The Web of the Golden Spider (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Adventure NovelBy Frederick O. Bartlett
Length9h 47m
About this audiobook
The Web of the Golden Spider is an early twentieth-century adventure romance that entwines mystery, pursuit, and imperial-era exoticism in a narrative of restless motion. Bartlett's prose is brisk, pictorial, and suspense-driven, moving between urban intrigue and perilous South American landscapes with the episodic energy typical of popular magazine fiction. The "golden spider" functions not merely as a sensational emblem but as a lure into hidden networks of greed, courage, loyalty, and romantic risk. Frederick O. Bartlett was an American writer whose fiction reflects the tastes of the Progressive Era: fascination with travel, modern mobility, masculine testing, and encounters beyond the familiar boundaries of domestic life. Like many contemporaries writing for a broad reading public, he shaped adventure into a moral and emotional proving ground. His work suggests an author attentive to the appeal of danger, but also to the sentimental and ethical codes that governed popular romance. Readers who enjoy classic adventure fiction, treasure-hunt narratives, and suspenseful romances in the tradition of Stevenson, Haggard, and early pulp storytelling will find this novel rewarding. It is especially recommended to those interested in how popular literature imagined foreign spaces, heroism, and desire before the modern thriller fully emerged.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Romance
Length9 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 2, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Martin Rattler (Annotated)
2CHAPTER I: The Closed Door Opens
3CHAPTER II: Chance Provides
4CHAPTER III: A Stranger Arrives
5CHAPTER IV: The Golden God Speaks
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6CHAPTER V: In the Dark
7CHAPTER VI: Blind Man’s Buff
8CHAPTER VII: The Game Continues
9CHAPTER VIII: Of Gold and Jewels Long Hidden
10CHAPTER IX: A Stern Chase
11CHAPTER X: Strange Fishing
12CHAPTER XI: What was Caught
13CHAPTER XII: Of Love and Queens
14CHAPTER XIII: Of Powder and Bullets
15CHAPTER XIV: In the Shadow of the Andes
16CHAPTER XV: Good News and Bad
17CHAPTER XVI: The Priest Takes a Hand
18CHAPTER XVII: ’Twixt Cup and Lip
19CHAPTER XVIII: Blind Alleys
20CHAPTER XIX: The Spider and the Fly
21CHAPTER XX: In the Footsteps of Quesada
22CHAPTER XXI: The Hidden Cave
23CHAPTER XXII: The Taste of Rope
24CHAPTER XXIII: The Spider Snaps
25CHAPTER XXIV: Those in the Hut
26CHAPTER XXV: What the Stars Saw
27CHAPTER XXVI: A Lucky Bad Shot
28CHAPTER XXVII: Dangerous Shadows
29CHAPTER XXVIII: A Dash for Port
30CHAPTER XXIX: The Open Door Closes
31Memorable Quotes
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