The Nether World

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Nether World , by George Gissing (1857-1903). This sad social novel revolves around the problematic issue of money. Michael returns from Australia to London a rich man. However, he hides this fact from everybody and spends money only on the things he really needs. He contemplates leaving his money to his granddaughter Jane, under the condition that she donate at least most of it to charity. However, Jane is not sure she can do it. This novel tells much about working class life in 19th century London. (Summary by Stav Nisser) 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 . Download M4B 01-15 (170MB) Download M4B 16-30 (188MB) Download M4B 31-40 (154MB)

Directors & creators

George Gissing

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; literature; fiction; society; poverty; wealth; romance; money; charity

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