | 16:05 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 05 - Chapter 05 | 11:21 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 06 - Chapter 06 | 15:03 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 07 - Chapter 07 | 12:05 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 08 - Chapter 08 | 14:05 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 09 - Chapter 09 | 6:59 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 10 - Chapter 10 | 9:56 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 11 - Chapter 11 | 4:26 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 12 - Chapter 12 | 11:33 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 13 - Chapter 13 | 14:28 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
| 14 - Chapter 14 | 8:55 | Read by Elizabeth Klett |
Reviews
Wonderful reading
44blue
Elizabeth Klett is the perfect reader.
What a story!
Bethany
I really enjoyed this one! It's not very long as you can see, but it follows an individual through a sort of tangled emotional mess, the likes of which we have all experienced at one time or another. Of course probably not as elaborate, but one which will definitely resonate with the reader even so. I enjoyed a lovely range of emotions while listening to THE TOUCHSTONE. (Incidentally, the title is well chosen. Make sure to look up the definition of "touchstone" if it's unfamiliar!) AND WHAT A MARVELOUS, GIFTED READER, THANK YOU!!! She handles group conversations beautifully, distinguishing each speaker amazingly well!!
Painful and Wonderful!
Alessandro Serenelli
A great short work by Edith Wharton. Any listener capable of empathy will feel all the emotional pain of her characters as they struggle with subtle, but significant matters of morality. Elizabeth Klett could not be better and conveys Wharton's tone magnificently.
A LibriVox Listener
I wasn't crazy about this book. The story was not as gripping or interesting as her other novels. I didn't like any of the characters! However as usual Elizabeth Klett read it so well!
Your words
Kat
Great reader! Story is interesting as it made me ask was his act moral or not and did this taint the rest of his life and actions.
Wharton Novella
TLocke
Wharton's ability to put deep characters into a seemingly complex situation; only to redeem them at the end is is quite nicely read.
jenniebrown
A very enjoyable listen which kept me interested all the way through the book. The narrator is superb!
Seek the light
In this early novella Wharton displays her emerging powers of story telling. Nicely read by Ms Klett.