Audiobooks by Helen Hunt Jackson

"Ramona is an epic love story. But it’s also a tale of prejudice, treachery, and the systemic effort to vanquish California’s Native American population and their way of life. Ramona Ortegna, the foster child of Señora Moreno, is much loved by all who live and work at the Moreno ranch, except Señora herself, who cannot bring herself to think of the girl as anything but a mixed-blood child. Half white, half Indian, Ramona had been adopted by the Senora’s sister who then entrusted the child to her upon her death. Already embittered by the loss to the Americans of much of her southern California land as the result of the 1846 Mexican-American War, the pious old woman is also distraught by the near destruction of California’s Catholic missions. When a visiting Indian sheep shearer, Alessandro Assis, falls in love with Ramona and she with him, the two are forbidden to marry; the Senora’s plan is to give Ramona to the Church. The lovers have no choice but to flee and find a safe place to shelter, work, and live their lives. In 1881, author, Helen Hunt Jackson wrote “A Century of Dishonor', a treatise that outlined the plight of Native Americans in California. Treated like slaves, and robbed of land that the Mexican government had given them rights to, they were further abused by the “land agents” the American government sent to aid them. When her book failed to capture the public’s attention, the author decided to try fiction. Ramona was a huge success. But it’s important to note that the love story of Ramona and Alessandro and their perilous nomadic journey was based on real-life incidents that Hunt Jackson discovered in her research. The story still resonates. It has spawned four movies and an annual outdoor play which, in 2023, celebrated its 100th anniversary at the “Ramona Bowl” in Hemet, California."

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Anne Hancock (Narrator)

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Born in the USA - Exploring America in Poems - The New England Poets

"Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us. Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy. In the volumes of this series we take a look through the prism of individual regions of the United States through the centuries and decades. The United States may be many things: the world's policeman, a bully, a shameless purveyor of mass market culture but it also, in its better moments, a standard bearer for truth, transparency, equality and the more positive qualities of democracy. Little wonder that's its poets are rightly acknowledged as wonders of their art. Leading lights in the fight against slavery and for equality, even if the rest of the Nation is finding it problematic to catch up. In this volume we have collected verse from poets born in New England. This corner of America where the first Europeans began to push the indigenous culture back from its home is a grid of small States that have been home to some of the greatest poets ever born anywhere, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Helen Hunt Jackson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Kathy Lee Bates."

Amy Lowell, Emily Dickinson, H.P. Lovecraft, Helen Hunt Jackson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Katherine Lee Bates, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Cullen Bryant (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Jamal West, Marcus D'amico (Narrator)

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Born in the USA - The New England Poets

"1 - Born in the USA - The New England Poets - An Introduction2 - June by Horatio Alger Jr3 - On the Discoveries of Captain Lewis, January 14th 1807 by Joel Barlow4 - America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates5 - If You Could Come by Katharine Lee Bates6 - Above the Battle by Katherine Lee Bates7 - Turn Me to My Yellow Leaves by William Stanley Braithwaite8 - A Hymn of the Sea by William Cullen Bryant9 - Summer Wind by William Cullen Bryant10 - November by William Cullen Bryant11 - I Would Not Paint a Picture by Emily Dickinson12 - I Have a Bird in Spring by Emily Dickinson13 - The Name of it is Autumn by Emily Dickinson14 - Some Too Fragile for Winter Winds by Emily Dickinson15 - I Went to Heaven by Emily Dickinson16 - Credo by W E B Du Bois17 - Teach Me I Am Forgotten by the Dead by Ralph Waldo Emerson18 - Waves by Ralph Waldo Emerson19 - Culture by Ralph Waldo Emerson20 - Berrying by Ralph Waldo Emerson21 - Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson22 - Tenebris by Angelina Weld Grimké23 - The Black Finger by Angelina Weld Grimke24 - The Eyes of My Regret by Angelina Weld Grimké25 - In the Reading Room of the British Museum by Louise Imogen Guiney26 - Address to the Moon by Nathaniel Hawthorne27 - The Ocean by Nathamiel Hawthorne28 - Go to the Grave by Nathaniel Hawthorne29 - The Old Man of the Sea by Oliver Wendell Holmes30 - Prologue by Oliver Wendell Holmes31 - Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes32 - A Calender of Sonnets - December by Helen Hunt Jackson33 - A Calender of Sonnets - January by Helen Hunt Jackson34 - A Calendar of Sonnets - September by Helen Hunt Jackson35 - Octobers Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson36 - In London Town by Walter Learned37 - The Slave's Singing at Midnight by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow38 - Song of Haiwatha (Extract) by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow39 - An April Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow40 - Loss and Gain by Henry Wadswoth Longfellow41 - A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow42 - Despair by H P Lovecraft43 - Sunset by H P Lovecraft44 - Ode for July 4th 1917 by H P Lovecraft45 - Pacifist War Song - 1917 by H P Lovecraft46 - Providence by H P Lovecraft47 - In a Garden by Amy Lowell48 - Dog Days by Amy Lowell49 - Monadnock in Early Spring by Amy Lowell50 - The Crescent Moon by Amy Lowell51 - March Evening by Amy Lowell52 - The First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell53 - Above and Below by James Russell Lowell54 - Of the Dawn of Freedom by James Russell Lowell55 - To H W L on His Birthday 27th February 1867 by James Russell Lowell56 - Slaves by James Russell Lowell57 - The Red Cross Nurses by Thomas L Masson58 - A December Day by Robert Fuller Murray59 - Warren's Address by John Pierpoint60 - The Economy of Slavery by John Pierpoint61 - Hymn for the First of August by John Pierpoint62 - Prayer for the Slave by John Pierpoint63 - The Natives of America by Ann Plato64 - Reflections, Written on Visiting the Grave of a Venerated Friend by Ann Plato65 - A Dream Within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe66 - Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe67 - The Sleeper by Edgar Allan Poe68 - Sonnet - Silence by Edgar Allan Poe69 - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe70 - Luke Havergal by Edwin Arlington Robinson71 - Mr Flood's Party by Edwin Arlington Robinson72 - The Children of the Night by Edwin Arlington Robinson73 - The Flying Dutchman by Edwin Arlington Robinson74 - In November by Phillip Henry Savage75 - Shakespeare by Philip Henry Savage76 - Here by the Brimming April Streams by Phillip Savage77 - Rhyme of the Rail by John Godfrey Saxe78 - Casey at the Bat by Ernest L Thayer79 - What's the Railroad to Me by Henry David Thoreau80 - Pray to What Earth Does this Sweet Cold Belong by Henry David Thoreau81 - Woof of the Sun by Henry David Thoreau82 - The Moon by Henry David Thoreau83 - Stanzas for the First of August by James Monroe Whitfield84 - To.... by James Monroe Whitfield85 - Ode for the 4th of July by James Monroe Whitfield86 - Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia, 1862 by John Greenleaf Whittier87 - A Word for the Hour by John Greenleaf Whittier88 - Snow-Bound (The Sun That Brief December Day) by John Greenleaf Whittier89 - September by Carlos Wilcox90 - January the 1st 1828 by Nathaniel Parker Willis91 - I H B Died August 11th 1898 by William Winter92 - The Ship That Never Returned by Henry Clay Work93 - Come Home Father by Henry Clay Work"

Amy Lowell, Angelina Weld Grimke, Edgar Allan Poe, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Emily Dickinson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Horatio Alger Jr., James Monroe Whitfield, James Russsell Lowell, John Pierpoint, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Cullen Bryant (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)

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The Poet's Forge

"LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Poet's Forge by Helen Hunt Jackson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 20, 2011. Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske was a United States writer who became an activist on behalf of improved treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. government. She detailed the adverse effects of government actions in her history A Century of Dishonor (1881). Her novel Ramona dramatized the federal government's mistreatment of Native Americans in Southern California and attracted considerable attention to her cause. Fiske attended Ipswich Female Seminary and the Abbott Institute, a boarding school run by Reverend J.S.C. Abbott in New York City. She was a classmate of the poet Emily Dickinson, also from Amherst. The two corresponded for the rest of their lives, but few of their letters have survived. ( Summary by Wikipedia )"

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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A Calendar of Sonnets

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Fox in the Stars (Narrator)

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Ramona (Version 2)

"Set in Old California in the wake of the Mexican-American War, Ramona is two stories at once. It is the story of the love between a part-Native American orphan girl, Ramona, and Alessandro, a young Indian sheepherder. It is also the story of racial prejudice and the clash between cultures as California changes from a Spanish colony to an American territory. Ramona is the ward of Señora Gonzaga Moreno, who despises the girl for her race but honors the dying wish of the Señora's sister, Ramona's foster-mother, to raise her as her own. Señora Moreno embodies the aloof arrogance of Spanish nobility, hating both the Americans who dispute her claim to her vast rancho, and the Indians, whom she places in the same social class with slaves. Her only semblance of love is reserved for her son Felipe. Despite the Señora's machinations, Ramona and Alessandro fall in love, and eventually elope. But their life together is not an easy one, as they roam the Southern California searching for a home. Their many hardships cannot dull their love for one another, but they soon take a toll that changes their lives forever. (Introduction by Christine Dufour)"

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Christine Dufour (Narrator)

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A Calendar of Sonnets

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Fox in the Stars (Narrator)

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Bits About Home Matters

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Ashleigh Jane (Narrator)

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January

"LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of January by Helen Hunt Jackson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 13, 2013. Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, born Helen Fiske was an Amewrican writer and activist for the improvement of treatment of the Native Americans by the U.S. government. Her books A Century of Dishonor and Ramona both attracted considerable attention to her cause. (Summary by David Lawrence)"

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Various Readers (Narrator)

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Letters from a Cat

"Letters from a Cat: published by her mistress for the benefit of all cats and the amusement of little children is a collection of letters that a little girl receives from her pet while she is away from home. They tell of her pet’s adventures and misadventures. The book includes a preface which gives a little biography of the cat including its sad demise. H.H. was the alias of Helen Maria Hunt Jackson (1830 –1885) who is better known for her novel Ramona in which she dramatized the mistreatment of Native Americans and which formed part of her campaign for improved treatment of Native Americans by the U.S. Government. - Summary by Noel Badrian"

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Noel Badrian (Narrator)

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The Poet's Forge

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Various Readers (Narrator)

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Ramona

"Ramona, a novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson (1884), is the story of a part-Scottish and part-Native American orphan girl growing up and getting married in Southern California, suffering racial discrimination and hardship. Originally serialized in the Christian Union on a weekly basis, the novel became immensely popular. Overall, it has had more than 300 printings, been made into four film versions, and has been performed as an outdoor play annually since 1923. The impact the novel had on the culture and image of Southern California was enormous. Its romanticization of Mexican colonial life gave the region a unique cultural identity and its publication coincided with the arrival of railroad lines to the region, bringing in countless tourists who wanted to see the locations in the novel. (Summary from Wikipedia)"

Helen Hunt Jackson (Author), Various Readers (Narrator)

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