Facing Death: A Tale of the Coal Mines - Audio Book
Jim Hodges Productions
Facing Death:
A Tale of the Coal Mines
Total listening time: 6 Hours, 443 Minutes
Setting: Late 19th Century England; English Coal Mining District
Story:
The author stated that this book was his own personal favorite, and the best among his books for boys. An orphan named Jack Simpson at the age of about 10 begins work in the coal mines. Full of excitement, the book relays a strike against the mine owners, a riot against the youth of the town, and one catastrophe after another, culminating in a deadly explosion. Our maturing hero discovers a way to escape from certain death in the mine and assumes the most dangerous actions needed to save himself and others.
Chapter Titles and Times
- Evil Tidings 10:02
- Bull-Dog 20:39
- The Resolution 10:32
- The Vaughan Pit 13:19
- Setting to Work 6:38
- The Old Shaft 13:04
- Friendship 13:20
- Progress 7:55
- The Great Strike 21:50
- Hard Times 11:51
- The Attack on the Engine-House 15:34
- After the Strike 8:10
- A Heavy Loss 13:43
- The Night School 16:20
- The Sewing Class 13:42
- A New Life 13:46
- The Dog Fight 9:45
- Stokebridge Feast 15:15
- The Great Riot 12:48
- The Arm of the Law 10:06
- A Knotty Question 10:55
- The Solution 18:55
- The Explosion at the Vaughan 18:27
- In Deadly Peril 4:02
- The Imprisoned Miners 19:03
- A Critical Moment 7:20
- Rescued 21:23
- Changes 12:23
- The New Manager 9:14
- Risen 12:47
- Conclusion 9:49
Total Listening Time: 6 hours 43 minutes
MP3 CD
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