The Old Wives' Tale

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Old Wives' Tale, by Arnold Bennett. Read by Andy Minter. The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1908. It deals with the lives of two very different sisters, Constance and Sophia Baines, following their stories from their youth, working in their mother's draper's shop, into old age. It is generally regarded as one of Bennett's finest works. It covers a period of about 70 years from roughly 1840 to 1905, and is set in Burslem and Paris. (Summary by Andy) 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 audiobooks, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (211MB) Download M4B Part 2 (207MB) Download M4B Part 3 (223MB)

Directors & creators

Arnold Bennett

Subjects

librivox; literature; audiobooks; bennett; fiction

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