The Broken Shaft: Tales in Mid-Ocean

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Broken Shaft: Tales in Mid-Ocean by Henry Norman. Read in English by tjp1421; Patrick79; Tom Penn; Ulrike Denis; inkbear This special anthology, published in 1885, is formed of seven stories, together with an introductory chapter setting up a framing narrative by Henry Norman, which is returned to at the end of each subsequent tale. This connecting narrative concerns a group of travelers on a transatlantic crossing. When their ship, the Bavaria suffers a ‘broken shaft’, they are forced to remain becalmed mid-ocean, telling stories to pass the time. - Summary by Ann Boulais For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (161MB)

Directors & creators

Henry Norman

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;

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