Pauline's Passion and Punishment by Louisa May Alcott ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

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06/20/23

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112m

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Pauline's Passion and Punishment by Louisa May Alcott audiobook.

Genre: drama

Before she wrote Little Women and Little Men, Louisa, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, had this `blood and thunder' thriller (as she called them) published in 1863 by a weekly pulp magazine. This was during the period when Louisa worked a nurse during the American Civil war. The rigid and unfair roles of men and women of this period, their expectations and desires, plays a large in this story of betrayed love, anger, petulance, and ultimately, vengeance. The story is well written and plotted of course, being an Alcott story, so listeners can expect to enjoy a captivating and satisfying story read to them by one of the best and most highly polished readers around

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:21:14) Chapter 2

(00:56:17) Chapter 3

(01:28:44) Chapter 4

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Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott ~ Full Audiobook [mystery]

June 20, 2023

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256m

Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power by Louisa May Alcott audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In a respectable English country house, the well-to-do Coventry family believes they have hired a quiet, capable governess to guide their youngest daughter. But Jean Muir arrives with more than lesson plans. Plainly dressed and seemingly modest, she quickly learns the household's habits and weak points, studying the rhythms of drawing rooms, garden walks, and late-night conversations with a keen eye for opportunity. As the proud matriarch and her strong-willed adult children size her up, Jean begins to reshape how each of them sees her - and how they see one another. A stray remark becomes leverage, a look becomes a promise, and a reputation becomes a tool. When private writings and hidden encounters hint at a carefully maintained secret life, the Coventrys realize that their new governess may be the most dangerous person under their roof. Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power is a fast, sly tale of performance and deception, where love and ambition collide and a woman with few conventional choices tests how far intelligence, charm, and sheer will can bend a rigid society.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:24:02) Chapter 2

(00:55:12) Chapter 3

(01:34:05) Chapter 4

(01:54:33) Chapter 5

(02:26:22) Chapter 6

(03:00:24) Chapter 7

(03:28:21) Chapter 8

(03:46:11) Chapter 9

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Ophelia, The Rose of Elsinore by Mary Cowden Clarke ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

June 20, 2023

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177m

Ophelia, The Rose of Elsinore by Mary Cowden Clarke audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Ophelia, The Rose of Elsinore, Mary Cowden Clarke reimagines the world of Hamlet by stepping back before Shakespeare's tragedy begins and placing the court of Denmark's most enigmatic young woman at the center of the story. Ophelia grows up amid the glittering ceremony and hidden tensions of Elsinore, where loyalty is demanded, reputations are fragile, and every friendship can become a political liability. As she comes of age, she is drawn into the orbit of Prince Hamlet, whose brilliant mind and uneasy spirit both attract and unsettle her, and she must also navigate the stern expectations of her father Polonius and the watchful pressures of court life. Through Ophelia's eyes, familiar figures appear in new light, and private hopes collide with public duty. Blending romance, intrigue, and psychological portraiture, Clarke explores innocence tested by power, the cost of obedience, and the quiet ways a young woman tries to claim a voice in a world that prefers her silent.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:19:56) Chapter 2

(00:42:50) Chapter 3

(01:05:06) Chapter 4

(01:27:07) Chapter 5

(02:04:14) Chapter 6

(02:29:05) Chapter 7

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