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The Rover Vol. 01 No. 08

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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.
This is the eighth issue, featuring 5 short stories and 3 poems. "To be good is to be happy" is a short quote from the drama "The Fair Penitent" by Nicolas Rowe and "Passion - its history" is the final part of "Asmodeus at large" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. - Summary by Sonia (2 hr 39 min)

Chapters

The Mother's Warning, by Lawrence Labree

19:12

Read by Jim Locke

The Tempter, a Tale of Jerusalem

19:11

Read by Marcineus

Passion - its History

58:30

Read by Jim Locke

The Tournament

30:13

Read by Jim Locke

The Sexton of Cologne

23:11

Read by Jim Locke

I Know Thou Hast Gone, by T. K. Kervey

2:59

Read by Alan Mapstone

To Be Good Is To Be Happy, by Rowe

1:22

Read by Jim Locke

The Last Man, by T. Campbell

4:27

Read by Sonia