The Boys’ Book of Famous Rulers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Boys’ Book of Famous Rulers, credited to Lydia Hoyt Farmer, 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 The Boys’ Book of Famous Rulers by Lydia Hoyt Farmer. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. The aim of this book is to give in as concise manner as possible, consistent with graphic narration and biographical completeness, the most important and interesting events in the lives of these famous rulers; together with a brief history of the various epochs in which they lived, and a description of the manners and customs of the people comprising the several nations governed by these illustrious monarchs. (Preface by The Author)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Boys’ Book of Famous Rulers
• Author credits: Lydia Hoyt Farmer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 37
• Listed recording duration: 15:23:18

Catalogue topics

• rome
• Great Britain
• kings
• scotland
• Spain
• greece
• France
• Russia

Opening tracks: first 24 of 37

1. 01 - Agamemnon 1184 B.C. Part 1 — 29:15
2. 02 - Agamemnon 1184 B.C. Part 2 — 22:34
3. 03 - Cyrus the Great 599-529 B.C. Part 1 — 29:47
4. 04 - Cyrus the Great 599-529 B.C. Part 2 — 26:26
5. 05 - Cyrus the Great 599-529 B.C. Part 3 — 23:55
6. 06 - Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C. Part 1 — 31:03
7. 07 - Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C. Part 2 — 25:44
8. 08 - Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C. Part 3 — 28:56
9. 09 - Julius Caesar 100-44 B.C. Part 1 — 24:16
10. 10 - Julius Caesar 100-44 B.C. Part 2 — 21:36
11. 11 - Julius Caesar 100-44 B.C. Part 3 — 23:11
12. 12 - Charlemagne 742-814 A.D. Part 1 — 24:39
13. 13 - Charlemagne 742-814 A.D. Part 2 — 23:57
14. 14 - Alfred the Great 849-901 A.D. Part 1 — 21:52
15. 15 - Alfred the Great 849-901 A.D. Part 2 — 28:59
16. 16 - Richard Coeur de Lion A.D. 1157-1199. Part 1 — 25:58
17. 17 - Richard Coeur de Lion A.D. 1157-1199. Part 2 — 20:05
18. 18 - Richard Coeur de Lion A.D. 1157-1199. Part 3 — 20:55
19. 19 - Robert Bruce 1274-1329 A.D. Part 1 — 26:44
20. 20 - Robert Bruce 1274-1329 A.D. Part 2 — 23:49
21. 21 - Robert Bruce 1274-1329 A.D. Part 3 — 18:04
22. 22 - Ferdinand V. of Spain 1452-1516 A.D. Part 1 — 23:48
23. 23 - Ferdinand V. of Spain 1452-1516 A.D. Part 2 — 23:34
24. 24 - Philip II of Spain 1527-1598 A.D. — 34:01

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