Black, White and Brindled


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(3.8 stars; 6 reviews)

These short stories by Eden Phillpotts are set in the West Indies, involving mystery, murder, tragic romance and many a sea yarn.

NOTE: There are issues of race in the telling of "Black, White and Brindled", particularly anti-Black stereotypes and derogatory language. It is LibriVox's policy to record texts as written. (7 hr 28 min)

Chapters

The Three Dead Men, part 1 32:26 Read by docdlmartin
The Three Dead Men, part 2 32:36 Read by docdlmartin
The Three Dead Men, part 3 30:50 Read by tjfria
The Styx, part 1 21:36 Read by tjfria
The Styx, part 2 22:26 Read by tjfria
The Styx, part 3 25:23 Read by tjfria
Lily's Stocking, part 1 9:06 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Lily's Stocking, part 2 9:21 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Lily's Stocking, part 3 8:04 Read by Beeswaxcandle
Lily's Stocking, part 4 5:29 Read by Hope
The Red Tooth 36:19 Read by Chris Pyle
The Skipper's Bible 21:53 Read by Ben Tucker
The Mother of the Rain, part 1 13:50 Read by czandra
The Mother of the Rain, part 2 14:14 Read by czandra
The Mother of the Rain, part 3 16:50 Read by czandra
High Tide 18:01 Read by czandra
Monsieur Pons and His Daughters, part 1 19:40 Read by April6090
Monsieur Pons and His Daughters, part 2 18:02 Read by April6090
Monsieur Pons and His Daughters, part 3 8:43 Read by April6090
Carnival 34:02 Read by Ben Tucker
The Monkey, part 1 8:30 Read by docdlmartin
The Monkey, part 2 10:33 Read by docdlmartin
Obi 30:47 Read by Ben Tucker

Reviews

entertaining stories


(4.5 stars)

Well-crafted stories. Use of the N-word is shocking to present day sensibilities, but these are stories of their time. Several excellent readers.