Pocket Island


Read by Roger Melin

(4.5 stars; 50 reviews)

Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a pocket formed twice daily by the waning of the tides. The coast of Maine holds many secrets and legends, and Pocket Island was no exception.

Subtitled "A Story of Country Life in New England", this story holds such varied and fascinating glimpses into the lives of a few individuals, and is not limited to merely a story of ghosts, of war, of barn dances, friendship, tales of rum-runners, smugglers, and seafarers. Rather it is all of the above, and much more, all wrapped nicely around a story of love.

Is Pocket Island truly haunted by ghosts of the past? The story begins ca. 1824, and takes us through the U.S. Civil War and beyond. (Introduction by Roger Melin) (5 hr 20 min)

Chapters

01 - Pocket Island 11:13 Read by Roger Melin
02 - The Sea Fox 8:25 Read by Roger Melin
03 - Nemesis 11:01 Read by Roger Melin
04 - The Boy 14:24 Read by Roger Melin
05 - The Boy's First Party 11:06 Read by Roger Melin
06 - Serious Thoughts 12:43 Read by Roger Melin
07 - Liddy 11:29 Read by Roger Melin
08 - The Husking-Bee 11:12 Read by Roger Melin
09 - Good Advice 11:39 Read by Roger Melin
10 - History 13:59 Read by Roger Melin
11 - War Clouds 14:26 Read by Roger Melin
12 - A Day in the Woods 10:00 Read by Roger Melin
13 - The Girl I Left Behind Me 14:19 Read by Roger Melin
14 - Beside the Camp Fire 12:07 Read by Roger Melin
15 - Mysteries 10:51 Read by Roger Melin
16 - The Grasp of Death 6:37 Read by Roger Melin
17 - Those Who Wait 14:03 Read by Roger Melin
18 - A Few Bright Days 15:15 Read by Roger Melin
19 - Among the Wounded 11:34 Read by Roger Melin
20 - Plans for Happiness 14:44 Read by Roger Melin
21 - Blue Hill 11:12 Read by Roger Melin
22 - The Maine Coast 12:32 Read by Roger Melin
23 - Big Spoon Island 11:35 Read by Roger Melin
24 - Pocket Island 13:41 Read by Roger Melin
25 - The Smuggler's Cave 11:25 Read by Roger Melin
26 - The Fate of a Miser 12:05 Read by Roger Melin
27 - Conclusion 6:42 Read by Roger Melin

Reviews

Pocket Island


(5 stars)

Small American history lesson of many lives on the NE shores. Lovely book. Of course reader is one of the finest.

Enjoyed this ...


(5 stars)

thank you for your precious time .. Very Fine ..

its good, I'll listen to it again


(5 stars)

one of my favorite readers


(3 stars)

ok story


(3 stars)

starts off strong but a tad racist (all Jews are greedy and all Indians dumb). Gets boring for quite awhile. Picks up again during the war. ends predictably