Frank Norris
The Octopus
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Frank Norris based his 1901 novel The Octopus (A Story of California) on the Mussel Slough Tragedy of 1880, a bloody conflict between ranche…
McTeague
Read by Jeff Robinson
McTeague is a simple dentist who becomes infatuated with Trina, the cousin of his friend Marcus. Trina then buys a winning lottery ticket wo…
The Third Circle
Read by David Wales
Sixteen short stories by the American novelist Benjamin Frank Norris Jr (1870-1902) who wrote predominantly in the naturalist genre. He liv…
Vandover and the Brute
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Vandover is a student who succumbs to a gambling addiction. This addiction causes him to divest himself of his cherished possessions and to …
1903 Collection
Read by Bellona Times
This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
The Pit
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Trilogy of The Epic of the Wheat includes the following novels: THE OCTOPUS,, a Story of California.THE PIT, a Story of Chicago.THE WOL…
A Deal in Wheat and other Stories of the New and Old West
Read by Don W. Jenkins
This collection of Frank Norris' stories was published after his death in 1902. These stories range in topic from the machinations of the co…