The Rover Vol. 01 No. 20

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. The 20th issue of the series is yet another interesting collection of short stories, poems and miscellania. - Summary by Sonia

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: The Rover Magazine

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The little visitor, by Elizabeth Oakes Smith EsoFlair
00:07:48
Play 02 The story of Captain Bird; or, The first capital conviction under the Constitution of the United States, by Seba Smith EsoFlair
00:19:29
Play 03 First love; or Constancy in the nineteenth century, by Miss L. E. Landon Greg Giordano
00:24:50
Play 04 Ancient battles Alan Mapstone
00:01:18
Play 05 Life, by Lawrence Labree Alan Mapstone
00:02:30
Play 06 Johnny Brotherton's five sunny days. From Tales of the Borders, by John Mackay Wilson Faithann Gibson
00:15:01
Play 07 The miser's wife, by Elizabeth Oakes Smith Michael Olgren
00:12:06
Play 08 To Juliet. A night thought Sonia
00:01:00
Play 09 A tale of an old Highlander, by James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd AllenO
00:27:42
Play 10 The yellow domino Alan Mapstone
00:06:11
Play 11 A country apothecary, by Miss Mary Russell Mitford Steve C
00:32:36
Play 12 The mysterious visitor Alan Mapstone
00:05:23