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Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country

Gelesen von Roger Melin

(4,679 Sterne; 78 Bewertungen)

Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country. Having lost both parents and his home in northern Vermont, orphan Willie Brower is taken in by Eben Holden, "Uncle Eb" who transports him westward to save him from being sent to an orphanage. Through the Adirondacks and into the St. Lawrence valley they travel. Eben is kind, happy, and loves to tell stories to the youngster, many of which were to shape the life and ideals of Willie during his life.

This story follows Willie as a young orphan, later as a journalist, and finally as a soldier who enlists in the army at the outset of the American Civil War. The book was immensely popular when it was published in 1900 and the years to follow, as the characters were all drawn from people who the author had known himself. (Summary by Roger Melin) (10 hr 19 min)

Chapters

01 - Chapter 1

16:31

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02 - Chapter 2

18:41

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03 - Chapter 3

28:22

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04 - Chapter 4

31:04

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05 - Chapter 5

9:32

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06 - Chapter 6

8:48

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07 - Chapter 7

22:55

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08 - Chapter 8

18:22

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09 - Chapter 9

13:51

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10 - Chapter 10

16:53

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11 - Chapter 11

3:52

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12 - Chapter 12

16:15

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13 - Chapter 13

21:40

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14 - Chapter 14

9:52

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15 - Chapter 15

7:41

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16 - Chapter 16

20:34

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17 - Chapter 17

14:38

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18 - Chapter 18

12:12

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19 - Chapter 19

12:36

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20 - Chapter 20

6:55

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21 - Chapter 21

10:34

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22 - Chapter 22

12:53

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23 - Chapter 23

10:40

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24 - Chapter 24

9:21

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25 - Chapter 25

5:39

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26 - Chapter 26

12:41

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27 - Chapter 27

8:15

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28 - Chapter 28

15:56

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29 - Chapter 29

15:24

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30 - Chapter 30

12:06

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31 - Chapter 31

13:56

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32 - Chapter 32

9:24

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33 - Chapter 33

9:00

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34 - Chapter 34

12:45

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35 - Chapter 35

13:07

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36 - Chapter 36

13:00

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37 - Chapter 37

6:21

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38 - Chapter 38

15:00

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39 - Chapter 39

31:00

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40 - Chapter 40

28:40

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41 - Chapter 41

3:09

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42 - Chapter 42

7:37

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43 - Chapter 43

15:38

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44 - Chapter 44

10:37

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45 - Chapter 45

5:31

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Bewertungen

Very good book and superb reader.

(4 Sterne)

Eben Holden is one of those stories that starts out slowly and gradually builds up momentum. Folksy in the best sense of the word, it has moments of sorrow, joy laughter and wistfulness, much like real life. Roger Malin is an expert, gifted reader who narrates this book with just the right amount of understated emotion to let the story unfold in the listener's mind.

Great reading of a classic American tale

(5 Sterne)

I second the previous reviews. Roger does a great job with this book. The tale is classic Americana and tells of a young man coming of age in the 1840s and 1850s. All the hopes and dreams and angst and disappointment really caught me up in the story.

SERENDIPITY

(5 Sterne)

A wonderful reading of a master diarist. How sad that so many people never experience good times as trailblazers. The "good ol' days" may never have been so good as we remember, but we are fortunate to believe that they were.

(5 Sterne)

Great book and as always Roger Melin is a GREAT orator.

(5 Sterne)

A really good book to listen to. Roger Melin is such an excellent reader that it makes the story more interesting to listen to and it's hard to stop at any spot in the story.

Good Simple Story

(4 Sterne)

Roger Melin is my favorite reader. This book reminds me of the writing of Wendell Berry, so if you are a fan of his, I think you will like this book.

Splendid!

(5 Sterne)

I loved this story. A feel good ending & excellently read. I listened to it twice, back to back.

(5 Sterne)

fabulous book and very well read. old timey but not meaningless. In fact lessons demonstrated are lessons pertinent to today