The Courage of the Commonplace
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Read by Roger Melin
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The short story of a young man who came to terms with himself and became a man on a day when he had proven to be a failure to his family, his friends, his classmates, the girl he liked, and most importantly to himself. (Summary by Roger Melin) (1 hr 20 min)
Chapters
1 - Section 1 | 24:36 | Read by Roger Melin |
2 - Section 2 | 18:15 | Read by Roger Melin |
3 - Section 3 | 19:58 | Read by Roger Melin |
4 - Section 4 | 17:21 | Read by Roger Melin |
Reviews
Excellent short story
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ListeninginChicago
This is an excellent short story interwoven with lessons of character and humility. It also serves as a bit of a history lesson on the senior societies and traditions of Yale. Roger Melin does an excellent job reading this solo project for libribox.
Enjoyed this
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SilverWillow
Enjoyable story reminding one not to overlook what appears to be the 'commonplace.' The narration was excellent.
What a sweet story !!
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joseph zimmerman - salcha, alaska -
thank you for your precious time - Great Feeling Story ..
Roger is one of the best!!
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Bill Claeys
Roger is one of the best narrators. The story is wonderful. Talent may get you into the position that you desire. Character determines your length of stay.
Excellent
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Joyce
Real heroes do come out of the commonplace! Thank you, Roger Melin, for another highly enjoyable reading of a wholesale story with a good message. Thank you, Libravox, for making it available.
nice little short tale
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James E
well read too .
The Courage...
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K4JC
Meh. Boring & melodramatic.