The Lightning-Rod Man
Herman Melville
Narrateur Mark Owen
Maison d'édition: Dreamscape Media
Synopsis
Chosen for inclusion in William Evans Burton's Cyclopediae of Wit and Humor of 1857, with an illustration by Henry Louis Stephens, The Lightning-Rod Man was the one Melville tale to be available throughout his lifetime, thanks to reissues of this volume. More a parable than a character-driven story, The Lightning-rod man is a charlatan who tries to profit by selling fearful people lightning-rods during thunderstorms. The narrator has a difficult encounter with the Lightning-Rod man in this story about overcoming fear and superstition.
Durée: 20 minutes (00:19:43) Date de publication: 26/06/2018; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —