Gadsby


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(4.9 stars; 4 reviews)

Fifty-year-old John Gadsby is alarmed by the decline of his hometown, Branton Hills, and rallies the city's young people to form an "Organization of Youth" to build civic spirit and improve living standards. Gadsby and his youthful army, despite some opposition, transform Branton Hills from a stagnant municipality into a bustling, thriving city. The story begins around 1906 and continues through World War I, Prohibition, and President Warren G. Harding's administration.

"Gadsby" is a lipogram - a whole novel of some 50.000 words without a single instance of the letter E. When it first appeared in 1939 it was hardly noticed by the general public, but a modern reviewer called it "probably the most ambitious work ever attempted in this genre". Hardcopies of the book are extremely rare and sell for thousands of dollars. (Summary by Availle and Wikipedia) (6 hr 10 min)

Chapters

Introduction 7:21 Read by Larry Wilson
I 30:16 Read by Bill Boerst
II 14:00 Read by Bill Boerst
III 14:38 Read by Bill Boerst
IV 9:46 Read by Bill Boerst
V 12:31 Read by Bill Boerst
VI 9:21 Read by Chuck Williamson
VII 14:16 Read by Chuck Williamson
VIII 7:03 Read by Kathi Reynolds
IX 7:56 Read by Kathi Reynolds
X 4:51 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XI 10:43 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XII 6:27 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XIII 15:11 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XIV 9:35 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XV 10:28 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XVI 7:16 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XVII 9:22 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XVIII 15:11 Read by Bill Boerst
XIX 8:54 Read by Bill Boerst
XX 7:13 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XXI 5:03 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XXII 5:02 Read by Kathi Reynolds
XXIII 5:17 Read by Kathleen Moore
XXIV 3:48 Read by Kathleen Moore
XXV 9:43 Read by Kathleen Moore
XXVI 7:00 Read by Kathleen Moore
XXVII 2:59 Read by jftocanada
XXVIII 5:45 Read by John
XXIX 7:08 Read by John
XXX 7:52 Read by John
XXXI 2:32 Read by jftocanada
XXXII 4:47 Read by Logan Lorenz
XXXIII 7:40 Read by Logan Lorenz
XXXIV 4:25 Read by neethugnath
XXXV 6:29 Read by Cleon Cumberbatch
XXXVI 3:17 Read by fshort
XXXVII 3:49 Read by fshort
XXXVIII 9:43 Read by fshort
XXXIX 10:30 Read by fshort
XL 7:06 Read by jftocanada
XLI 6:56 Read by Cleon Cumberbatch
XLII 2:24 Read by John
XLIII 9:15 Read by John

Reviews

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(5 stars)

Running Time: 06:10:49 Zip file size: 174MB Catalog date: 2018-03-28 Read by: LibriVox Volunteers Book Coordinator: Availle Meta Coordinator: Availle Proof Listener: KHand