The Rover Vol. 01 No. 13

Seba Smith (1792 - 1868) and Lawrence Labree

"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry. Every half-year, the 26 weekly issues were also published under a bound compilation. This issue features six short stories and two poems, "Th' unbusied shepherd" is a short quote from the drama "King Henry the Fifth" by Aaron Hill. - Summary by Sonia

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: The Rover Magazine

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Green Mountain boy, a tale of Ticonderoga Jim Locke
00:40:01
Play 02 The rattlesnake hunter, by J. G. Whittier Jim Locke
00:15:17
Play 03 Beginning the world Ken Masters
00:30:15
Play 04 A story of modern honor, by Lord Morpeth Jim Locke
00:20:40
Play 05 Natural affection Jim Locke
00:10:02
Play 06 ''Th' unbusied shepherd'', by Hill Alan Mapstone
00:01:09
Play 07 Marcus Bell, the convict, by Leitch Ritchie Kate Follis
00:28:48
Play 08 Wyoming, by Fitz Green Halleck Alan Mapstone
00:06:15