Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation, 1838-1839: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation, 1838-1839, credited to Frances Anne Kemble, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation, 1838-1839 by Frances Anne Kemble. Read in English by James K. White Fanny Kemble was a British actress who married mega-plantation owner, Pierce Butler of Georgia. During her marriage she kept journals of everyday life, and after some years grew to detest the institution of slavery and the things Butler stood for. Kemble eventually divorced him, but it wasn't until after the Civil War had started that she published her journal about her observations and the experiences of the hundreds of African American slaves owned by her ex-husband. - Summary by James K. White

Recording facts

• Recording title: Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation, 1838-1839
• Author credits: Frances Anne Kemble
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 11:59:36

Catalogue topics

• slave
• travel literature
• anti-slave literature
• southern writing
• plantation
• african american slaves

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - Dedication/Preface/Journal — 22:34
2. 02 - Journal (cont.) — 28:40
3. 03 - Journal (cont.) — 28:58
4. 04 - Journal (cont.) — 23:56
5. 05 - Journal (cont.) — 30:01
6. 06 - Journal (cont.) — 29:19
7. 07 - Journal (cont.) — 22:04
8. 08 - Journal (cont.) — 16:23
9. 09 - Journal (cont.) — 29:40
10. 10 - Journal (cont.) — 25:24
11. 11 - Journal (cont.) — 22:33
12. 12 - Journal (cont.) — 22:18
13. 13 - Journal (cont.) — 29:25
14. 14 - Journal (cont.) — 25:16
15. 15 - Journal (cont.) — 28:30
16. 16 - Journal (cont.) — 22:16
17. 17 - Journal (cont.) — 28:53
18. 18 - Journal (cont.) — 26:34
19. 19 - Journal (cont.) — 24:20
20. 20 - Journal (cont.) — 27:08
21. 21 - Journal (cont.) — 25:24
22. 22 - Journal (cont.) — 23:29
23. 23 - Journal (cont.) — 24:48
24. 24 - Journal (cont.) — 18:53

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