The Orphan
Clarence Edward Mulford
Read by Mark Nelson
Many men swore that The Orphan was bad, and many swore profanely and with wonderful command of epithets because he was bad, but for obvious reasons that was as far as the majority went to show their displeasure. Those of the minority who had gone farther and who had shown their hatred by rash actions only proved their foolishness; for they had indeed gone far and would return no more. But Sheriff Jim Shields is tracking The Orphan, wanted for the murder of sheepherders, and won’t stop until he brings the bad man to justice.
Often billed as the second book in Clarence Mulford’s Hopalong Cassidy series, Hoppy doesn’t appear in this one, but it’s still as rip-roaring a western as you’ll ever see. - Summary by sjmarky (8 hr 20 min)
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Martha Mydear
This book reminded me of the Western adventures by Zane Grey I read as a teenager. The author describes his sheriff as a man of "clean cut courage" and his unlikely friendship with the outlaw, known only as The Orphan, is the motivator of this romantic story. The image of the hardworking cowboy, living within an unforgiving natural environment and holding to a code of a rough hewn society is an American archetype that has traveled around the world. I really enjoyed the lighthearted and witty style of Mulford's writing. Mark Nelson does a superb narration with subtle accents.
Different, but I like it
Acegirl1
Westerns? Science fiction? Yup, Mark Nelson can read it all!
John Wayne
Very interesting. Definitely would recommend it for any western book lover
A LibriVox Listener
Make sure you have lots of wine because this is gonna Biggest cheesiest experience you have ever had. This is awful. This is so bad. It is so bad that you absolutely have to listen to this story. It is so bad it is good
John Price
excellent story excellent narrator a must for any/every fan of westerns...thanks Libervox and Mr. Nelson 👍🏼⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Another masterpiece
Sara Kuhn
An excellent story performed by an amazing narrator. Encore!!