The Jack-Knife Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Jack-Knife Man by Ellis Parker Butler: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 19 original MP3 tracks, 5:46:27 running time and a link to listen.
The Jack-Knife Man, credited to Ellis Parker Butler, 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 Jack-Knife Man by Ellis Parker Butler. Read in English by Roger Melin A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time whittling with his jack-knife and not really doing much else. That is, until one night, a sickly woman knocks at his boat door holding her son in her arms. This encounter would change Peter's life, as the old man befriends little Buddy and is determined to keep him and raise him as his own, provided he is able to keep a host of others from laying claim to the orphan. (Note - While the online text for this book appears that there is no chapter 7, no chapters have been omitted from this recording.) - Summary by Roger Melin
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Jack-Knife Man
- Author credits: Ellis Parker Butler
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 19
- Listed recording duration: 5:46:27
Catalogue topics
- adoption
- child
- mississippi river
- riverboat
Track guide
- 01 - The Jack-Knife Man — 26:09
- 02 - Peter's Guests — 10:53
- 03 - Peter Lodges Out — 20:39
- 04 - The Scarlet Woman — 28:51
- 05 - Buddy Steers the Boat — 28:40
- 06 - 'Booge' — 28:30
- 07 - Rivals — 19:18
- 08 - Peter Gives Warning — 10:35
- 09 - A Violent Incident — 11:51
- 10 - Peter Hears News — 17:15
- 11 - The Return of 'Old Kazoozer' — 9:13
- 12 - Aunt Jane — 31:30
- 13 - A Ray of Hope — 14:07
- 14 - An Encounter — 19:07
- 15 - Jail Uncles — 15:06
- 16 - Funny Cats — 16:53
- 17 - More Funny Cats — 19:42
- 18 - Peter Goes to Town — 9:56
- 19 - Peter Gets His Clock — 8:12
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