The Eye of Dread
Author(s): Payne Erskine
Genre(s): Published 1900 Onward
Narrators: Chelsea Baker, Anna Simon, Christine Blachford, Ric Cornwall, Elaine Webb, Mary Herndon Bell, Ted Nugent, Rob Smith, Sandra Estenson, Robert White, Ana Simão
Number of Chapters: 40
Length: 14 hours and 58 minutes
Language: English
The Civil War is upon the United States, and the town of Leauvite has sent away its young men, among them Peter Junior and Richard Kildene. When they leave, Betty Ballard is but a child, but by the time the war has ended, she has become something else entirely. Wounded, Peter Junior finds his time at Betty's father's studio, learning to become an artist, until one day he proposes to her after deciding to go to France. Of course, she agrees to wait for him. Meanwhile, Richard, who has decided to work on the railways, expects that when he gets back, that Betty will be waiting for him. With these complications, problems begin to arise... (Summary by Chelsea)