Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout, credited to Victor Appleton, 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 Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout, by Victor Appleton. Read by Tom Weiss. Tom Swift enters an upcoming race with his specially-designed prototype electric race car. But as he makes the final preparations and adjustments, days before the race, he discovers a plot that would bankrupt not only his family, but also everyone else that relies on the local bank (which is the target of a nefarious bank-run scheme). Tom must solve the mystery and stop the criminals behind the plot before he'll test himself on a 500 mile race against some of the best electric cars and skilled drivers in the United States. Listeners are forewarned that some elements and characters included in Tom Swift books portray certain ethnic groups in a very dated manner that modern readers, and listeners, may find offensive. Despite the racially stereotyped behavior and pronunciation in the books, the Reader believes it makes sense to read what's written in order to be faithful to the author's intent. (Summary from Wikipedia and modified by the reader.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tom Swift and his Electric Runabout
• Author credits: Victor Appleton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 4:47:45

Catalogue topics

• Adventure
• fiction
• Stratemeyer Syndicate

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - Tom Hopes for a Prize — 10:11
2. 02 - Mr. Damon's Steering — 14:19
3. 03 - The Motor-cycle Wins — 18:27
4. 04 - Tale of a New Bank — 13:04
5. 05 - A Midnight Encounter — 16:12
6. 06 - Building the Car — 11:10
7. 07 - Tom is Captured — 10:17
8. 08 - A Blinding Flash — 13:32
9. 09 - Tom is Rescued — 9:05
10. 10 - Tom has a Fall — 7:01
11. 11 - Crossed Wires — 10:39
12. 12 - The Tryout — 14:05
13. 13 - Towed by a Mule — 10:05
14. 14 - A Great Run — 13:32
15. 15 - Andy Foger's Black Eye — 12:20
16. 16 - Trouble at the Bank — 8:30
17. 17 - Run on the Bank — 14:16
18. 18 - After the Cash — 8:59
19. 19 - Stopped on the Road — 8:49
20. 20 - On Time — 14:52
21. 21 - Off to the Big Race — 9:21
22. 22 - In a Ditch — 6:13
23. 23 - The Power Gone — 8:24
24. 24 - On the Track — 8:06

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