Whispering Smith: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Whispering Smith, credited to Frank H. Spearman, 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 Whispering Smith by Frank H. Spearman. Read in English by Bob R. Whispering Smith, like most of Frank Spearman's western novels (and some non-fiction as well) are set in the world of railroads, in the late 1800's. The main character, Gordon Smith, is a railroad detective; he first appears in this novel, then later in others. This novel was popular enough to be made into film eight times (four being silent) and into a TV series. In this novel, Smith finds that the culprit of the railroad mishaps he is investigating is a close friend, Murray Sinclair. That plot may seem overworked, but Spearman makes it nuanced enough for it to be quite interesting; two interwoven romances are included. The strongest feature of Spearman's novels is probably his beautiful descriptions of the American western landscapes. His character descriptions and plots also hold up well against the other writers of westerns of the early 1900's. (Summary by Bob Rollins)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Whispering Smith
• Author credits: Frank H. Spearman
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 45
• Listed recording duration: 9:47:48

Opening tracks: first 24 of 45

1. 01 - The Wrecking Boss — 12:44
2. 02 - At Smoky Creek — 17:53
3. 03 - Dicksie — 12:48
4. 04 - George McCloud — 25:27
5. 05 - The Crawling Stone — 13:47
6. 06 - The Final Appeal — 4:53
7. 07 - In Marion's Shop — 9:54
8. 08 - Smoky Creek Bridge — 7:01
9. 09 - The Misunderstanding — 16:58
10. 10 - Sweeping Orders — 7:28
11. 11 - At The Three Horses — 13:04
12. 12 - Parley — 27:34
13. 13 - The Turn in the Storm — 13:47
14. 14 - The Quarrel — 13:54
15. 15 - The Shot in the Pass — 8:56
16. 16 - At the Wickiup — 8:44
17. 17 - A Test — 10:13
18. 18 - New Plans — 11:08
19. 19 - The Crawling Stone Rise — 13:37
20. 20 - At The Dike — 24:55
21. 21 - Supper in Camp — 12:45
22. 22 - A Talk With Whispering Smith — 13:12
23. 23 - At The River — 9:51
24. 24 - Between Girlhood and Womanhood — 22:32

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