The Later Life


Read by Phil Benson

(3.9 stars; 8 reviews)

Set in the stifling world of turn of the century Dutch aristocracy, the second volume of the 'Books of the Small Souls' quartet, begins where the first volume ended. Constance Van der Welcke has returned to The Hague after her twenty-year exile for a scandalous affair in Rome. Hoping for acceptance by her family and the society of her former 'set', Constance and her husband Henri are now estranged from the family and have given up all ambitions of acceptance in society. Determined to live quietly, they form new friendships - Henri with Constance's niece, Marianne, and Constance with Henri's eccentric old friend, Max Brauws - that lead each of them on a journey of self-discovery. (Summary by Phil Benson)

The original in Dutch can be found in our catalogue: Dutch Version (8 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Translator's Note 1:07 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter I 7:22 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter II 19:19 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter III 7:55 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter IV 8:45 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter V 10:17 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter VI 13:35 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter VII 8:57 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter VIII 11:37 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter IX 14:46 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter X 18:03 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XI 9:00 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XII 12:36 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XIII 8:00 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XIV 9:29 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XV 9:56 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XVI 7:02 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XVII 13:50 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XVIII 38:49 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XIX 29:07 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XX 21:44 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXI 23:14 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXII 25:52 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXIII 19:24 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXIV 9:35 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXV 19:40 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXVI 26:25 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXVII 13:50 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXVIII 18:16 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXIX 16:18 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXX 24:54 Read by Phil Benson
Chapter XXXI 6:53 Read by Phil Benson