Length3h 3m
About this audiobook
The premise of the book is that everyone who's ever died (up to the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld. The book begins with the ferryman Charon being startled & annoyed by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed its janitor. What follows are 11 more stories which are set on the houseboat. There's no central theme. The purpose appears to be as a literary thought experiment to see what would happen if various famous dead people were put in the same room with each other. Each chapter is a short story featuring various souls from history & mythology. In the 12th chapter the houseboat disappears, leading into a sequel, Pursuit of the House-Boat. The book sold for $1.25 in 1895. (Goodreads)
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length3 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 24, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I: CHARON MAKES A DISCOVERY
7CHAPTER VII: A DISCUSSION AS TO LADIES’ DAY
2CHAPTER II: A DISPUTED AUTHORSHIP
8CHAPTER VIII: A DISCONTENTED SHADE
3CHAPTER III: WASHINGTON GIVES A DINNER
9CHAPTER IX: AS TO COOKERY AND SCULPTURE
4CHAPTER IV: HAMLET MAKES A SUGGESTION
10CHAPTER X: STORY-TELLERS’ NIGHT
5CHAPTER V: THE HOUSE COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE POETS
11CHAPTER XI: AS TO SAURIANS AND OTHERS
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6CHAPTER VI: SOME THEORIES, DARWINIAN AND OTHERWISE
12CHAPTER XII: THE HOUSE-BOAT DISAPPEARS
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