LibriVox recording of The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine, by William Carleton. Read by James E. Carson A story about the Irish, just before the onset of the famine of 1847, with all the color and dialogue of a man who lived it. (Summary by JCarson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 01-05 (144MB) Download M4B 06-11 (167MB) Download M4B 12-16 (142MB)
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William Carleton
William P. Carleton (October 3, 1872 – April 6, 1947) was a silent film actor who appeared in 40 films between 1919 and 1944. He is sometimes billed as William Carleton Jr.. Carleton was born in London and was briefly married to actress Toby Claude; they divorced in 1903. He was a distant cousin of Sir Guy Standing and other Standing acting family members.
On April 6, 1947, Carleton died in Hollywood, California, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. He was 74.