Samuel the Seeker


Read by DPranitis

(4.4 stars; 18 reviews)

What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing up? Here we have one response to that question, a commentary by the great novelist, journalist and political activist Upton Sinclair, on what we are to encounter as we make our way in this world we live in. It is set against the backdrop of its time (about a hundred years ago) and place (a capitalist microcosm called "Lockmanville" in upstate New York) and the viewpoint of its author. Young Samuel Prescott, having been robbed penniless, encounters the expected cast of characters, from the fiendish and jaded Capitalists to the sainted Socialists, with the righteous religious and the purchased politicians and police along the way, all perched upon the backs and shoulders of the poor and the powerless. But we can all find ourselves in here somewhere, and seek for the truth and the way forward. (Summary by D Pranitis) (7 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Chapter I 10:08 Read by DPranitis
Chapter II 15:58 Read by DPranitis
Chapter III 14:12 Read by DPranitis
Chapter IV 17:45 Read by DPranitis
Chapter V 14:06 Read by DPranitis
Chapter VI 20:20 Read by DPranitis
Chapter VII 16:05 Read by DPranitis
Chapter VIII 14:19 Read by DPranitis
Chapter IX 22:38 Read by DPranitis
Chapter X 11:03 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XI 14:36 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XII 18:47 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XIII 20:43 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XIV 16:05 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XV 15:04 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XVI 13:16 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XVII 10:27 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XVIII 12:06 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XIX 14:02 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XX 10:42 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXI 16:21 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXII 10:11 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXIII 17:10 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXIV 14:06 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXV 11:52 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXVI 11:41 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXVII 11:15 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXVIII 17:52 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXIX 9:08 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXX 12:13 Read by DPranitis
Chapter XXXI 13:52 Read by DPranitis

Reviews

Good story annoying main character lol


(3.5 stars)

Great story. the boy idealism was charming at first and then kinda was exastive


(4 stars)

Great story & still relevant. i must say though that Samuel started getting on my nerves after awhile. The ending was rather inconclusive. I didn't expect a happy ending but i'd like to know if he lived or died at least.


(5 stars)

Who could read this audio book and NOT think about what is happening today in our country? Great reader—thank you!


(4.5 stars)

The book relates how things have not changed much in all the years since its publication.


(5 stars)

Great reading of a great tale!