Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Fairy Fingers
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Madelaine is the poor cousin of the aristocratic de Gramont family in France of the 1850’s. She is cherished by the beautiful young Bertha a…
Short Story Collection Vol. 084
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
And so we present the 84th Librivox Short Story Collection! Each tale is selected and read by a Librivox volunteer. Once again, we have a wi…
Short Story Collection Vol. 088
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Once more, we bring you a stellar collection of short stories, selected and read by Librivox readers. Joining regular favorites, such as Kat…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Twenty-one short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "We must learn to dignify common labor." Booker T. Washington spoke plain…
The Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Mowatt wrote The Fortune Hunter to be submitted to a contest held by the New World newspaper. (The novel won the $100 prize.) Contest rules…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 072
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Twenty short nonfiction works, individually chosen by the readers. "The ground rose and fell in successive furrows, like the ruffled wa…
Short Story Collection Vol. 085
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is the 85th Librivox short story collection. Once again, readers selected stories covering a wide variety of subjects. Several stories …
Italian Life and Legends
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
A mix of short works written by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie during her residence in Florence from 1864-65, this collection was edited and prepa…
Evelyn; or A Heart Unmasked
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Evelyn is a two-volume novel told in an epistolary style – alternating between letters from the point of view of a trusted, unmarried female…
Short Poetry Collection 205
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 69 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2020.
The Mute Singer, a Novel
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Sylvie de la Roche is the daughter of a destitute former nobleman and his wife living in the slums of Paris circa 1847. Her magnificent sing…
Short Poetry Collection 200
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 65 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 201
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 49 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for February 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 204
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.
Autobiography of an Actress; or Eight Years on the Stage
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Anna Cora Mowatt was the author of the first Broadway comedy hit written by a woman. Her 1845 play “Fashion” is still performed today. She w…
Short Poetry Collection 207
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020.
Gulzara; or The Persian Slave
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
“Gulzara, The Persian Slave” is a rare example of a script for a Victorian melodrama that was intended as a private theatrical – to be perfo…
Short Poetry Collection 203
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 63 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2020.
Short Poetry Collection 209
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Phyllis Brown
This is a collection of 64 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2020. October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this …
Short Poetry Collection 202
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2020.
Armand; or The Peer and The Peasant
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Although almost completely obscure today, this romantic melodrama was arguably a bigger hit for actress/playwright Anna Cora Mowatt than her…
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain is a collection of three narratives about life in the theater based on Mowatt’s career on stage…
Pelayo: or Cavern of Covadonga, A Romance
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
This epic poem tells the dramatic story of King Pelayo, an Asturian ruler in Northern Spain who lead his people to a hard-fought victory ove…
Reviewers Reviewed
Gelesen von Kelly S. Taylor
Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
This satirical text was a response to the drubbing the fledgling poet received at the hands of the critics to her debut work, “Pelayo, or th…