The Human Chord
Algernon Blackwood
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The following sets the tone for this work of weird fiction:
"Numbers of strange people advertised in the newspapers, he knew, just as numbers of strange people wrote letters to them; and Spinny—so he was called by those who loved him—was a diligent student of the columns known as "Agony" and "Help wanted." Whereupon it came about that he was aged twenty-eight, and out of a job, when the threads of the following occurrence wove into the pattern of his life, and "led to something" of a kind that may well be cause for question and amazement.
The advertisement that formed the bait read as follows:—
"WANTED, by Retired Clergyman, Secretarial Assistant with courage and imagination. Tenor voice and some knowledge of Hebrew essential; single; unworldly. Apply Philip Skale,"—and the address."
- Summary by Algernon Blackwood (6 hr 38 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1. Part 1 | 31:59 | Read by Katina Papadakis |
Chapter 1. Part 2 | 29:28 | Read by Katina Papadakis |
Chapter 2. Part 1 | 28:15 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Chapter 2. Part 2 | 18:48 | Read by Andrew Gaunce |
Chapter 3 | 35:52 | Read by Gary J. Conover |
Chapter 4 | 23:46 | Read by Gary J. Conover |
Chapter 5 | 19:34 | Read by Guomin Do |
Chapter 6 | 9:12 | Read by NoelVox |
Chapter 7 | 25:18 | Read by Anautumnous |
Chapter 8 | 22:27 | Read by Novella Serena |
Chapter 9 | 25:11 | Read by DH2003 |
Chapter 10 | 35:21 | Read by Jamison Kester |
Chapter 11 | 22:35 | Read by Novella Serena |
Chapter 12 | 18:21 | Read by Novella Serena |
Chapter 13 | 35:31 | Read by EJ How |
Chapter 14 | 17:07 | Read by Novella Serena |
Reviews
Atmospheric
SevenLivelyArts
Very well read. Unique story. Blackwood is always very moody, but the pacing of the story drags a bit.
A LibriVox Listener
Amazing book, well read by all involved