Octopus
Frank Norris
Play
Length 21 h 44 min
Chapters 66
First published 1901
Frank Norris based his 1901 novel The Octopus (A Story of California) on the Mussel Slough Tragedy of 1880, a bloody conflict between ranchers and agents of the Southern Pacific Railroad. The central issue was over the ownership of the ranches, which the farmers had leased from the railroad nearly ten years earlier with intentions of eventually purchasing the land. Although originally priced at $2.50 to $5 per acre, the railroad eventually opened the land for sale at prices adjusted for land improvements; the railroad’s attempts to take possession of the land led the ranchers to defend themselves as depicted in the book. (Summary by Wikipedia and Delmar H. Dolbier)
Chapters
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Book I, Chapter I, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 27:46
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Book I, Chapter I, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 31:55
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Book I, Chapter I, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:05
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Book I, Chapter I, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 26:37
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Book I, Chapter 2, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 22:04
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Book I, Chapter 2, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 21:41
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Book I, Chapter 2, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 22:53
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Book I, Chapter 2, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:21
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Book I, Chapter 3, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:12
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Book I, Chapter 3, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:01
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Book I, Chapter 3, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:58
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Book I, Chapter 4, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 25:04
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Book I, Chapter 4, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 27:13
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Book I, Chapter 4, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 22:03
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Book I, Chapter 5, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 23:14
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Book I, Chapter 5, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 21:10
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Book I, Chapter 5, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:56
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Book I, Chapter 5, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:24
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Book I, Chapter 5, Part 5 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 22:46
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 27:44
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 21:41
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 23:47
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 21:16
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 5 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 23:32
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Book I, Chapter 6, Part 6 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 24:15
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Book II, Chapter 1, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:40
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Book II, Chapter 1, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:28
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Book II, Chapter 1, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:54
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Book II, Chapter 1, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:38
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Book II, Chapter 2, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:24
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Book II, Chapter 2, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:17
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Book II, Chapter 2, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:10
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Book II, Chapter 2, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:17
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Book II, Chapter 2, Part 5 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:07
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Book II, Chapter 3, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 16:25
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Book II, Chapter 3, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:13
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Book II, Chapter 3, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:58
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:44
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:13
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:38
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 16:55
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 5 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:32
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Book II, Chapter 4, Part 6 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:37
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Book II, Chapter 5, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:58
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Book II, Chapter 5, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 18:39
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Book II, Chapter 5, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:45
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Book II, Chapter 5, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:41
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Book II, Chapter 6, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:42
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Book II, Chapter 6, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:08
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Book II, Chapter 6, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:36
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Book II, Chapter 6, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 16:22
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Book II, Chapter 7, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:37
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Book II, Chapter 7, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:24
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Book II, Chapter 7, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:52
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Book II, Chapter 7, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:31
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 19:09
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:30
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 16:17
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:54
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 5 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 15:20
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Book II, Chapter 8, Part 6 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 24:25
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Book II, Chapter 9, Part 1 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 16:05
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Book II, Chapter 9, Part 2 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 17:04
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Book II, Chapter 9, Part 3 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 20:17
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Book II, Chapter 9, Part 4 Read by Delmar H Dolbier 14:44
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Conclusion Read by Delmar H Dolbier 10:41
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