Gulzara; or The Persian Slave: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Gulzara; or The Persian Slave, credited to Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Gulzara; or The Persian Slave by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie. Read in English by thestorygirl; Larry Wilson; TJ Burns; Jasmin Salma; Wayne Cooke; Kelly S. Taylor; E.J. Lavery “Gulzara, The Persian Slave” is a rare example of a script for a Victorian melodrama that was intended as a private theatrical – to be performed by a limited cast of amateurs in a home or school, not on a public stage. Rarer still, “Gulzara” was written by a female author to be performed by a cast of women. The only male character, Amurath, was a “breeches role,” played by a young girl. Thus this drama, set in a harem in Constantinople, in addition to spinning a yarn about the abduction of Sultan Suliman’s son, gives us an unusual peek at the lives of young women in the U.S. in the 1840’s and 50’s. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor Cast List Amurath Jasmin Salma Zuleika Kelly S. Taylor Fatima the story girl Katinka Larry Wilson Gulzara E. J. Lavery Ayesha TJ Burns Stage Directions Wayne Cooke

Recording facts

• Recording title: Gulzara; or The Persian Slave
• Author credits: Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 1:40:06

Catalogue topics

• romance
• melodrama

Track guide

1. 01 - Act I — 27:25
2. 02 - Act II — 8:55
3. 03 - Act III — 13:07
4. 04 - Act IV — 22:00
5. 05 - Act V — 28:39

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