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Title: The Bostonians

Author: Henry James

ReadBy: Bill Hootkins

Brand: Talking Cassettes, 2 cassettes

RunningTime: 2hrs 25mins approx. 

ISBN: 074890167/1

Producedby: Sue Dawson (Music Extracts from Rossini’s Spring Sonata No. 5 in E Flat Major, ‘Allegro Vivance’). 

Synopsis: Bill Hootkins is an American actor. He on television he has featured in productions of The Ambassadorsand The Tempest, and on film he has taken part in Hear My Songand The Island of Dr Moreau. In America he has performed in plays such as Death of a Salesmanand Moby Dick, and in London’s West End theatres his wide repertoire includes Insignificanceand Peril at End House.

Contents:

         SIDE ONE

1.    North and South

a.    Run Time: 21’52”

b.   Synopsis: Two cousins meet and a beautiful feminist speaks out.

2.   Passionate Friends

a.    Run Time: 14’35”

b.   Synopsis: Differences of opinion are voiced as rivalry begins for Verena’s love.

         SIDE TWO

3.   Unwelcome Attentions

a.    Run Time: 15’49”

b.   Synopsis: A charlatan, a persistent suitor and a possessive friend.

4.   A Secret Meeting

a.    Run Time: 19’38”

b.   Synopsis: A naïve girl is flattered by her manipulative admirer.

         SIDE THREE

5.   Jealousy Surfaces

a.    Run Time:16’44”

b.   Synopsis: Two is company and three is a crowd, as Olive’s jealousy rises.

6.   Conflicting Emotions

a.    Run Time: 18’40”

b.   Synopsis: A devious mother furthers her son’s prospects; Basil cruelly destroys Verena’s confidence.

         SIDE FOUR

7.   The Demands of The Heart

a.    Run Time: 18’12”

b.   Synopsis: Basil proposes to Verena, but there are strings attached.

8.   The Ultimatum

a.    Run Time: 18’58”

b.   Synopsis: Basil makes an untimely stand and Olive is finally defeated.

Copyright: 1995

PlaceofPublication: Orbis Publishing Ltd