Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania, credited to Bayard Taylor, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania by Bayard Taylor. Read in English by Thomas A. Copeland. The protagonist in Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania, by Bayard Taylor, is an intelligent and educated young farmer who has led a sheltered life. An unfortunate marriage to a somewhat older and much more experienced woman leads him first into financial and then legal difficulties, from which a male friend who lives nearby rescues him. The friends' deepening intimacy becomes a key element in the shaping of Joseph’s difficult journey to maturity. It is hardly surprising that in our own world, where men conceal their emotions and touch one another only in hand-shaking, football field exuberance, and violence, the author’s inclusion of physical tenderness in depicting masculine friendship has earned his book the reputation as the first gay novel. To readers who resist this outlook, the ending, though bittersweet, is far from unhappy. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
• Author credits: Bayard Taylor
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 10:44:12

Catalogue topics

• gay
• country life
• lgbt

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapters 1-3 — 54:43
2. 02 - Chapters 4-6 — 1:03:44
3. 03 - Chapters 7-9 — 1:03:06
4. 04 - Chapters 10-12 — 58:32
5. 05 - Chapters 13-15 — 1:00:44
6. 06 - Chapters 16-18 — 59:54
7. 07 - Chapters 19-21 — 55:28
8. 08 - Chapters 22-24 — 1:05:31
9. 09 - Chapters 25-27 — 59:54
10. 10 - Chapters 28-30 — 58:14
11. 11 - Chapters 31-33 — 44:22

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