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A Horse’s Tale

by Mark Twain (1835-1910)

A Horse’s Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. With a fanciful mix of points of view, we hear the story of Cathy and her relationship with Soldier Boy and the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry. A surprisingly graphic depiction of a Spanish bullfight leaves no doubt where Mark Twain’s sympathies lie. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia)

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Total running time: 1:54:27
Read by John Greenman

In addition to the reader, this audio book was produced by:
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Betty M.
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Laurie Anne Walden

mp3 and ogg files

• 00 Acknowledgements – 00:02:16
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  [mp3@128kbps - 2.1MB]
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• 01 Chapter I – Soldier Boy – Privately to Himself – 00:09:07
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  [mp3@128kbps - 8.7MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 4.8MB]
• 02 Chapter II – Letter from Rouen – To General Alison – 00:05:03
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• 03 Chapter III – General Alison to His Mother – 00:05:15
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• 04 Chapter IV – Cathy to Her Aunt Mercedes – 00:05:58
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• 05 Chapter V – General Alison to Mercedes – 00:16:59
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  [mp3@128kbps - 16.3MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 8.9MB]
• 06 Chapter VI – Soldier Boy and the Mexican Plug – 00:19:49
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  [mp3@128kbps - 19.0MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 10.4MB]
• 07 Chapter VII – Soldier Boy and Shekels – 00:03:47
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• 08 Chapter VIII – The Scout-Start. BB and Lieutenant-General Alison – 00:01:04
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• 09 Chapter IX – Soldier Boy and Shekels Again – 00:07:16
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  [mp3@128kbps - 6.9MB]
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• 10 Chapter X – General Alison and Dorcas – 00:11:07
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• 11 Chapter XI – Several Months Later. Antonio and Thorndike – 00:10:14
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• 12 Chapter XII – Mongrel and the Other Horse – 00:01:29
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• 13 Part II – In Spain — Chapter XIII – General Alison to His Mother – 00:07:37
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  [ogg vorbis - 4.1MB]
• 14 Chapter XIV – Soldier Boy – To Himself – 00:03:03
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  [ogg vorbis - 1.6MB]
• 15 Chapter XV – General Alison to Mrs. Drake, the Colonel’s Wife – 00:04:23
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  [mp3@128kbps - 4.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 2.3MB]

Cataloged on June 10, 2011