Benefit of the Doubt

By Arthur Wing Pinero · Running time 03:46:03 · Plays

Audio streams directly from the Internet Archive. Recording by LibriVox volunteers (public domain). The text is in the public domain in the USA; please check the copyright laws of your country.

About this book

The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as "The Other Woman" in a divorce case, and how her family reacts to it. Says her uncle: I shall go out; people shall see me walking boldly through the streets: Portland Place—Regent Street—Fletcher Portwood, with his head up—his head up, they’ll say. I shall not turn my back on you, my poor little girl; don’t be frightened of that. You were always my favourite niece— I shall dine at the House, and then sup at the club. All London shall see me. “Look at Portwood!” everybody will say. “Then there can’t be the slightest foundation for t

Description from the LibriVox catalogue.

Chapters and downloads on LibriVox →

More by Arthur Wing Pinero (31)

You might also like

• Second Mrs. TanquerayArthur Wing Pinero · 02:54:30
• Cabinet MinisterArthur Wing Pinero · 03:04:09
• Notorious Mrs. EbbsmithArthur Wing Pinero · 03:13:11
• Trelawny of the WellsArthur Wing Pinero · 03:27:02
• Gay Lord QuexArthur Wing Pinero · 03:31:23
• "Mind The Paint" GirlArthur Wing Pinero · 04:20:57
• Big DrumArthur Wing Pinero · 04:28:23
• TimesArthur Wing Pinero · 03:24:23