The Rover Vol. 01 No. 24
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. The 24th issue of the series presents 7 short stories, an excerpt from Byron's poem "Manfred" and some trivia. - Summary by Sonia (2 hr 40 min)
Chapters
Manfred | 8:42 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
The Black Knight | 28:27 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Haunted Manor-House | 47:11 | Read by Greg Giordano |
The First and Last Robbery | 11:27 | Read by Gini Rosario |
Life on the Gulf of Mexico, by E. K. (Sketch III) | 20:02 | Read by Jim Locke |
Death at the Toilet | 10:24 | Read by Brize C |
Escape of the Duston Family | 21:46 | Read by Kerry Adams |
The Florentine Mother | 10:30 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
Pulpit Ingenuity | 2:15 | Read by Jim Locke |