The Heroines of History: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Heroines of History, credited to John S. Jenkins, 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 Heroines of History, by John S. Jenkins. Read by volunteer readers. A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; Josephine; Elizabeth of England; Mary of Scotland; Catherine of Russia; Marie Antoinette; and Madame Roland. Mr. Jenkins, whose name remains on the title-page of this volume, was prevented from finishing the work for a long time by sickness, and finally by death. The first chapter is from his pen, and the rest has been written according to his instructions by one whom he selected, and who has had access to works rare in this country, such as Monstrelet's Chronicles, Tooke's Life of Catherine II., Madame Roland's Appeal, etc. (Summary by TriciaG & Publisher's Preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Heroines of History
• Author credits: John S. Jenkins
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 41
• Listed recording duration: 14:59:22

Catalogue topics

• history
• biography
• women
• Cleopatra
• Isabella of Castile
• Joan of Arc
• Maria Theresa
• Josephine

Opening tracks: first 24 of 41

1. 01 - Publisher's Note & Dedicatory Epistle — 3:38
2. 02 - Cleopatra pt 1 — 25:13
3. 03 - Cleopatra pt 2 — 24:46
4. 04 - Cleopatra pt 3 — 22:19
5. 05 - Isabella of Castile pt 1 — 23:15
6. 06 - Isabella of Castile pt 2 — 21:40
7. 07 - Isabella of Castile pt 3 — 22:39
8. 08 - Isabella of Castile pt 4 — 23:48
9. 09 - Isabella of Castile pt 5 — 23:52
10. 10 - Isabella of Castile pt 6 — 22:44
11. 11 - Isabella of Castile pt 7 — 18:58
12. 12 - Joan of Arc pt 1 — 24:01
13. 13 - Joan of Arc pt 2 — 23:03
14. 14 - Joan of Arc pt 3 — 23:02
15. 15 - Maria Theresa pt 1 — 22:30
16. 16 - Maria Theresa pt 2 — 22:26
17. 17 - Maria Theresa pt 3 — 22:51
18. 18 - Josephine pt 1 — 24:36
19. 19 - Josephine pt 2 — 24:01
20. 20 - Josephine pt 3 — 17:59
21. 21 - Josephine pt 4 — 21:54
22. 22 - Elizabeth of England pt 1 — 23:48
23. 23 - Elizabeth of England pt 2 — 22:29
24. 24 - Elizabeth of England pt 3 — 22:11

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