Nequa or The Problem of the Ages: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Nequa or The Problem of the Ages, credited to Jack Adams, 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 Nequa or The Problem of the Ages by Jack Adams. Read in English by Jeff Burke; Colleen McMahon; Aimee van den Berg; Cheryl; M. D. Jakubowski; Lee; Rapunzelina; Christina Fu; Jim Locke Nequa or The Problem of the Ages is one of the first feminist science fiction books published in the United States. It was first serialized in the newspaper Equity, and two editions were published in Topeka, Kansas in 1900. The voyage described in Nequa is to the Arctic. The captain of the ship is amazed to find that when they reach a certain spot, which should be close to the North Pole, the compass shows that the ship is suddenly traveling south. Actually they have sailed into the interior of the earth, where they meet the Altrurians, a people who have developed into a more cooperative society than those of the outer earth. Individual Altrurians describe how the evolution of their society took place. These explanations reflect the Populist thought of the time, with definite feminist proclivities, thereby providing the tone of a political novel. While the book was published with the pseudonym of Jack Adams, it was copyrighted under the names Alcanoan A. Grigsby and Mary P. Lowe, who are presumed to be the true authors. - Summary by Jeff Burke

Recording facts

• Recording title: Nequa or The Problem of the Ages
• Author credits: Jack Adams
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 11:23:14

Catalogue topics

• scifi
• utopian
• feminist

Track guide

1. 00 - Explanatory — 2:00
2. 01 - Chapter 1 - Beneath the Midnight Sun — 24:34
3. 02 - Chapter 2 - In San Francisco — 41:48
4. 03 - Chapter 3 - In the dark — 42:16
5. 04 - Chapter 4. Part 1 - A Singular Discovery — 25:23
6. 05 - Chapter 4. Part 2 - A Singular Discovery — 25:43
7. 06 - Chapter 5 - The Break — 27:05
8. 07 - Chapter 6 - Sailing South — 42:15
9. 08 - Chapter 7 - Caring for the Sick — 26:16
10. 09 - Chapter 8 - A Colossal Communal Home — 33:22
11. 10 - Chapter 9 - A Happy Scene — 30:28
12. 11 - Chapter 10 - Oqua's Visit — 55:59
13. 12 - Chapter 11 - An Air Voyage — 47:18
14. 13 - Chapter 12. Part 1 - The Institute of School Superintendents — 39:02
15. 14 - Chapter 12. Part 2 - The Institute of School Superintendents — 47:12
16. 15 - Chapter 13. Part 1 - Bona Dea — 29:28
17. 16 - Chapter 13. Part 2 - Bona Dea — 31:36
18. 17 - Chapter 14. Part 1 - Through the Air to Lake Byblis — 25:12
19. 18 - Chapter 14. Part 2 - Through the Air to Lake Byblis — 27:23
20. 19 - Chapter 15. Part 1 - Home Again — 35:11
21. 20 - Chapter 15. Part 2 - Home Again — 23:43

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