Children of the Tenements
Jacob A. Riis
Play
Length 9 h 42 min
Chapters 40
First published 1903
This is a collection of vignettes about poverty in New York City in the early 1900s. Jacob Riis was a police reporter and a sociologist. He made human the faces of extreme poverty and did not limit his often-wrenching prose to children. He included old people and animals, and described diverse cultures. These stories evoke both laughter and tears.
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Judi Mason 1:55
2
A Story of Bleeker Street Read by Judi Mason 11:37
3
The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking Read by Judi Mason 10:38
4
The Slipper-Maker's Fast Read by Judi Mason 4:57
5
Death Comes to Cat Alley Read by Judi Mason 5:44
6
A Proposal on the Elevated Read by Judi Mason 8:10
7
Little Will's Message Read by Judi Mason 17:15
8
Lost Children Read by Judi Mason 14:55
9
Paolo's Awakening Read by Judi Mason 22:30
10
The Little Dollar's Christmas Journey Read by Judi Mason 21:28
11
The Kid Read by Judi Mason 4:51
12
When the Letter Came Read by Judi Mason 6:30
13
The Cat Took the Kosher Meat Read by Judi Mason 5:54
14
Nibsy's Christmas Read by Judi Mason 19:10
15
In the Children's Hospital Read by Judi Mason 13:17
16
Nigger Martha's Wake Read by Judi Mason 9:53
17
What the Christmas Sun Saw in the Tenements Read by Judi Mason 25:03
18
Midwinter in New York Read by Judi Mason 37:20
19
A Chip from the Maelstrom Read by Judi Mason 5:34
20
Sarah Joyce's Husbands Read by Judi Mason 4:12
21
Merry Christmas in the Tenements Read by Judi Mason 1:07:23
22
Abe's Game of Jacks Read by Judi Mason 5:36
23
A Little Picture Read by Judi Mason 2:37
24
A Dream of the Woods Read by Judi Mason 9:15
25
Twas 'Liza's Doings Read by Judi Mason 18:56
26
Heroes Who Fight Fire Read by Judi Mason 59:46
27
John Gavin, Misfit Read by Judi Mason 7:20
28
A Heathen Baby Read by Judi Mason 7:35
29
The Christening in Bottle Alley Read by Judi Mason 7:35
30
In the Mulberry Street Court Read by Judi Mason 4:03
31
Difficulties of a Deacon Read by Judi Mason 11:34
32
Fire in the Barracks Read by Judi Mason 3:57
33
War on the Goats Read by Judi Mason 7:16
34
He Kept His Tryst Read by Judi Mason 5:52
35
Rover's Last Fight Read by Judi Mason 9:22
36
How Jim Went to the War Read by Judi Mason 17:26
37
A Backwoods Hero Read by Judi Mason 8:23
38
Jack's Sermon Read by Judi Mason 13:48
39
Skippy of Scrabble Alley Read by Judi Mason 10:50
40
Making a Way Out of the Slum Read by Judi Mason 34:15
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
