Historical FictionAdventure

Longshanks

by

  • 1928 first published
  • 🎧 5 h 42 min free audiobook
Listen freeFind in a library

Longshanks is a 1928 historical fiction and adventure fiction novel by Stephen W. Meader.

A free LibriVox audiobook (5 h 42 min) is available.

About Longshanks

In 1828, young Tad Hopkins takes an adventure-filled trip down the Mississippi River to meet his father in New Orleans. Along the way he befriends a remarkable young man who is destined for history. It is my privilege to offer this audio version of another of Stephen W. Meader’s beautifully written YA adventures, which so vividly document the history of North America. However, I must acknowledge the racist language and attitudes that appear, which reflect the time and place where it is set (the Mississippi River in 1828), and the time of its publishing a hundred years later. It is likely that many of the young readers for whom it was intended were negatively influenced by this content. The book serves as an historical record of racism. Those reading it today will benefit from understanding this context, and from engaging in discussion about it. (Summary by Warren Bergmann)
Description from LibriVox

Free audiobook

Longshanks — LibriVox recording, 5 h 42 min in 21 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Quick answers

Who wrote Longshanks?

Longshanks was written by Stephen W. Meader and first published in 1928.

What genre is Longshanks?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction and Adventure.

Is there a free audiobook of Longshanks?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 42 min.

What books are similar to Longshanks?

Readers who like it often enjoy The warlord of Mars #3, Dracula and Treasure Island.

More by Stephen W. Meader

All books →

Books like Longshanks