Small Souls
Louis Couperus
Read by Phil Benson
Constance van der Welcke returns to the Hague and the bosom of her family after a twenty year exile caused by a marital indiscretion and divorce from the Dutch ambassador to Rome. Wanting only to be accepted into the family circle again, Constance and her husband Henri find they are the target of gossip that pulls the family apart. As the facade of the family circle begins to crack, the psychological foibles of the brothers and sisters begin to reveal themselves. Small Souls is the first of four novels that make up the quartet known as 'The Books of the Small Souls', the master work of the foremost author of modern Dutch literature, Louis Couperus. Although the 'The Books of the Small Souls' remain popular in the Netherlands, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' excellent English translation has long been out of print. (Summary by Philip Benson).
De Kleine Zielen
(11 hr 38 min)
Chapters
Translator's Note | 2:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 1 | 14:03 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 2 | 31:04 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 3 | 11:31 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 4 | 28:19 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 5 | 26:39 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 6 | 8:56 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 7 | 16:02 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 8 | 8:25 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 9 | 6:23 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 10 | 22:52 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 11 | 16:46 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 12 | 7:55 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 13 | 10:01 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 14 | 19:17 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 15 | 33:18 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 16 | 16:53 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 17 | 14:20 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 18 | 11:34 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 19 | 17:27 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 20 | 16:35 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 21 | 20:42 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 22 | 18:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 23 | 17:39 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 24 | 29:28 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 25 | 13:15 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 26 | 13:09 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 27 | 21:35 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 28 | 8:27 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 29 | 29:17 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 30 | 10:00 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 31 | 12:34 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 32 | 10:10 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 33 | 15:55 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 34 | 15:55 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 35 | 7:50 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 36 | 18:18 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 37 | 23:23 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 38 | 14:17 | Read by Phil Benson |
Chapter 39 | 57:09 | Read by Phil Benson |
Reviews
Vera Smith
Excellent! The Malay words don't have the right stress. The Dutch is very well pronounced.
Excellent!
Karen Bromberg
I totally enjoyed this book. The reader is superb.