Stories of the Royal Humane Society: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Stories of the Royal Humane Society, credited to Frank Mundell, 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 Stories of the Royal Humane Society by Frank Mundell. Read in English by Steve C Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning, promoted the concept of using methods of artificial resuscitation to attempt to revive victims who had appeared to have lost their life through drowning and rewarded those people who had saved a life. Under the royal patronage of King George the Third, the Society changed its name in 1787 to ‘The Royal Humane Society’ and this organisation still exists today and is a well known and very active charity, whose aim is to recognise by the awarding of medals and certificates, the bravery of men, women and children who have saved, or who have tried to save someone else's life. This book, Stories of the Royal Humane Society was one in a series of inspirational texts written by the Victorian author Frank Mundell and published by The Sunday School Union. The stories related here were taken from reports of actual incidents and events recorded by the Society around the turn of the last century. Each story described here, allows us to appreciate the selfless acts of courage and bravery shown by ‘ordinary’ people and their extraordinary responses in taking action without regard for the risk to their own personal safety and wellbeing when confronted with an adverse situation that suddenly develops around them. - Summary by Steve C

Recording facts

• Recording title: Stories of the Royal Humane Society
• Author credits: Frank Mundell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 3:28:57

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• sea-stories
• disaster
• rescues
• courage
• danger
• resuscitation
• acts of bravery

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface and Epigraph — 2:36
2. 01 - The Royal Humane Society — 15:37
3. 02 - A Brave Foreman — 8:57
4. 03 - The Hero of the ''Water Nymph'' — 6:44
5. 04 - A Famous Swimmer — 12:40
6. 05 - Other Stanhope Medallists — 25:59
7. 06 - The Heroine of the Longstone — 14:33
8. 07 - A Titled Medalist — 4:19
9. 08 - Presence of Mind — 3:39
10. 09 - The Hero of the Humber — 17:41
11. 10 - A Long Swim — 11:46
12. 11 - Amid Storm and Darkness — 11:22
13. 12 - An Australian Grace Darling — 5:21
14. 13 - A Southend Hero — 14:07
15. 14 - A Life for a Life — 7:54
16. 15 - On Thin Ice — 10:17
17. 16 - A Notable Feat — 6:37
18. 17 - Heroes of Recent Years — 16:47
19. 18 - A Visit to the Receiving House — 12:01

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