Goslings, J.D. Beresford
Goslings, J.D. Beresford
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Goslings

Author: J.D. Beresford

Narrator: Matthew Brenher

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

A global plague has decimated England's male population and the once-predictable Gosling family is now free to fulfill its long-frustrated desires. When Mr. Gosling leaves his family to peruse his sexual vices, the Gosling daughters, who lack experience and self-independence, find shelter in a matriarchal commune. However their new life is threatened by the community elders' views on free love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 24, 2024

Naturally, a book written in 1913 about a future where most of the world's men die out and the women have to figure out how to survive without them, is going to feel out of step with the world we now know, and the vocabulary and phrases in it will often seem archaic or stilted. However, if you can g......more

Goodreads review by Naomi on February 13, 2020

I wasn't expecting the antisemitism, but perhaps I should have been. On the other hand, I'm not sure how I could have anticipated the inexplicable hostility towards hats. Having been in the sun both with and without a hat, I can assure J.D. Beresford that they really do keep the sun off, it's not ju......more

Goodreads review by Ben on March 20, 2014

Published in 1913, Goslings explores what happens when an extraordinary plague that kills mostly men wipes out the population of England. The novel follows a few 'typical' characters from before the plague strikes, through the initial days, and on until a year after. It's clear from the tone of the......more

Goodreads review by Norman on March 30, 2023

This book is probably better known as A World of Women, but this is its original 1913 title as transcribed by Project Gutenberg. It's an interesting thought experiment about what would happen if a worldwide pandemic killed most of the population. Well, to be accurate, it kills most men and a much les......more

Goodreads review by Megan on December 12, 2013

A fun read in its own right, but its historical value gave it an extra zest of nerd-appeal for me. And in truth, it has many awkward moments that I would've judged more harshly had it not been about a hundred years old-- mostly weird sexism, but eugenics is also mentioned with a creepifyingly sympat......more