Audiobooks by Bithia Mary Croker

Wonder Of Women - Suicide Stories

"Let’s be clear. We are all equal under the law. However, even in these more modern times that is not an absolute and still remains a distant ambition for many. In the days when Britain ruled the waves and bestrode the world as its policeman and plunderer in chief it also subjugated half of its own people to second class status. Women were chattel and property. There were some exceptions based on wealth and birthright but for the overwhelming majority your lot was to fall in with the rules and do as you were told. Many did.But whilst male society sought to place obstacles in the path to equality, it could not deny their literary talents, which many times they circumvented by using male pseudonyms. However, the soaring sales of magazines and periodicals during the Victorian Age meant they had voracious appetites for literature, whatever the sex of its gender.Dozens of authors appeared to fill the need. Narratives had new ideas. Characters were emboldened by societal changes and the female voice taking responsibility.The women included here are talents that dazzle. Put them up against anyone and they rise to the top. Whether they remain with an avid readership today or faded to obscurity with the passing of the times their quality remains undimmed. 1 - Women of Wonder - Suicide - An Introduction2 - The Legacy by Virginia Woolf3 - The Voyage by Katherine Mansfield4 - Paul's Case by Willa Cather5 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy6 - The Mourner by Mary Shelley7 - The Quadroons by Lydia Maria Child8 - An Outcast of the People by Bithia Mary Croker9 - Blessed Are the Meek by Mary Webb10 - When Spirits Steal by Philippa Forest11 - The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon12 - The Oculist by Catherine Wells13 - Sokratics in the Strand by Amy Levy"

Amy Levy, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine Wells, Katherine Mansfield, Lydia Maria Child, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mary Webb, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Philippa Forest, Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela rowe, Laurel Lefkow (Narrator)

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Lessons from Literature - Stories Exploring Women's Choice in Marriage

"Being curious, learning from all of our experiences, is one of our most pleasing traits as human beings. In this series we examine particular facets of ourselves and, with the aid of many classic authors, delve into characters and stories that not only entertain us, but inform us on how short stories can help us both deal and understand issues that touch and weave into our lives with the words and narratives of many wise talents.Even in these more modern times not everyone is free to choose their partners. Nations, cultures and religions around the globe are not as inclusive as we are and we think they should be. With the insight and talents of these classic authors we are shown that even in quite recent times choice in marriage was, in essence, in the gift of others.01 - Lessons From Literature - Stories Exploring Women's Choice in Marriage - An Introduction2 - The Ice Palace by F Scott Fitzgerald3 - The Kiss by Kate Chopin4 - Second Best by D H Lawrence5 - The Unfortunate Bride or The Blind Lady a Beauty by Aphra Behn6 - Madame Rose Hanie by Khalil Gibran7 - Sister Josepha by Alice Dunbar Nelson8 - Right At Last by Elizabeth Gaskell9 - The Difference by Ellen Glasgow10 - An Outcast of the People by Bithia Mary Croker11 - The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov12 - The Skylight Room by O Henry13 - Mrs Pierrepoint by Amy Levy14 - How the Widow Won the Deacon by William James Lampton15 - Spurs by Tod Robbins16 - A New England Nun by Mary E Wilkins Freeman17 - Two Offers by Frances Watkins Harper"

Alice Dunbar Nelson, Amy Levy, Anton Chekhov, Aphra Behn, Bithia Mary Croker, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ellen Glasgow, F Scott Fitzgerald, Frances Watkins Harper, Kate Chopin, Khalil Gibran, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, O Henry, Tod Robbins, William James Lampton (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Kelly Burke, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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