The Recording Angel


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"The Recording Angel," by Edwin Arnold Brenholtz, is one of the earliest examples of an American proletarian novel, a work intended to promote social reform or political revolution among the working classes. The story's themes of economic inequality between producers and consumers, political collusion within the upper classes, and the loss of the middle class ring particularly true today, especially in a global context. Billed as a "romance of the future," the plot of this fictional account of class struggle between workingmen and trust magnates of the new industrial economy hinges on a unique electric machine, which did not exist in 1905, but is quite common today. Besides writing at least four books, the author was a prolific poet and frequent contributor to the International Socialist Review. He corresponded with a variety of personalities, including the poet Edwin Markham, labor leaders Theodore and Eugene Debs, controversial activist and minister George D. Herron, and writer Samuel Clemens. - Summary by Andru Bemis (10 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Preface 2:04 Read by Linette Geisel
On the Oppressor's Side Was Power 21:09 Read by Andru Bemis
The End Is Not While We Can Say, 'This Is the End.' 5:27 Read by Andru Bemis
The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strained 17:55 Read by Andru Bemis
Till We Meet Again 13:55 Read by Andru Bemis
There Are Swift Hours In Life 24:05 Read by Andru Bemis
The Massive Gates Of Circumstance 24:14 Read by Andru Bemis
He Laughs Best Who Laughs Last 36:24 Read by Kate Follis
The Best Laid Plans Of Mice and Men 27:43 Read by Kate Follis
Do Them - Or They'll Do You 18:36 Read by Andru Bemis
It Is the Unexpected That Happens 21:06 Read by Andru Bemis
But When To Mischief Mortals Bend Their Will 23:35 Read by Kate Follis
Beyond the Infinite and Boundless Reach Of Mercy 19:27 Read by Kate Follis
Why the World Are All Thinking About It 12:30 Read by Kate Follis
There Are Several Ways To Kill a Cat 24:16 Read by Kate Follis
A Consistent Liar Is the Devil Incarnate (Part 1) 28:29 Read by Kate Follis
A Consistent Liar Is the Devil Incarnate (Part 2) 32:23 Read by Kate Follis
I Cannot Tell What You and Other Men Think 28:38 Read by Kate Follis
It's An Ill Wind That Blows No One Any Good 35:01 Read by Kate Follis
The Devil Incarnate Would Still Be Partly Human 38:14 Read by Kate Follis
Life Is a Disease Of Which Sleep Relieves Us 28:27 Read by Kate Follis
Oh, What a Fall Was There, My Countrymen 20:11 Read by Kate Follis
For, Some Days Must Be Dark and Dreary 23:32 Read by Kate Follis
The Telling Of It All Lets In a Flood Of Light (Part 1) 27:06 Read by Kate Follis
The Telling Of It All Lets In a Flood Of Light (Part 2) 27:36 Read by Kate Follis
The Recording Angel Causes All the Trouble 37:21 Read by Kate Follis
Dust To Dust! Ashes To Ashes 22:27 Read by Kate Follis