The Rover Vol. 01 No. 26

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 is the 26th, and final issue of the first volume, with a varied choice of poetry, short stories and trivia. - Summary by Sonia

Genre(s): Poetry, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: The Rover Magazine

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Water, by Elizabeth Oakes Smith Alan Mapstone
00:03:12
Play 02 The Coquette and the Two Suitors, with an engraving, by Seba Smith Faithann Gibson
00:07:48
Play 03 Ben Blower's Story; or, How to Relish a Julep, by C. F. Hoffman Jim Locke
00:18:02
Play 04 The Last Days of Timothy Tuttle, by Nathaniel Deering Jim Locke
00:25:54
Play 05 A Tale of Boston in Olden Time Greg Giordano
00:11:00
Play 06 The Shoemaker and his two Wives, by Elizabeth Oakes Smith ZacharyJ
00:11:20
Play 07 Rustic Courtship in New England Alan Mapstone
00:06:36
Play 08 The Confession of Grotius Greg Giordano
00:01:30
Play 09 Origin of Genius Jim Locke
00:02:54
Play 10 Man and Woman Jim Locke
00:02:42
Play 11 Content, by C. D. Stuart Alan Mapstone
00:02:08
Play 12 How to Cook a Husband Jim Locke
00:03:03
Play 13 Letters from Town to Country Greg Giordano
00:09:02
Play 14 The Close of the Volume Greg Giordano
00:03:26
Play 15 To Correspondents Alan Mapstone
00:02:50