The Daredevil
Maria Thompson Daviess
Read by LikeManyWaters
Roberta, daughter of an American soldier and a French marquise, is returning to the childhood home of her father after his death in the Great War. Upon reaching New York she realizes that her Uncle, a woman-hater, has confused the genders of her and her small crippled brother. In order to please her Uncle and ensure medical treatment for Pierre, she becomes "Robert", his nephew. In her new identity she secures supplies for France, has many hilarious close-calls, and manages to fall in love with the Governor. - Summary by LikeManyWaters (6 hr 10 min)
Chapters
| Sparkling Waves over High Explosives | 23:53 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| Vive La France | 25:23 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| That Mr. G. Slade of Detroit | 22:32 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| The Impossible Uncle Robert | 15:48 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''Here's My Boy, Governor'' | 13:31 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''We Both Need You'' | 15:14 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| The Girl Bunch | 9:07 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| In the Dress of Magnificence | 17:26 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''O'er the Land of the Free-'' | 16:39 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| Vitriol and the Hoodoo | 22:40 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| Business and Pie | 20:03 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| The Beautiful Madam Whitworth | 19:14 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| Brothers by Bloodshed | 20:04 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| To Bear Men and to Save Them | 17:16 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''Behold, I Am a Spy!'' | 17:06 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''Immediately I Come to You!'' | 16:04 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| The Tall Timbers of Old Harpeth | 18:33 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| The Camp Heaven | 18:16 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| All is Lost | 22:10 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
| ''You Are-Myself!'' | 20:00 | Read by LikeManyWaters |
Reviews
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uses the Lord's name in vain
Rukia Sands
This book is as it says fun ride. The story is written in first person from Roberta’s view point. The characters do not discover her gender till the end. She uses her disguised gender to her advantage to learn details about a plan to stop supplies from reaching France. The reason for her concealed gender is plausible and the story was fun to listen to though at some times confusing. The only bit of Romance is near the end of the story it is the type where the characters in love say that they enjoyed each other’s company so much and now I discovered you are a girl have fallen in love. Dissatisfied with romantic intrigue loved yet even so I read it till the end and can say I enjoyed it.