The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity, credited to Frank Mundell, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity by Frank Mundell. Read in English by Steve C Despite not having attended conventional school for more than a few months during his childhood, Thomas Alva Edison received a good grounding in the essential subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic at home from his mother (a former school mistress). Edison took the knowledge gained from these subjects and combined it with an insatiable curiosity, a fascination with all aspects of technology, an indomitable spirit and a passion to overcome any problem or seize any opportunity that circumstance might present him with to eventually become one of the finest inventors the world has ever seen. This book explores some of the highs and lows that Edison encountered throughout his life and shows how he was able to turn apparent adverse situations to his advantage. A number of his inventions including his improvements connected with the telegraph and telephone, as well as the development of the phonograph and the electric light bulb are covered in various chapters. This book was one in a series of inspirational texts by the Victorian author Frank Mundell and published in his Men of Fame collection of books. Frank Mundell wrote a significant number of books for children and many of these were distributed and presented to them through their Sunday schools. - Summary by Steve C

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity
• Author credits: Frank Mundell
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 3:31:22

Catalogue topics

• children's books
• inventors
• sunday school
• the sunday school union
• inspiring stories

Track guide

1. 01 - A Wide-Awake Boy — 11:26
2. 02 - A Dutch Scotsman — 11:56
3. 03 - Running A Paper — 13:56
4. 04 - A Clever Operator — 12:50
5. 05 - A Great Success — 13:54
6. 06 - On The Road To Fortune — 15:27
7. 07 - Work And Marriage — 16:51
8. 08 - A Modern Fairy — 20:10
9. 09 - The Telegraph — 11:02
10. 10 - The Telephone — 14:12
11. 11 - The Phonograph — 16:16
12. 12 - Edison's Phonographic Levee — 15:24
13. 13 - More About The Phonograph — 10:09
14. 14 - The Electric Light — 17:56
15. 15 - The Secret Of His Success — 9:53

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