Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories


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In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pursuing his literary aspirations and supporting his wife and child. Two brothers on opposing sides of the American Civil War compete for the same woman's affections. A man recounts the unfortunate manner he first met his long-time friend. A young woman and a young man argue over the rights to a local cove and its seaweed crop. A bride struggles to find the perfect sacrifice to make to support charity. A Venetian woman falls in love with an Austrian soldier, a member of the enemy force occupying her city. An American woman must choose between two suitors, one American and the other British. A destitute woman, while travelling by boat to Panama, dreads her arranged marriage to her rich cousin in Peru and makes an unexpected friend.

The 9 stories are scattered across a variety of settings but have some basic themes in common: poverty, romance, travel, and transnational relationships.
Summary by Elsie Selwyn (7 hr 24 min)

Kapitel

Lotta Schmidt 50:51 Gelesen von Belinda Mc
The Adventures of Fred Pickering 50:00 Gelesen von Beeswaxcandle
The Two Generals 54:37 Gelesen von marisad6
Father Giles of Ballymoy 37:32 Gelesen von mikepaquetteVO
Malachi's Cove 48:04 Gelesen von fshort
The Widow's Mite 52:07 Gelesen von Chris Pyle
The Last Austrian Who Left Venice 42:21 Gelesen von Cbteddy
Miss Ophelia Gledd 54:38 Gelesen von jenno
The Journey to Panama 54:40 Gelesen von jenno