The Rover Vol. 01 No. 25
Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith
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"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. This is the 25th issue, with a varied choice of poetry and prose texts. - Summary by Sonia (2 hr 33 min)
Chapters
The Pool of Bethesda, by Seba Smith | 1:58 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
Yankee Notions, by Samuel Kettel | 9:51 | Read by Gini Rosario |
The Little Hunch-Backed Girl, by Elizabeth Oakes Smith | 11:09 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The Broken Miniature | 19:02 | Read by Gini Rosario |
The House of Disaster | 19:44 | Read by littlemissclumsy |
The Free Rover, by W. H. Carpenter | 2:48 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
The Sisters. A Tale for the Ladies. From Tales of the Borders, by James Mackay … | 12:16 | Read by Jim Locke |
Isolated Affection, by W. G. Simms | 7:45 | Read by Janice McNally |
The Pirates' Retreat, by S. B. Beckett | 59:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
Letters from Town to Country | 9:12 | Read by Jim Locke |