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Librivox recording of The Master Key, by L. Frank Baum.
Read by Judy Bieber
The Master Key was one of Baum’s earliest full length fantasy books for children, published in 1901 just one year after The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The protagonist, Rob, while experimenting in his workshop, accidentally summons up an electrical fairy who presents him with electrical devices so advanced as to seem magical. His gifts include a flying contraption, a stun gun, and something resembling an omniscient portable TV set. Rob travels the world, rendering assistance to European heads of state and narrowly escaping disaster at the hands of “primitive” cannibals, Turks and Tatars, pirates, and evil scientists who try to steal his inventions. It’s great fun, despite the occasional use of racial stereotypes that reflect the values of its time. (Summary by Judy Bieber)
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M4B audiobook of Complete Book
This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: L. Frank Baum
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; children
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| master_key_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 101.2 MB |
| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| 01 - Rob's Workshop |
7.7 MB
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4.9 MB
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3.8 MB
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| 02 - The Demon of Electricity |
7.6 MB
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4.9 MB
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3.8 MB
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| 03 - The Three Gifts |
9.8 MB
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6.2 MB
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4.9 MB
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| 04 - Testing the Instruments |
10.9 MB
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7.1 MB
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5.4 MB
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| 05 - The Cannibal Island |
14.7 MB
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9.5 MB
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7.3 MB
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| 06 - The Buccaneers |
14.6 MB
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9.5 MB
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7.3 MB
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| 07 - The Demon Becomes Angry |
6.2 MB
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3.9 MB
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3.1 MB
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| 08 - Rob Acquires New Powers |
9.6 MB
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6.1 MB
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4.8 MB
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| 09 - The Second Journey |
5.5 MB
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3.5 MB
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2.8 MB
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| 10 - How Rob Served a Mighty King |
17.9 MB
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11.6 MB
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9.0 MB
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| 11 - The Man of Science |
8.5 MB
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5.5 MB
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4.2 MB
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| 12 - How Rob Saved A Republic |
8.0 MB
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4.9 MB
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4.0 MB
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| 13 - Rob Loses His Treasures |
11.8 MB
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7.5 MB
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5.9 MB
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| 14 - Turk and Tatar |
18.3 MB
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11.8 MB
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9.2 MB
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| 15 - A Battle with Monsters |
8.7 MB
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5.6 MB
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4.4 MB
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| 16 - Shipwrecked Mariners |
10.8 MB
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7.0 MB
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5.4 MB
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| 17 - The Coast of Oregon |
5.9 MB
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3.7 MB
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3.0 MB
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| 18 - A Narrow Escape |
9.0 MB
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5.7 MB
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4.5 MB
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| 19 - Rob Makes a Resolution |
3.4 MB
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2.1 MB
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1.7 MB
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| 20 - The Unhappy Fate of the Demon |
13.3 MB
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8.5 MB
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6.6 MB
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| master_key_librivox_reviews.xml | Metadata | 1.0 KB |
Reviewer:
notmyname -
Subject:
Okay book, okay recording
Having read much of Baum's other work, I was a little disappointed in this book. The protagonist is far less sympathetic than Baum's other child heroes. He lacks common sense, and his bumbling seems to satirize society's inability to use technology wisely.
The racist stereotypes are vicious (and too pervasive to be easily edited out). If you enjoy children's literature of this time and can stomach the racism, you might get more out of the book than I did, but in general I wouldn't recommend it for children.
The recording quality is fine. I found the reading a little stiff, but clear.
