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Christopher MorleyThe Haunted Bookshop (July 6, 2008)

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Librivox recording of The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley.
Read by J. M. Smallheer.

Roger Mifflin is the somewhat eccentric proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop, a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is "haunted by the ghosts of all great literature." Beginning with the arrival of a young advertising man and the mysterious disappearance of a certain volume from the shelves of the bookshop, a lively and often humorous tale of intrigue unfolds, generously sprinkled with liberal doses of Roger's unique philosophy on literature and book selling. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer)

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This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: Christopher Morley
Date: 2008-07-06
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; mystery; Brooklyn; books; literature; intrigue

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
01 - The Haunted Bookshop	28 MB	16 MB	14 MB
02 - The Corn Cob Club	27 MB	15 MB	14 MB
03 - Titania Arrives	23 MB	13 MB	11 MB
04 - The Disappearing Volume	22 MB	12 MB	11 MB
05 - Aubrey Walks Part Way Home--and Rides The Rest of the Way	12 MB	6.94 MB	6.16 MB
06 - Titania Learns the Business	27 MB	15 MB	14 MB
07 - Aubrey Takes Lodgings	20 MB	11 MB	9.97 MB
08 - Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German	19 MB	10 MB	9.32 MB
09 - Again the Narrative is Retarded	17 MB	9.43 MB	8.45 MB
10 - Roger Raids the Ice Box	12 MB	6.69 MB	6.02 MB
11 - Titania Tries Reading in Bed	20 MB	11 MB	10 MB
12 - Aubrey Decides to Give Service that is Different	17 MB	9.13 MB	8.33 MB
13 - The Battle of Ludlow Street	19 MB	10 MB	9.34 MB
14 - The Cromwell Makes Its Last Appearance	22 MB	12 MB	11 MB
15 - Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand	21 MB	12 MB	10 MB

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Reviewer: Doinker - - November 10, 2008
Subject: Just okay
This is a rather long-winded story that takes over half the read to(slowly)kick into gear. It's also very heavy-handed, which may not have been a problem when it was written, but certainly is now. What is of interest are the scores of other actual books mentioned along the way. The listener is actually drawn to them more than the story at hand.

The timing of this novel is set and was written right before the Versailles accord of 1919, which set the wheels of Nazi Germany into motion. Morley treats the residents of his book more like chess pieces than like human beings. Rather than endowing them with grand speeches and long soliloquies about other authors, it would have been nice had the characterization and story background been flushed out a bit more. We never really learn much about the characters in this book - the protagonists and villains seem cut out of a single piece of cardboard. They say or do their piece, then they go away.

Still, if you have many hours to while away, it's an okay way to pass the time.

Reviewer: xbeza - - July 9, 2008
Subject: First chapters a must-hear for bibliophiles
After the funny, educational and rather lengthy exposition (where the author suggests you to skip half a chapter) there comes a cute detective and love story. Notable is the anti-german accent, as the story plays after the World War I. The voice acting is done very well.