Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty by G. A. Henty: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 13 original MP3 tracks, 4:15:55 running time and a link to listen.
Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty, credited to G. A. Henty, 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 Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty by G. A. Henty. Read in English by John-Paul Nelson; Gillian Hendrie; aniroo; Scott Kelley; ToddHW; Rachel; Patrick Saville; ChessKnight; Dale Grothmann; Lynne T George Alfred Henty was an English newspaper correspondent who became a prolific author of, predominantly, adventure stories for boys. Most were based on true historical events. In this volume, published posthumously, we are presented with thirteen signature stories taken from within his novels. We are taken to India, to Canada, aboard a plague ship and back to Hannibal's army. We confront the Chinese, the Black Death and numerous brushes with death in these gripping tales, which give us a taste of Henty's storytelling mastery. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Recording facts
- Recording title: Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty
- Author credits: G. A. Henty
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 13
- Listed recording duration: 4:15:55
Catalogue topics
- India
- Canada
- china
- Carthage
- episodes from novels
- plage
- black death
- bay of bengal
Track guide
- 01 - The Mate's Story from 'The Plague Ship' — 18:27
- 02 - The Explosion in the Vaughan Pit from 'Facing Death' — 29:35
- 03 - The Red Captain from 'One of the 28th' — 18:41
- 04 - A Wife's Stratagem from 'In Freedom's Cause' — 29:03
- 05 - Kindness Rewarded from 'Captain Bayley's Heir' — 8:36
- 06 - A Battle with Wolves from 'The Young Cathaginian' — 12:42
- 07 - A Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal from 'A Chapter of Adventures' — 18:08
- 08 - The Flood in Pine-Tree Gulch from 'Tales of Daring and Danger' — 7:42
- 09 - A Brush with the Chinese from 'Tales of Daring and Danger' — 53:48
- 10 - The Black Death from 'St. George for England' — 17:08
- 11 - The White Ship from 'The Reign of Terror' — 15:10
- 12 - The Child's Return from 'With Wolfe in Canada' — 10:47
- 13 - The Black Hole of Calcutta from 'With Clive in India' — 16:08
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