Melodrama: History and Key Facts
A melodrama is a dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization.
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A melodrama is a dramatic work in which plot, typically sensationalized for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization.

Mimic Life; or Before and Behind the Curtain by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 24 original MP3 tracks, 11:47:02 running time and a link to listen.

The Little Robinson of Paris, or, Industry's Triumph by Eugénie Foa: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 37 original MP3 tracks, 4:42:16 running time and a link to listen.

International Short Stories Vol 2 by William Patten: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 32 original MP3 tracks, 13:21:16 running time and a link to listen.

Gulzara; or The Persian Slave by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 1:40:06 running time and a link to listen.

Armand; or The Peer and The Peasant by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 1:53:42 running time and a link to listen.

Lady of Lyons by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 1:59:38 running time and a link to listen.

The Flying Girl by L. Frank Baum: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 27 original MP3 tracks, 4:50:36 running time and a link to listen.

The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles by James Planché: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 1:13:28 running time and a link to listen.

The Diamond Lens with Other Stories by Fitz-James O'Brien: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 14 original MP3 tracks, 9:41:17 running time and a link to listen.

Ion by Thomas Noon Talfourd: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 2:30:21 running time and a link to listen.

The Noble Heart by George Henry Lewes: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 1:33:00 running time and a link to listen.

Three Judgments at a Blow by Pedro Calderón de la Barca: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 1:37:13 running time and a link to listen.

Evelyn; or A Heart Unmasked by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 46 original MP3 tracks, 15:57:31 running time and a link to listen.

The Cat and the Canary by John Willard: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 2:46:27 running time and a link to listen.

The Fortune Hunter: A Novel of New York Society by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 22 original MP3 tracks, 7:29:04 running time and a link to listen.

The Hunchback by James Sheridan Knowles: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 2:28:39 running time and a link to listen.