The Spoilers

audiobook

The Spoilers

by Rex Beach

EN·~8 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

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1:21
2

THE SPOILERS - CHAPTER I THE ENCOUNTER

17:45
3

CHAPTER II THE STOWAWAY

13:51
4

CHAPTER III IN WHICH GLENISTER ERRS

17:52
5

CHAPTER IV THE KILLING

22:57
6

CHAPTER V WHEREIN A MAN APPEARS

17:09
7

CHAPTER VI AND A MINE IS JUMPED

14:22
8

CHAPTER VII THE “BRONCO KID’S” EAVESDROPPING

18:30
9

CHAPTER VIII DEXTRY MAKES A CALL

21:33
10

CHAPTER IX SLUICE ROBBERS

19:50

Description

A gritty adventure unfolds on the frozen edge of the Bering Sea, where two seasoned prospectors, Glenister and his quick‑witted companion Dextry, return to a land laced with gold fever and lingering danger. The harbor of Unalaska buzzes with newcomers—miners, outlaws, and opportunists—all eyeing the glittering promises buried beneath the icy cliffs. As the men swap stories over pipe smoke, an old rival resurfaces, hinting at a web of claim jumping, deceit, and looming violence that could upend everything they’ve built.

The narrative stakes rise when a mysterious figure arrives with a tempting offer, pulling the pair into a tense game of trust and betrayal. With vivid descriptions of snow‑capped mountains, creaking ships, and the relentless clang of mining tools, the story captures both the harsh beauty of the North and the restless ambition of its inhabitants. Listeners will be drawn into a world where every decision could mean riches—or ruin, and where the true cost of ambition is measured in both blood and stone.

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Language

en

Duration

~8 hours (476K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-04-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Rex Beach

Rex Beach

1877–1949

Drawn to Alaska by the Klondike Gold Rush, he turned firsthand frontier experience into fast-moving adventure novels that made him one of the best-known popular writers of the early 1900s. His best-known book, The Spoilers, launched a long career in stories that often leapt from the page to the screen.

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