The House on the Cliff: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The House on the Cliff, credited to Franklin W. Dixon, 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 The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon. Read in English by James R. Hedrick The second of The Hardy Boys' series, The House on the Cliff involves Frank and Joe, along with their father, the famous detective, in the investigation of a supposed haunted house along with run-ins with smugglers, kidnapping, danger, and a mysterious character. A prime example of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's style, early Hardy Boy books influenced many other YA adventure series including Nancy Drew. Published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927. Written by Leslie McFarland using the pseudonym, Franklin W. Dixon, for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. (Summary by James R. Hedrick)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The House on the Cliff
• Author credits: Franklin W. Dixon
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 3:53:23

Catalogue topics

• ya
• boy's fiction
• hardy boys
• Stratemeyer Syndicate

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - The Haunted House — 12:04
2. 02 - The Storm — 10:24
3. 03 - Empty Tool Boxes — 9:49
4. 04 - The Chase in the Bay — 9:08
5. 05 - The Rescue — 10:08
6. 06 - Snackley — 10:48
7. 07 - Bound and Gagged — 7:41
8. 08 - The Stolen Witness — 10:59
9. 09 - The Strange Message — 9:07
10. 10 - The Vain Search — 12:58
11. 11 - The Cap on the Peg — 9:16
12. 12 - Pointed Questions — 8:12
13. 13 - A Plan of Attack — 8:29
14. 14 - Private Property — 9:18
15. 15 - Smugglers — 10:46
16. 16 - The Secret Passage — 8:45
17. 17 - The Chamber in the Cliff — 9:43
18. 18 - A Startling Discovery — 7:21
19. 19 - Captured — 11:05
20. 20 - Dire Threats — 7:01
21. 21 - Quick Work — 8:55
22. 22 - Into the Haunted Hause — 9:20
23. 23 - Rescue — 8:37
24. 24 - The Round-Up — 7:01

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