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Shirley - Charlotte Brontë - Book 3, Part 1 Title: Shirley Overview: Shirley, A Tale is a social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1849. It was Brontë's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Brontë's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in 1811–12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry. The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was an uncommon but distinctly male name. Today it is regarded as a distinctly female name. Published: 1849 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: Social Novel, Victorian Fiction, General Fiction Episode: Shirley - Charlotte Brontë - Book 3, Part 1 Part: 1 of 4 Length Part: 5:07:18 Book: 3 Length Book: 23:21:08 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 58 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage, industrial depression, ruthlessness, impoverishment, debt, machinery, man versus machine Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 2 Title: The Professor Overview: The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text. Published: 1857 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: Novel, General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 2 Part: 2 of 2 Length Part: 5:49:59 Book: 2 Length Book: 10:03:43 Episodes: 14 - 27 of 27 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 1 Title: The Professor Overview: The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text. Published: 1857 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: Novel, General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: The Professor - Charlotte Brontë - Book 2, Part 1 Part: 1 of 2 Length Part: 4:13:55 Book: 2 Length Book: 10:03:43 Episodes: 0 - 13 of 27 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 6:32:03 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 27 - 38 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 6:50:51 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 14 - 26 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Title: Jane Eyre Overview: Jane Eyre; (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall. The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Proust and Joyce. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. Published: 1847 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Charlotte Brontë Genre: General Fiction, Romance, Gothic, Bildungsroman Episode: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 5:13:43 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:36:29 Episodes: 1 - 13 of 38 Narrator: Elizabeth Klett Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: love, autonomy, belonging, value, self-sacrifice, integrity, personal value, marriage Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - Book 2 Title: Through the Looking-Glass Overview: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including logic (for example, running helps one remain stationary, walking away from something brings one towards it, chessmen are alive, nursery rhyme characters exist, and so on). Through the Looking-Glass includes such verses as "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter", and the episode involving Tweedledum and Tweedledee. The mirror above the fireplace that is displayed at Hetton Lawn in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire (a house that was owned by Alice Liddell's grandparents, and was regularly visited by Alice and Lewis Carroll) resembles the one drawn by John Tenniel and is cited as a possible inspiration for Carroll. It was the first of the "Alice" stories to gain widespread popularity and prompted a newfound appreciation for its predecessor when it was published. Published: 1871 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Lewis Carroll Genre: Children's Fiction Episode: Through the Looking-Glass - Lewis Carroll - Book 2 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 3:07:20 Book: 1 Length Book: 3:07:20 Episodes: 1 - 10 of 10 Narrator: Kara Shallenberg Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: fate, rules, chess game, childhood, womanhood, goals, preordained, free will Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll - Book 1 Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Overview: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll (a pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as a prime example of the literary nonsense genre. Its play with logic gives the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. One of the best-known works of Victorian English fiction, its narrative, structure, characters, and imagery have had a huge influence on popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. The book has never been out of print and has been translated into at least 97 languages. Its legacy covers adaptations for stage, screen, radio, art, ballet, theme parks, board games, and video games. Carroll published a sequel in 1871 entitled Through the Looking-Glass and a shortened version for young children, The Nursery "Alice", in 1890. Published: 1865 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Lewis Carroll Genre: Fantasy, Literary Nonsense Episode: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll - Book 1 Part: 1 of 1 Length Part: 2:47:25 Book: 1 Length Book: 2:47:25 Episodes: 1 - 12 of 12 Narrator: Kara Shallenberg Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: absurdity, childhood innocence, puberty, frustration, riddles, illogical, death, ridiculous Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Overview: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, she pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Her strict seclusion soon gives rise to gossip in the neighboring village and she becomes a social outcast. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends her and discovers her past. In the diary she gives Gilbert, she chronicles her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and debauchery in the dissipated aristocratic society. Ultimately she flees with her son, whom she desperately wishes to save from his father's influence. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by Anne Brontë's belief in universal salvation. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Published: 1848 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Anne Brontë Genre: Literary Fiction Episode: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 6:10:51 Book: 1 Length Book: 17:04:54 Episodes: 36 - 53 of 53 Narrator: Expatriate Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: artist, woman artist, alcoholism, marriage, gender relations, domestic violence, marital strife, universal salvation, social conventions, english law, motherhood, displacement Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Overview: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, she pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Her strict seclusion soon gives rise to gossip in the neighboring village and she becomes a social outcast. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends her and discovers her past. In the diary she gives Gilbert, she chronicles her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and debauchery in the dissipated aristocratic society. Ultimately she flees with her son, whom she desperately wishes to save from his father's influence. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by Anne Brontë's belief in universal salvation. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Published: 1848 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Anne Brontë Genre: Literary Fiction Episode: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 5:57:46 Book: 1 Length Book: 17:04:54 Episodes: 18 - 35 of 53 Narrator: Expatriate Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: artist, woman artist, alcoholism, marriage, gender relations, domestic violence, marital strife, universal salvation, social conventions, english law, motherhood, displacement Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Title: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Overview: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the second and final novel written by English author Anne Brontë. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Brontës' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death, her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication in England until 1854. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events connected with his meeting a mysterious young widow, calling herself Helen Graham, who arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. Contrary to the early 19th century norms, she pursues an artist's career and makes an income by selling her pictures. Her strict seclusion soon gives rise to gossip in the neighboring village and she becomes a social outcast. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends her and discovers her past. In the diary she gives Gilbert, she chronicles her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and debauchery in the dissipated aristocratic society. Ultimately she flees with her son, whom she desperately wishes to save from his father's influence. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by Anne Brontë's belief in universal salvation. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. May Sinclair, in 1913, said that "the slamming of [Helen's] bedroom door against her husband reverberated throughout Victorian England." In leaving her husband and taking away their child, Helen violates not only social conventions but also the early 19th century English law. Published: 1848 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Anne Brontë Genre: Literary Fiction Episode: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë - Book 1, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 4:56:18 Book: 1 Length Book: 17:04:54 Episodes: 0 - 17 of 53 Narrator: Expatriate Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: artist, woman artist, alcoholism, marriage, gender relations, domestic violence, marital strife, universal salvation, social conventions, english law, motherhood, displacement Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 3 Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin Overview: Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the [American] Civil War." Stowe, a Connecticut-born woman of English descent, was part of the religious Beecher family. A teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, she featured the character of Uncle Tom in the novel, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome slavery. The title page illustrates a modest log cabin inhabited by a black family. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel and the second best-selling book of the 19th century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies were sold in Great Britain. Eight power presses, running incessantly, could barely keep up with the demand. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day". The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, he declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that "the long-term durability of Lincoln's greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change." The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned mammy; the pickaninny stereotype of black children; and the namesake character type of "Uncle Tom", describing a dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool". Published: 1851 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe Genre: Novel, Historical Fiction Episode: Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 4:32:53 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:06:33 Episodes: 31 - 45 of 45 Narrator: John Greenman Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: slavery, misery, emancipation, freedom, evil, intolerance, hatred, hypocritical, suffering, morality, struggle, selfishness, inequality, injustice, unfair, prejudice, bias, death Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 2 Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin Overview: Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the [American] Civil War." Stowe, a Connecticut-born woman of English descent, was part of the religious Beecher family. A teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, she featured the character of Uncle Tom in the novel, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome slavery. The title page illustrates a modest log cabin inhabited by a black family. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel and the second best-selling book of the 19th century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies were sold in Great Britain. Eight power presses, running incessantly, could barely keep up with the demand. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day". The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, he declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that "the long-term durability of Lincoln's greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change." The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned mammy; the pickaninny stereotype of black children; and the namesake character type of "Uncle Tom", describing a dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool". Published: 1851 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe Genre: Novel, Historical Fiction Episode: Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 2 Part: 2 of 3 Length Part: 6:49:05 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:06:33 Episodes: 16 - 30 of 45 Narrator: John Greenman Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: slavery, misery, emancipation, freedom, evil, intolerance, hatred, hypocritical, suffering, morality, struggle, selfishness, inequality, injustice, unfair, prejudice, bias, death Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 1 Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin Overview: Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S., and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the [American] Civil War." Stowe, a Connecticut-born woman of English descent, was part of the religious Beecher family. A teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, she featured the character of Uncle Tom in the novel, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome slavery. The title page illustrates a modest log cabin inhabited by a black family. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel and the second best-selling book of the 19th century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies were sold in Great Britain. Eight power presses, running incessantly, could barely keep up with the demand. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day". The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, he declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that "the long-term durability of Lincoln's greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change." The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned mammy; the pickaninny stereotype of black children; and the namesake character type of "Uncle Tom", describing a dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool". Published: 1851 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe Genre: Novel, Historical Fiction Episode: Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe - Book 1, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 6:44:57 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:06:33 Episodes: 1 - 15 of 45 Narrator: John Greenman Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: slavery, misery, emancipation, freedom, evil, intolerance, hatred, hypocritical, suffering, morality, struggle, selfishness, inequality, injustice, unfair, prejudice, bias, death Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - Book 1, Part 3 Title: Little Women Overview: Little Women is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, Alcott wrote the book over several months at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters,  it is classified as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. Little Women was an immediate commercial and critical success, with readers eager for more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed a second volume (titled Good Wives in the United Kingdom, though the name originated with the publisher and not Alcott). It also met with success. The two volumes were issued in 1880 as a single novel titled Little Women. Alcott subsequently wrote two sequels to her popular work, both also featuring the March sisters: Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). The novel has been said to address three major themes: "domesticity, work, and true love, all of them interdependent and each necessary to the achievement of its heroine's individual identity." According to Sarah Elbert, Alcott created a new form of literature, one that took elements from romantic children's fiction and combined it with others from sentimental novels, resulting in a totally new genre. Elbert argues that within Little Women can be found the first vision of the "All-American girl" and that her various aspects are embodied in the differing March sisters. The book has been translated into numerous languages, and frequently adapted for stage and screen. Published: Volume 1 1868, Volume 2 1869 List: 100 Classic Book Collection Author: Louisa May Alcott Genre: Coming of Age, Bildungsroman Episode: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott - Book 1, Part 3 Part: 3 of 3 Length Part: 6:03:32 Book: 1 Length Book: 18:27:26 Episodes: 33 - 47 of 47 Narrator: Collaborative Language: English Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: familial duty, personal growth, struggle, coming of age, childhood, adulthood, transformation, women status, gender equality, gender inequality, social expectations, duty, personal life, professional life, conformity, constraints, individuality, womanhood Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support