EPISODE · Jan 1, 2017 · 1H 48M
Pauline's Passion and Punishment (By Louisa May Alcott)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pauline's Passion and Punishment Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 4.09 of Total 22 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 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. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/289469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pauline's Passion and Punishment Author: Louisa May Alcott Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 48 minutes Release date: January 1, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.93 of Total 45 Ratings of Narrator: 4.09 of Total 22 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: 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. (Summary by Phil Chenevert)
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