Vixen
Vixen is an 1879 classic romance novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.
A free LibriVox audiobook (18 h 38 min) is available.
About Vixen
This is an exquisite and heartbreaking love story. Violet Tempest and Roderick Vawdrey, otherwise known to each other as Vixen and Rorie, are childhood sweethearts. However, Rorie's family wants him to marry elsewhere. You may think it is the old story all over again, but nothing in this novel is what it seems. It is far too realistic for that. Many books talk about falling in love. This book starts after that stage, and speaks about the harder stage of a relationship: loving earnestly but understanding that love - even in the truest and purest sense - is not everything in life. There are duties to fulfill, and they might have nothing to do with love. Family life plays a large role in this novel, and it is not always warm and good. Many of the characters are strong and complicated. The novel has some feminist ideas, but they have boundaries, and are presented side by side with the conventional ideas of the times. But the signs of change are there... loud and clear. (Summary by Stav Nisser)
Free audiobook
Vixen — LibriVox recording, 18 h 38 min in 47 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote Vixen?
Vixen was written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and first published in 1879.
What genre is Vixen?
It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.
Is there a free audiobook of Vixen?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 18 h 38 min.
What books are similar to Vixen?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Picture of Dorian Gray, She and Far from the Madding Crowd.
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