Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time

About this film

LibriVox recording of Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time by Wilkie Collins. Read in English by deongines; Lisa Reichert; Mary Herndon Bell; Mike Pelton; acousticwave; Michelle Schroff Heart and Science is one of Wilkie Collins' didactic novels. It is the story of young doctor Ovid Vere, who fights for his love against all resistance of his family and their immediate circle of acquaintances. The novel features a large inheritance, a secret engagement, and an evil stepmother, but what makes the novel remarkable is that Wilkie Collins, who was always very fond of animals, speaks out in this volume against animal cruelty in the sciences. - Summary by Carolin For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook part 1 (200MB) M4B Audiobook part 2 (199MB)

Directors & creators

Wilkie Collins

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;London; Canada; classics; animal; Collins; animal rights; vivisection

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