Who Goes There? (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Story of a Spy in the Civil WarBy B. K. Benson
Length17h 27m
About this audiobook
Who Goes There? The Story of a Spy in the Civil War transforms the sentry's challenge into a sustained inquiry about identity, loyalty, and perception under wartime pressure. Set amid the American Civil War, the narrative follows a soldier-spy moving through contested lines where names, uniforms, and allegiances become unstable. Benson writes in measured, memoir-like prose, combining adventure plotting with documentary attention to marches, camps, military procedure, and the psychology of fear. In the context of postbellum Civil War fiction, the book stands between romance and realism, preserving suspense while resisting simple melodrama. B. K. Benson belonged to the generation for whom the Civil War was not remote history but lived memory. His evident familiarity with military routine, sectional feeling, and the moral ambiguities of scouting and espionage suggests an author shaped by firsthand or near-firsthand knowledge of the conflict's human texture. That background helps explain the novel's unusual interest in uncertainty rather than battlefield spectacle alone. Recommended for readers of historical fiction, Civil War studies, and early American espionage narratives, Who Goes There? offers both narrative momentum and a thoughtful meditation on divided national identity.
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, Historical Fiction
Length17 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 4, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Windsor Castle (Annotated)
23XXI ONE MORE CONFEDERATE
2INTRODUCTION
24XXII COMPANY H
3I THE ADVANCE
25XXIII A LESSON IN HISTORY
4II A SHAMEFUL DAY
26XXIV BEFORE THE GREAT BATTLE
5III I BREAK MY MUSKET
27XXV IN THE GREAT BATTLE
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6IV A PERSONAGE
28XXVI A BROKEN MUSKET
7V WITH THE DOCTOR IN CAMP
29XXVII CAPTAIN HASKELL
8VI THE USES OF INFIRMITY
30XXVIII BEYOND THE POTOMAC
9VII A SECOND DISASTER
31XXIX FOREBODINGS
10VIII THE TWO SOUTHS
32XXX TWO SHORT CAMPAIGNS
11IX KILLING TIME
33XXXI GLOOM
12X THE LINE OF THE WARWICK
34XXXII NIGHT
13XI FORT WILLIS
35XXXIII HELL
14XII MORE ACTIVE SERVICE
36XXXIV FALLING-WATERS
15XIII JONES ON THE BLACK HORSE
37XXXV AWAKENINGS
16XIV OUT OF SORTS
38XXXVI THE ALPHABET
17XV WITH THE DOCTOR ON THE RIGHT
39XXXVII A DOUBLE
18XVI BETWEEN THE LINES
40XXXVIII IDENTITY
19XVII THE LINES OF HANOVER
41XXXIX REPARATION
20XVIII THE BATTLE OF HANOVER
42XL CONCLUSION
21XIX THE ACCURSED NIGHT
43Memorable Quotes
22XX THE MASK OF IGNORANCE
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