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Kathleen by Christopher Morley ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

Jul 25, 20222 hr 2 minEp. 164
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Episode description

Kathleen by Christopher Morley audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Eight Oxford undergraduates who call themselves the Scorpions pride themselves on wit, argument, and a talent for turning ordinary life into literature. When a stray letter from a young woman named Kathleen to a mysterious 'Joe' falls into their hands, it becomes the perfect spark for their next club challenge: write a serial story using real names and real places, and make it convincing enough to feel true. But the game quickly outgrows the page. As each Scorpion adds chapters and embellishments, Kathleen turns from a signature into a vivid, irresistible idea - and soon the boys cannot resist the next, more reckless step: to track down the real girl behind the letter.What begins as a literary prank becomes a comic pursuit through London rooms, bookshops, boarding houses, and social corners where an invented heroine might actually exist. Rivalries flare, loyalties wobble, and the line between authorship and obsession blurs as the Scorpions compete to be the first to find Kathleen - and to control the story she is supposed to belong to. Wry, brisk, and affectionate, Christopher Morley turns youthful bravado, friendship, and romantic imagination into a sparkling chase.

Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:40:13) Chapter 2

(01:18:02) Chapter 3

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