Ships That Pass in the Night

About this film

LibriVox recording of Ships That Pass in the Night by Beatrice Harraden. Read by LibriVox Volunteers This short novel by Beatrice Harraden, who was known for her work as a suffragist, was a bestseller in its time. In it, teacher and activist Bernardine Holme takes up residence at a tuberculosis sanatorium after falling ill. There she meets Robert Allitsen, known to sanatorium residents as “the Disagreeable Man.” As their friendship grows, the mutual influence of each character’s outlook on life and illness comes to have a lasting effect on the two. - Summary by Scarbo 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 (116MB)

Directors & creators

Beatrice Harraden

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;fiction; tuberculosis

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