The Human Chord


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(3.9 stars; 10 reviews)

The following sets the tone for this work of weird fiction:
"Numbers of strange people advertised in the newspapers, he knew, just as numbers of strange people wrote letters to them; and Spinny—so he was called by those who loved him—was a diligent student of the columns known as "Agony" and "Help wanted." Whereupon it came about that he was aged twenty-eight, and out of a job, when the threads of the following occurrence wove into the pattern of his life, and "led to something" of a kind that may well be cause for question and amazement.
The advertisement that formed the bait read as follows:—
"WANTED, by Retired Clergyman, Secretarial Assistant with courage and imagination. Tenor voice and some knowledge of Hebrew essential; single; unworldly. Apply Philip Skale,"—and the address."
- Summary by Algernon Blackwood (6 hr 38 min)

Chapters

Chapter 1. Part 1 31:59 Read by Katina Papadakis
Chapter 1. Part 2 29:28 Read by Katina Papadakis
Chapter 2. Part 1 28:15 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Chapter 2. Part 2 18:48 Read by Andrew Gaunce
Chapter 3 35:52 Read by Gary J. Conover
Chapter 4 23:46 Read by Gary J. Conover
Chapter 5 19:34 Read by Guomin Do
Chapter 6 9:12 Read by NoelVox
Chapter 7 25:18 Read by Anautumnous
Chapter 8 22:27 Read by Novella Serena
Chapter 9 25:11 Read by DH2003
Chapter 10 35:21 Read by Jamison Kester
Chapter 11 22:35 Read by Novella Serena
Chapter 12 18:21 Read by Novella Serena
Chapter 13 35:31 Read by EJ How
Chapter 14 17:07 Read by Novella Serena

Reviews

Atmospheric


(4 stars)

Very well read. Unique story. Blackwood is always very moody, but the pacing of the story drags a bit.


(5 stars)

Amazing book, well read by all involved