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  • Emperor of Portugallia-Selma Lagerlöf

    Emperor of Portugallia-Selma Lagerlöf
    Aug 26 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    7 h et 11 min
  • History of Mr. Polly-H. G. Wells

    History of Mr. Polly-H. G. Wells
    Aug 25 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    9 h et 9 min
  • Wooden Horse-Hugh Walpole

    Wooden Horse-Hugh Walpole
    Aug 24 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    9 h et 3 min
  • Lost Lady-Willa Cather

    Lost Lady-Willa Cather
    Aug 23 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    3 h et 51 min
  • This Side of Paradise-F. Scott Fitzgerald

    This Side of Paradise-F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Aug 22 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)

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    8 h et 57 min
  • Town is Drowning-C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl

    Town is Drowning-C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl
    Aug 21 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    4 h et 35 min
  • My Friend Annabel Lee-Mary MacLane

    My Friend Annabel Lee-Mary MacLane
    Aug 20 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    3 h et 50 min
  • The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant-Violet Tweedale

    The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant-Violet Tweedale
    Aug 19 2026
    Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells his daughter, Olivia, of all that has happened and the inevitable scandal which will follow. Olivia meanwhile is engaged to be married to a dashing English Colonel, Rupert Ashley. Peter Davenant, a self-made man, offers to give a vast amount of money to Guion to avert the scandal. He is no stranger to the family as, some years ago, he proposed to Olivia, who turned him down. Olivia is torn -between accepting the money and not wanting to be beholden to Davenant. She is also concerned about how the financial scandal will affect her fiancé’s military career. The book follows the fortunes of these four. (Summary by Simon Evers)
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    9 h et 21 min