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Adventures in Silence

Name: Adventures in Silence
Author: Herbert W. Collingwood

Herbert W. Collingwood

Read by Larry Wilson, Christine Rottger, Elle Ogden, Natalie Fortier, Tim Rowe, valroth, CaretakerSaxon, marisad6, Gloria Loughry and Steve C · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction (3:40)
Terrors that are Imaginary (17:09)
On the Road to Silence (29:04)
Head Noises and Subjective Audition (20:38)
Facing the Hard Situation (33:03)
A Heart for Any Fate (21:01)
Memories of Early Life (19:39)
Experimenting With the Deaf Man (25:10)
Companions in Trouble (27:02)
The Approach to Silence (21:51)
Mixing Word Meanings (18:24)
The Whispering Wire (27:04)
"No Music in Himself'" (27:39)
Silence Not Always Golden (24:04)
Cases of Mistaken Identity (18:26)
All in a Lifetime (21:38)
''Such Tricks Hath Strong Imagination'' (25:39)
''The Terror That Flieth By Night'' (28:03)
''Grouch'' or Gentleman (24:39)