1916: First Chapters Collection
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Length 14 h 6 min
Chapters 26
First published 1916
These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the year in Literature; most of the works are to be found on Project Gutenberg. - Summary by Matt Pierard
Chapters
1
Sherwood Anderson - Windy McPherson's Son Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024) 21:15
2
Henri Barbusse - Under Fire Read by VfkaBT 33:06
3
L. Frank Baum - Rinkitink in Oz Read by BettyB 14:54
4
Edgar Rice Burroughs - The Beasts of Tarzan Read by BettyB 16:53
5
Ellen Glasgow - Virginia Read by Jim Locke 37:21
6
Sarah Grand - The Winged Victory Read by Jim Locke 40:19
7
Louis Hemon - Maria Chapdelaine Read by Jim Locke 25:06
8
William Dean Howells - The Leatherwood God Read by Jim Locke 26:09
9
James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Pt. 1 Read by Tony Addison 1:00:51
10
James Joyce - A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Pt. 2 Read by Tony Addison 1:15:05
11
Franz Kafka - The Metamorphosis Read by Jim Locke 42:28
12
Grace King - The Pleasant Ways of St. Medard Read by VfkaBT 13:20
13
Ring Lardner - You Know Me Al Read by Maria Kasper 49:32
14
George Moore - The Brook Kerith: A Syrian Story Read by Jim Locke 21:23
15
Baroness Orczy - Leatherface Read by MaryAnn 59:55
16
May Sinclair - Tasker Jevons Read by Jim Locke 54:20
17
Rabindranath Tagore - The Home and the World Read by Jim Locke 13:52
18
Booth Tarkington - Seventeen Read by BettyB 5:40
19
Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger Read by Kalynda 7:48
20
Mrs Humphry Ward - Lady Connie Read by BettyB 37:59
21
H. G. Wells - Mr. Britling Sees It Through Read by Jennifer Fournier 1:08:33
22
Edith Wharton - Autres Tempes Read by Jim Locke 18:11
23
James Oliver Curwood - The Grizzly King Read by Maria Kasper 10:05
24
Anne Monroe - Happy Valley; A Story of Oregon Read by Jim Locke 17:04
25
Will L Comfort - The Last Ditch Read by Jim Locke 56:00
26
Isla M. Mullins - Anne's Wedding Read by Brice 18:46
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
