EPISODE 7: Rhoda Broughton, ”Cometh Up as a Flower: (1867), Part Two

2021-11-25

Chapters 20-24: 0:00--Morbidity & Theodicy. 3:30—Poetry. 6:32—Comedy. 7:35—A jumble. 8:30—Dolly vs. Nell. 12:45—Women vs. women. 13:15—Angel in the House. 14:10—Dying father. 15:55—Interlude. Chapters 25-38: 16:40—Civil War & Cotton. 19:30—Pax Britannica. 21:10—India in Britain. 23:40—The British in India. 28:45—Nell’s possible probable fate. 30:50—Anti-Semitism. 33:30—Lamb to the slaughter. 37:00—High dudgeon. 39:05—Newlywed Nell. 41:40—Code of arms. 42:45—At Wentworth. 43:40—The return of Dick. 45:25—A forgery discovered. 46:00—Ruin av...

Chapters 20-24: 0:00--Morbidity & Theodicy. 3:30—Poetry. 6:32—Comedy. 7:35—A jumble. 8:30—Dolly vs. Nell. 12:45—Women vs. women. 13:15—Angel in the House. 14:10—Dying father. 15:55—Interlude.

Chapters 25-38: 16:40—Civil War & Cotton. 19:30—Pax Britannica. 21:10—India in Britain. 23:40—The British in India. 28:45—Nell’s possible probable fate. 30:50—Anti-Semitism. 33:30—Lamb to the slaughter. 37:00—High dudgeon. 39:05—Newlywed Nell. 41:40—Code of arms. 42:45—At Wentworth. 43:40—The return of Dick. 45:25—A forgery discovered. 46:00—Ruin averted. 48:10—Poetic justice denied. 50:09—Fireworks fizzled. 52:15—The Admiral’s Daughter rebutted. 55:25—Dolly married. 56:20—Nell growing and awakening. 1:00:15—Reunion, reward, redemption. 1:04:10—Out of time.

Text: Rhoda Broughton, Cometh Up a Flower. 1867. Broadview, 2010.

Interludes: Charles Guonod, Romeo and Juliet (1867), performed by Opera National de Paris, 1953.

Illustration: Rhoda Broughton, by Cyril Flower (detail)
platinum print, 1890s, National Portrait Gallery.

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