The Splendid Outcast: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Splendid Outcast, credited to George Gibbs, 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 Splendid Outcast by George Gibbs. Read in English by Tony Oliva _What else?_—What else had happened? Something to do with the remarkable likeness between himself and Harry? The likeness,—so strong that only their own mother had been able to tell them apart. Memory came to him with a rush. He remembered now what had happened in the darkness, what he had done. Taken Harry’s lieutenant’s uniform, giving the coward his own corporal’s outfit. Then he, Jim Horton, had gone on and carried out the Major’s orders, leaving the coward writhing in the ditch. By George!——the fight—he, Jim Horton, had won the victory at Boissière Wood for the —th Infantry—_for Harry!—as Harry_! Perhaps, he was really Harry and not Jim Horton at all? He glanced around him curiously, as though somewhat amused at the metempsychosis. And then thoughtfully shook his head. No. He was Jim Horton, all right—Jim Horton. There was no mistake about that. (Excerpt from chapter 1)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Splendid Outcast
• Author credits: George Gibbs
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 11:56:24

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• romance
• Mystery
• action

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 The Convalescent — 29:18
2. 02 The Mystery Deepens — 23:39
3. 03 The Goose — 34:37
4. 04 Outcast — 31:38
5. 05 Piquette — 26:19
6. 06 Youth Triumphant — 31:17
7. 07 Awakening — 23:33
8. 08 Threats — 29:57
9. 09 Piquette Takes a Hand — 36:47
10. 10 The Samaritan — 23:21
11. 11 Confessions — 28:32
12. 12 Quinlevin Speaks — 27:54
13. 13 Beginning a Journey — 25:41
14. 14 A Night Attack — 27:41
15. 15 Green Eyes — 30:06
16. 16 Nora Speaks — 31:00
17. 17 Jim Makes a Guess — 24:49
18. 18 At Bay — 25:34
19. 19 In the Dark — 32:35
20. 20 Freedom — 24:35
21. 21 The Petit Bleu — 28:47
22. 22 Mystery — 24:39
23. 23 Escape — 33:26
24. 24 The Clue — 34:57

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