An Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers!: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

An Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers!, credited to Simon Landis, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of An Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers! by Simon Landis. Read in English by volunteer readers. Described by io9.com contributor Jess Nevins as “the worst science fiction novel of the 19th century,” The Social War of 1900, or The Conspirators and Lovers! has become infamous for its overwrought prose, flimsy characterizations, ludicrous plotting, and repugnant ideas. For these same reasons, the book has gained infamy as a cultural oddity, a guilty pleasure, and a somewhat over-imaginative work of outsider art. The Social War of 1900 follows the adventures of Dr. Victor Juno, a Naturalist who heals sickness through animal magnetism, and his sweetheart Lucinda. Juno, the leader of a secret paramilitary society, wages a revolutionary war against an American society steeped in sin and avarice—and, in particular, against a villainous triumvirate known as “The Bloody Conspirators.” But will his revolution succeed? And if so, what form will his idealized utopia finally take? - Summary by ChuckW

Recording facts

• Recording title: An Entirely New Feature of a Thrilling Novel! Entitled, The Social War of the year 1900; or, The Conspirators and Lovers!
• Author credits: Simon Landis
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 102
• Listed recording duration: 15:20:29

Catalogue topics

• utopian fiction
• naturalism
• bad books
• outsider art
• utopianism
• guilty pleasures

Opening tracks: first 24 of 102

1. 000 - Preface — 2:31
2. 001 - Chapter I: The Hero Rescues the Heroine — 8:18
3. 002 - Chapter II: The Solemn Oath of the Conspirators — 11:26
4. 003 - Chapter III: Deacon Stew Raves at Lucinda’s Love for Victor — 9:49
5. 004 - Chapter IV: Pat O’Conner Blarneys the Deacon — 6:26
6. 005 - Chapter V: The Bloody Conspirators Poison Victor Juno — 7:55
7. 006 - Chapter VI: The Serpent at Lucinda’s Bedside — 9:02
8. 007 - Chapter VII: Nancy Clover, Failing to Captivate General Armington, Becomes Revengeful — 7:40
9. 008 - Chapter VIII: Lucinda, in Disguise, Saves Victor’s Life — 7:20
10. 009 - Chapter IX: Victor and Lucinda Betrothed — 9:38
11. 010 - Chapter X: Foul Conniving of the Bloody Conspirators — 7:08
12. 011 - Chapter XI: Shrewd Expose of Cosmopolitan Rascality — 6:22
13. 012 - Chapter XII: Victor Juno’s Scathing Sermon in the Theatre — 8:37
14. 013 - Chapter XIII: Lucinda Abducted and Imprisoned — 8:25
15. 014 - Chapter XIV: Victor Abducted and Imprisoned — 10:21
16. 015 - Chapter XV: Reported Elopement and Seduction of Lucinda and Victor — 10:20
17. 016 - Chapter XVI: Lucinda’s Thrilling Prayer and Lamentations in Prison — 12:06
18. 017 - Chapter XVII: General Armington Searching for His Seduced Daughter in Europe — 8:04
19. 018 - Chapter XVIII: Jemmy Discovers Victor and Lucinda — 9:17
20. 019 - Chapter XIX: Deacon Stew Threatens to Shoot Jemmy — 9:04
21. 020 - Chapter XX: Lucinda Nearly Murders the Deacon in Her Cell — 6:50
22. 021 - Chapter XXI: Victor’s Vision, in a Dream, in His Dungeon — 10:47
23. 022 - Chapter XXII: Victor’s Struggle with the Night Watchman — 11:30
24. 023 - Chapter XXIII: Thrilling Prison Scene Between Lucinda and Deacon Stew — 11:15

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