The Girls' Book of Famous Queens: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Girls' Book of Famous Queens, credited to Lydia Hoyt Farmer, 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 The Girls' Book of Famous Queens by Lydia Hoyt Farmer. Read in English by Cbteddy In the annals of history, women have played an important part; and among the famous sovereigns of the world, queens, as well as kings, have made their names illustrious by heroic deeds and great enterprises. The names which we have chosen for this book do not include all the renowned female sovereigns; but their lives present some of the most important epochs in the world’s history. - Summary taken from the book by Lydia Hoyt Farmer

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Girls' Book of Famous Queens
• Author credits: Lydia Hoyt Farmer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 12:58:12

Catalogue topics

• biography
• queens

Track guide

1. 01 - Semiramis (2069 B.C.) — 14:46
2. 02 - Dido (937 B.C.) — 38:18
3. 03 - Cleopatra (69-30 B.C) Part 1 — 49:12
4. 04 - Cleopatra (69-30 B.C) Part 2 — 53:51
5. 05 - Zenobia (A.D. 260) — 24:17
6. 06 - Matilda of Flanders (A.D. 1031-1083) — 16:21
7. 07 - Margaret of Anjou (A.D. 1429-1482) — 25:38
8. 08 - Catharine of Aragon (A.D. 1485-1536) — 30:54
9. 09 - Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots (A.D. 1533-1603) Part 1 — 59:34
10. 10 - Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots (A.D. 1533-1603) Part 2 — 1:01:01
11. 11 - Catherine de’ Medici (A.D. 1519-1589) — 48:13
12. 12 - Queen Anne (A.D. 1664-1714) — 29:44
13. 13 - Maria Theresa (A.D. 1717-1780) — 29:25
14. 14 - Catherine II (A.D. 1729-1796) — 29:47
15. 15 - Marie Antoinette (A.D. 1755-1793) Part 1 — 40:55
16. 16 - Marie Antoinette (A.D. 1755-1793) Part 2 — 43:33
17. 17 - The Empress Josephine (A.D. 1763-1814) Part 1 — 37:35
18. 18 - The Empress Josephine (A.D. 1763-1814) Part 2 — 1:05:59
19. 19 - The Empress Eugenie (A.D. 1826) — 50:18
20. 20 - Queen Victoria (A.D. 1819) — 28:51

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