The Rover Vol. 01 No. 01
Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith
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"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. This is the very first issue, containing 7 short stories. - Summary by Sonia (2 hr 34 min)
Chapters
Washington's Escape; a Tale of the Revolution | 28:54 | Read by Jean Claire |
The Widow's Ordeal, by Washington Irving | 22:48 | Read by Dessa Dixon |
The Merchant's Clerk, a Legend of the Olden Times | 25:58 | Read by AllenO |
Lost Beauty, by Mrs. S. C. Hall | 28:31 | Read by Kate Follis |
Leoni, a Legend of Italy | 16:33 | Read by April6090 |
The Duel | 14:18 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Spy | 17:02 | Read by Jim Locke |