Libby Gohn has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 11 authors. The most-rated is 12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2.
Agnes Grey
Summary
Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bronte (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Bronte suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bronte's own experiences as a governess for five years. Like her sister Charlotte's novel Jane Eyre, it addresses what the precarious position of governess entailed and how it affected a young woman. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. "Agnes Grey" also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue. The Irish novelist George Moore praised Agnes Grey as "the most perfect prose narrative in English letters", and went so far as to compare Anne's prose to that of Jane Austen. Modern critics have made more subdued claims admiring Agnes Grey with a less overt praise of Bronte's work than Moore.
Public Domain (P)2016 Paperless
Lancelot, or the Knight of the Cart
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Chrétien de Troyes's masterpiece Lancelot, The Knight of the Cart is a riveting tale of knightly valor and courtly love. This romance marks the first known appearance of Lancelot as a major player in the Arthurian canon, and it also provides the first account of his affair with Guinevere. The first half of the narrative follows Lancelot (then unnamed) as he rescues Guinevere, who has been taken hostage by the evil Méléagant. Méléagant visits Arthur's court, boasting that he has ensnared many from Arthur's land (Logres). He ultimately convinces Arthur through trickery to give him Guinevere, and sets out to bring her to his homeland of Gorre as another prisoner. When Lancelot ends up without a horse, he encounters a dwarf with a cart, who claims to have information about the queen's whereabouts. However, he will not share his information unless Lancelot ride in his pillory cart, which is usually reserved for criminals, and hence brings shame to any who ride in it. Lancelot nevertheless rides in the cart, which brings him much shame and causes confusion amongst many he encounters.
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12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2
Summary
12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2 The Prophet - Khalil Gibran Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë White Fang - Jack London The Time Machine - H. G. Wells Agnes Grey - Anne Brontë The Blockade Runner - Jules Verne Cleopatra - The Biography - Jacob Abbott The Black Arrow - Robert Louis Stevenson Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas The Diaries of Adam and Eve - Mark Twain Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 12 Books to Read Before You Die - Volume 2 and experience the compelling world of the fiction stories in this anthology by various writers.
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