The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss, credited to George Prentiss, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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

LibriVox recording of The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George Prentiss. Read in English by Theresa L. Downey; jenno; Nancy Gorgen; KevinS; KHand This memoir was undertaken at the request of many of Mrs. Prentiss' old and most trusted friends, who felt that the story of her life should be given to the public. Much of it is in the nature of an autobiography. Her letters, which with extracts from her journals form the larger portion of its contents, begin when she was in her twentieth year, and continue almost to her last hour. They are full of details respecting herself, her home, her friends, and the books she wrote. A simple narrative, interspersed with personal reminiscences, and varied by a sketch of her father, and passing notices of others, who exerted a moulding influence upon her character, completes the story. A picture is thus presented of the life she lived and its changing scenes, both on the natural and the spiritual side. While the work may fail to interest some readers, the hope is cherished that, like STEPPING HEAVENWARD, it will be welcomed into Christian homes and prove a blessing to many hearts; thus realising the desire expressed in one of her last letters: Much of my experience of life has cost me a great price and I wish to use it for strengthening and comforting other souls. (Summary by George Prentiss)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
• Author credits: George Prentiss
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 59
• Listed recording duration: 22:43:26

Catalogue topics

• christian
• spiritual
• Encouragement
• growth
• pain
• loss
• motherhood
• mourning

Opening tracks: first 24 of 59

1. 01 - The Child and the Girl - Chapter I Part I — 21:00
2. 02 - Chapter I Part II — 26:50
3. 03 - Chapter I Part III — 22:12
4. 04 - Chapter I Part IV — 7:58
5. 05 - The New Life in Christ - Chapter II Part I — 27:05
6. 06 - Chapter II Part II — 19:14
7. 07 - Chapter II Part III — 36:48
8. 08 - Passing from Girlhood into Womanhood - Chapter III Part I — 21:02
9. 09 - Chapter III Part II — 27:34
10. 10 - Chapter III Part III — 27:48
11. 11 - The Young Wife and Mother - Chapter IV Part I — 39:04
12. 12 - Chapter IV Part II — 18:08
13. 13 - Chapter IV Part III — 18:45
14. 14 - In the School of Suffering - Chapter V Part I — 13:48
15. 15 - Chapter V Part II — 11:06
16. 16 - Chapter V Part III — 10:33
17. 17 - Chapter V Part IV — 30:56
18. 18 - Chapter V Part V — 9:27
19. 19 - In Retreat Among the Alps - Chapter VI Part I — 28:08
20. 20 - Chapter VI Part II — 16:18
21. 21 - Chapter VI Part III — 35:37
22. 22 - Chapter VI Part IV — 29:52
23. 23 - The Struggle with Ill-Health - Chapter VII Part I — 30:50
24. 24 - Chapter VII Part II — 13:16

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