Lion Ben of Elm Island
Elijah Kellogg
Play
Length 5 h 24 min
Chapters 23
First published 1869
An adventure story for boys, in which the author aims to "impart pleasure, and, at the same time, inspire respect for labor, integrity and every noble sentiment". There is a sense of nostalgia, as Kellogg sets his story in bygone days, when the grandfathers of his readers were mere boys, facing the challenges and perils of frontier life and developing the character needed to transform the wilderness in to the land of freedom and plenty. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1
Elm Island Read by A LibriVox Volunteer 24:21
2
The Rhines Family Read by Lynne T 17:51
3
Tige Rhines Read by Charles Middleton 13:09
4
Ben's Courtship Read by Kalynda 15:56
5
Sally Tells Her Mother All About It Read by Kathleen Moore 7:22
6
Ben Buys Elm Island Read by Lynne T 8:41
7
Captain Rhines Riding Out A gale Before The Fire Read by Lynne T 14:34
8
Breaking Ground On Elm Island Read by Jim Locke 24:57
9
Too Good A Chance To Lose Read by JamesOinam 10:06
10
The Surprise Party Read by JamesOinam 7:52
11
The Christening Read by Kathleen Moore 6:16
12
The Pull-Up Read by JTGary 10:22
13
Injured People Have Long Memories Read by James Ollerton 11:06
14
Ben Confides In Uncle Isaac, And Is Comforted Read by James Ollerton 8:42
15
Encouraging Native Talent Read by Lynne T 12:42
16
Ben Outwitted, And Uncle Isaac Astonished Read by JamesOinam 8:59
17
They Marry, And Go On To The Island Read by jenno 17:03
18
The Bridal Call Read by Kathleen Moore 10:24
19
An Ungrateful Boy Read by Lynne T 9:47
20
Peter Clash And The Wolf-Trap Read by Lynne T 11:27
21
Why The Boys Liked Uncle Isaac Read by Jim Locke 18:27
22
Ben's Novel Ship Read by Jim Locke 27:51
23
Pete, In Quest Of Revenge, Comes To Grief Read by Jim Locke 26:11
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) .
