The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Volume 1, credited to Robert Henry Newell, 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 Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Volume 1, by Robert Henry Newell. Read by Margaret Espaillat. These are a collection of humorous "letters" written by a fictional character to a relation in the north during the Civil War. They were published regularly in the New York Mercury Sunday newspaper for the four years of the war. In the letters, Newell pokes fun at northern generals, politicians, and has hard things to say about southerners. Although Newell is rarely serious, I imagine the letters reflect the bitterness and frustration of many northerners at the time. (Introduction by Margaret) Note: Chapters 20, 33, 43, and 49 were found to be cut short. Another reader added the missing portions, and the files were replaced on January 9, 2023.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Volume 1
• Author credits: Robert Henry Newell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 52
• Listed recording duration: 8:48:53

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• historical fiction
• humor
• war stories

Opening tracks: first 24 of 52

1. 01 - Letter I — 7:28
2. 02 - Letter II — 13:18
3. 03 - Letter III — 11:56
4. 04 - Letter IV — 10:53
5. 05 - Letter V — 6:33
6. 06 - Letter VI — 10:29
7. 07 - Letter VII — 6:00
8. 08 - Letter VIII — 12:56
9. 09 - Letter IX — 16:19
10. 10 - Letter X — 11:05
11. 11 - Letter XI — 8:39
12. 12 - Letter XII — 9:02
13. 13 - Letter XIII — 6:18
14. 14 - Letter XIV — 8:28
15. 15 - Letter XV — 5:12
16. 16 - Letter XVI — 6:20
17. 17 - Letter XVII — 8:07
18. 18 - Letter XVIII — 5:34
19. 19 - Letter XIX — 10:47
20. 20 - Letter XX — 7:48
21. 21 - Letter XXI — 11:01
22. 22 - Letter XXII — 6:53
23. 23 - Letter XXIII — 12:05
24. 24 - Letter XXIV — 8:26

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