Opening a Chestnut Burr: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Opening a Chestnut Burr, credited to Edward P. Roe, 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 Opening a Chestnut Burr by Edward P. Roe. Read in English by LikeManyWaters Walter Gregory is a gentleman whose health is broken down by the stress of Wall Street and the consequences of his fast lifestyle. Disillusioned in love and betrayed in friendship, he returns to visit his childhood home in the country. Who is this young woman Annie Walton he finds there? Can she truly be as good as she seems? He determines to test her character to the utmost. Deceitful villains, fire, death, and nautical disasters all try our hero and heroine. She has shown him the saving faith that gives life. Can he rescue her from a false fiancé who would ruin hers? (LikeManyWaters)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Opening a Chestnut Burr
• Author credits: Edward P. Roe
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 12:37:48

Catalogue topics

• nature
• Christianity
• faith
• love
• family
• shipwreck
• autumn

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 00 - Preface — 2:34
2. 01 - A Hero, But Not Heroic — 25:07
3. 02 - Opening A Chestnut Burr — 19:43
4. 03 - Morbid Brooding — 9:57
5. 04 - How Miss Walton Managed People — 10:45
6. 05 - Was It An Accident? — 10:33
7. 06 - Unexpected Chestnut Burrs — 11:43
8. 07 - A Conspiracy — 17:11
9. 08 - Witchcraft — 12:59
10. 09 - Miss Walton Recommends A Hobby — 7:17
11. 10 - A Plot Against Miss Walton — 11:04
12. 11 - A Drinking Song At A Prayer Meeting — 11:50
13. 12 - Foiled In One Direction — 14:55
14. 13 - Interpreting Chestnut Burrs — 23:03
15. 14 - A Well-Meanin' Man — 14:16
16. 15 - Miss Walton's Dream — 28:23
17. 16 - An Accident In The Mountains — 18:26
18. 17 - Promise Or Die — 25:22
19. 18 - In The Depths — 18:29
20. 19 - Miss Walton Made Of Different Clay From Others — 29:51
21. 20 - Miss Walton Made Of Ordinary Clay — 30:46
22. 21 - Passion And Penitence — 20:14
23. 22 - Not A Heroine, But A Woman — 22:37
24. 23 - Gregory's Final Conclusion In Regard To Miss Walton — 17:37

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