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Audiobooks Narrated by Bobbie Frohman
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An autobiographical narrative, Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House traces Elizabeth Keckley's life from her enslavement in Virginia and North Carolina to her time as seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln in the White House during Abraham Lincoln's administration. It was quite controversial at the time of its release-an uncompromising work that transgressed Victorian boundaries between public and private life, and lines of race, gender, and society.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is a poignant biography as told to Olive Gilbert by Isabella Bomefree-a slave born at the end of the eighteenth century who later took the name of Sojourner Truth. She recounts the harshness of life under slavery, as well as what transpired after she won her freedom, when she became a vociferous abolitionist, a role for which she has been long remembered and revered.
When Frederick, an American expatriate traveling in Europe, meets the newly rich Miller family from New York, he is charmed by the daughter, Daisy, and her 'inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence.' The Millers have no perception of the complex behavioral code that underlies European society, and Winterbourne is astonished at the girl's unworldliness and her mother's unconcern when Daisy accompanies him to the Castle of Chillon. Some months later, he meets the family in Rome, where Daisy has aroused suspicion among the American colony by being seen constantly with a third-rate Italian. Ostracized by former friends who think her 'intrigue' has gone too far, Daisy denies that she is engaged to Giovanelli. Publicly, Winterbourne defends her as simply uncultivated, but privately, he hesitates.
Unhappily married to a devoted, clumsy, provincial doctor, Emma revolts against the ordinariness of her life by pursuing dreams of ecstasy and love. But her sensuous and sentimental desires lead her only to suffering, corruption, and downfall. A brilliant psychological portrait, Madame Bovary searingly depicts the human mind in search of transcendence. Acclaimed as a masterpiece upon its publication in 1857, this classic is still revered today as one of the finest novels of English literature.
A fascinating short story by the renowned author of The Woman in White
Captain Stanwick and Lionel Varleigh are old friends, but after falling out over their attentions to Bertha Laroche, they fight an illegal duel in Herne Wood. Stanwick, wrongly convinced he has killed Varleigh, goes mad and attempts to kill himself with a razor ... when his supposed victim returns like an apparition from the dead.
The Yellow Mask, a gothic romance filled with mystery and suspense, will hold you riveted from beginning to end.
A scheming priest, Father Rocco of Pisa, decides the inheritance and great wealth of Count Fabio d'Ascoli was stolen from the church many generations ago and aims to steal it back. In order to do so, the priest manipulates Fabio's true love, the sweet model Nanina, to leave Pisa. Father Rocco then engineers a wedding between Fabio and his easily manipulated niece, the beautiful Maddelena. Poor Maddalena dies the next year in childbirth, and the priest is forced to alter his plan. He tries to drive Fabio mad by having a female henchman don a Yellow Mask and pretend to be the ghost of Maddalena. Fabio's only hope is his beloved Nanina. Can she save him?
C. F. McGlashan was the newspaper editor and publisher of the local daily in Truckee, California, the closest town to the Donner Pass. Over the course of an eighteen-month period, McGlashan interviewed the survivors of the Donner Party, gathered artifacts, and amassed an enormous amount of secondary information. He published his findings as serialized articles in his paper, which were later published in book form. Detailed and engaging, History of the Donner Party is considered the definitive account of one of the most notorious treks in American history.
A collection of stories about the history, people, and culture of California
Ella M. Sexton's stated purposed was 'to recount in simple accurate narratives the early conditions and subsequent development of California.' In addition to the facts, Sexton brings the players to life with drama, emotion, and energy.
The Pony Express was a swift mail service that was only active from April 1860 to October 1861. It was a crucial communication link between the East Coast and West Coast during a time when communication between Washington, DC, and Sacramento was helping establish California as a free state, as well as helping the Union factions gain strength just prior to the Civil War.
A series of relay stations was established with fresh horses so the rider could get fresh mounts all along the route. The riders simply changed mounts and rode as fast as possible-rarely stopping even to sleep or eat. It took immense courage and perseverance on the part of the riders and the relay station personnel, and the journey took about ten days through rough terrain, Indian massacres, ambushes, and brutal weather conditions over the Sierra.
Inspired by nature and imbued with moral lessons, Parables from Nature, Volume 1 is a collection of classic tales, both fun and thought-provoking. Children will be enthralled with this intimate look into the lives of the woodland creatures and their way of life.
Volume 1 includes:
'A Lesson of Faith''The Law of Authority and Obedience''The Unknown Land''Training and Restraining''Waiting''The Law of the Wood''Daily Bread''Cobwebs'
The tales of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter's other anthropomorphic characters began as a series of illustrated letters to the five-year-old son of her former nanny. The nanny suggested publishing the letters, and the stories became among the bestselling children's books of all time.
In this charming collection of classic stories, Beatrix Potter's beloved characters find themselves on all sorts of adventures. Join Peter Rabbit as he braves Mr. McGregor's garden, Benjamin Bunny in his quest for lost shoes, and a kindly tailor who is rewarded by the mice he rescued from his cat. Stories include:
'The Tale of Jemimah Puddle-Duck''The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle''The Tailor of Gloucester''The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse''The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher''The Tale of Peter Rabbit''The Tale of Tom Kitten''The Tale of Benjamin Bunny'
Enjoy a timeless collection of children's fables, fairy tales, and stories, all available in one audiobook. A Children's Listening Library: Volume 1 includes:
Mother Goose's Nursery RhymesSelections from the Tales of Beatrix PotterBeauty & the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen MoeCinderella based on Charles Perrault's version'The Frog Prince' and 'Rumplestiltskin' by The Brothers Grimm 'The Land of the Blue Flower' by Frances Hodgson Burnett'Racketty-Packetty House' by Frances Hodgson BurnettDollypogs by David ThornThe Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' by Robert Browning 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' by Washington Irving
