# Ways of the Hour

An audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper, read by LibriVox volunteers (17 h 52 min, English).

Originally written shortly before Cooper's death and published posthumously, The Ways of the Hour examines the social evils of the criminal justice system. In particular, it looks at how the jury system, which acts as a check on centralized power in a monarchy, has the opposite effect in a democracy. - Summary by LynneT

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## Chapters

0. Preface (6:06): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_00_cooper_64kb.mp3
1. Chapter I (35:13): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_01_cooper_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter II (28:53): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_02_cooper_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter III (35:44): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_03_cooper_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter VI (40:50): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_04_cooper_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter IV (36:54): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_05_cooper_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter V (35:26): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_06_cooper_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter VII (37:32): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_07_cooper_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter VIII (42:42): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_08_cooper_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter IX (37:57): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_09_cooper_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter X (37:25): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_10_cooper_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter XI (37:13): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_11_cooper_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter XII (31:11): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_12_cooper_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter XIII (31:40): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_13_cooper_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter XIV (33:21): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_14_cooper_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter XV (36:12): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_15_cooper_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter XVI (34:34): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_16_cooper_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter XVII (36:45): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_17_cooper_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter XVIII (36:33): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_18_cooper_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter XIX (38:42): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_19_cooper_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter XX (31:26): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_20_cooper_64kb.mp3
21. Chapter XXI (34:35): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_21_cooper_64kb.mp3
22. Chapter XXII (35:48): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_22_cooper_64kb.mp3
23. Chapter XXIII (33:07): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_23_cooper_64kb.mp3
24. Chapter XXIV (29:00): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_24_cooper_64kb.mp3
25. Chapter XXV (35:12): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_25_cooper_64kb.mp3
26. Chapter XXVI (36:27): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_26_cooper_64kb.mp3
27. Chapter XXVII (37:56): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_27_cooper_64kb.mp3
28. Chapter XXVIII (35:12): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_28_cooper_64kb.mp3
29. Chapter XXIX (40:10): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_29_cooper_64kb.mp3
30. Chapter XXX (32:17): https://archive.org/download/waysofthehour_2606_librivox/waysofthehour_30_cooper_64kb.mp3