The Stillwater Tragedy
Gelesen von J. M. Smallheer
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
(4,512 Sterne; 216 Bewertungen)
Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet, novelist and editor. Of his many books of poetry and fiction, he may be best known for his semi-autobiographical novel, The Story of a Bad Boy and his collection of short stories, Majorie Daw and Other People. The Stillwater Tragedy which was published in 1880 is set in a small New England manufacturing town whose tranquility is disturbed first by the murder of one of its prominent citizens and soon thereafter by a general strike of all the trades-unions. As the story develops, Richard Shackford, the murdered man's nephew, finds himself inextricably caught up in both these events. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer) (6 hr 1 min)
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True Mystery
Average American
(5 Sterne)
This is, at times very melancholy, yet remains a genuine mystery with believable characters in difficult situations. I wanted the main characters to find happiness & was entertained throughout. The LibriVox volunteer is excellent, as always.
Great Story nice narration
benefitsingers
(5 Sterne)
I really enjoyed this story. Some audio books I will start listening to and right away I cannot continue because I do not like the narration. The narrator here does a wonderful job. This is a really good story, lots of twists and turns. I would recommend this one for a good listen.
very enjoyable story! no
(5 Sterne)
JM Smallheer is one of my favorite readers, and her management of the dialects and accents was excellent. The plot was well done, and I enjoyed the arrangement of events, that murder took place at the beginning, and then we went back in the chronology to develop loyalty to the protagonist. The descriptions were superb, especially lines like "blonde mistresses" for the old miser's gold pieces. a very delightful book!
Slow start, but an enjoyable and surprising detective story
ListeninginChicago
(4 Sterne)
The first few chapters started off slowly. Why should I care about the irascible old man who was killed? But then the author takes us back in time and we find that this is actually a story about Richard, the deceased's cousin, and his growth as a man through the trials of a small New England manufacturing town. To say more is to give away the ending, but suffice to say, by the end, I really did care what happened to Richard Shackford. This is a solo project, so the reading is consistent and easy to listen to. The book's characters form a virtual United Nations, and the reader is challenged by the number and variety of the accents - but the diction is very good throughout and so the various "voices" do not detract from the story.
Keith Horvath
(5 Sterne)
It is after reading/listening to half a dozen book's, how much I understand the times & technology may change yet us people have remained quite similar. 1888, 1905, 1925 or 2022. as societies there was gathered talk & serious comment on the influx of folks from many nations & nationalities. And two were talking from this story " if you shall support the Italians I will the Chinese." The Chinese! he bellowed. " why the Chinese?" Loved the story, the twists & turns & enjoying at every character introduced.
Good story
Granny
(5 Sterne)
I really enjoyed the reading of this book. the reader was excellent as always. There was lots of twists and turns and it was really fun to listen to. thank you LibriVox for all that you do.
tellmeatale
(4,5 Sterne)
J.M.Smallheer does a great job of narrating this very well done mystery ! This one has many twists & turns to it and has a very great ending!
Marble-ous murder story
Lelah Marie
(4 Sterne)
Worth listening to. Richard rises from poverty to accomplishment and along the way is implicated in family murder, while developing a love interest.