Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895

audiobook

Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895

by Various Authors

EN·~2 hours·37 chapters

Chapters

37 total
1

BRADDY'S BROTHER."THE OLD-FASHIONED LAWYER." CORPORAL FRED.HIS SCORCHING WAS NOT IN VAIN.GREAT MEN'S SONS.OAKLEIGH.ON THE EARTH AND IN THE SKY.HINTS TO YOUNG BOTANISTS.THE PUDDING STICK ON BOARD THE ARK.INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT STAMPS BICYCLING THE CAMERA CLUB

0:28
2

BRADDY'S BROTHER. - BY JULIANA CONOVER.

14:05
3

"THE OLD-FASHIONED LAWYER."

2:39
4

CORPORAL FRED. - A Story of the Riots. - BY CAPTAIN CHARLES KING, U.S.A. - CHAPTER V.

15:54
5

\[to be continued.\]

0:01
6

HIS SCORCHING WAS NOT IN VAIN. - BY WILLIAM HEMMINGWAY.

6:13
7

GREAT MEN'S SONS. - THE SON OF CHARLEMAGNE. - BY ELBRIDGE S. BROOKS.

9:52
8

OAKLEIGH. - BY ELLEN DOUGLAS DELAND - CHAPTER IX.

18:37
9

\[to be continued.\]

0:01
10

AN EXPLANATION.

0:11

Description

A raucous autumn day at Princeton’s baseball field sets the stage for a spirited freshman triumph. The narrator, known on campus as “Braddy’s brother,” watches the decisive ninth‑inning showdown between Princeton and Harvard, feeling the electric tension of a close score and the roar of a crowd that swells with every pitch. When the final strike seals a narrow victory, the exhilarated youths spill onto the diamond, their cheers echoing through the college’s venerable halls.

Beyond the game, the story captures a snapshot of campus life: friends strolling down Nassau Street, impromptu plans for a night‑time bonfire, and the mischievous scramble for wood and fences that reflects a youthful, communal hustle. Through vivid dialogue and bustling street scenes, listeners are drawn into the camaraderie, pride, and unguarded optimism that define a freshman’s first taste of independence in late‑19th‑century Ivy League society.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (141K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Annie McGuire

Release date

2010-07-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

VA

Various Authors

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