The Mystery of the Locks: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Mystery of the Locks, credited to E.W. Howe, 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 Mystery of the Locks by E.W. Howe. Read by Roger Melin. Davy's Bend was a dying, lonely, uncared for river town. So when a stranger showed up one day and bought the old unoccupied house called 'The Locks' one dreary day, the inhabitants of the town were naturally very curious about the stranger, and very curious about his reasons for buying the old house. The Locks had been known for years to display at nighttime a single light showing up in one room, and there was one room in the house which was strictly off-limits to anyone. What was the history behind The Locks that nobody dared to talk about? What was the reason for the stranger's unannounced arrival and purchase of The Locks? Small, dying towns tend to keep their secrets to themselves, and Davy's Bend was no exception. Nor was the stranger's. (Introduction by Roger Melin)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Mystery of the Locks
• Author credits: E.W. Howe
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 10:19:08

Catalogue topics

• howe
• mystery
• locks

Track guide

1. 01 - The Town of Dark Nights — 39:55
2. 02 - The Locks — 17:32
3. 03 - The Face at the Window — 22:57
4. 04 - Davy's Bend — 23:54
5. 05 - A Troubled Fancy — 14:42
6. 06 - Pictures in the Fire — 36:09
7. 07 - The Locks' Ghost — 18:23
8. 08 - A Remarkable Girl — 34:01
9. 09 - The 'Apron and Password' — 28:00
10. 10 - Tug Whittle's Booty — 15:52
11. 11 - The Whispers in the Air — 34:21
12. 12 - Ruined By Kindness — 28:12
13. 13 - The Rebellion of the Baritone — 35:01
14. 14 - The Ancient Maiden — 25:46
15. 15 - A Shot at the Shadow — 33:00
16. 16 - The Step on the Stair — 36:00
17. 17 - The Pursuing Shadow — 27:05
18. 18 - The Rise in the River — 28:00
19. 19 - Mr. Whittle Makes a Confession — 24:04
20. 20 - The Search in the Woods — 22:43
21. 21 - Little Ben — 26:08
22. 22 - Tug's Return — 31:56
23. 23 - The Going Down of the Sun — 15:31

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