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Historic Girls

Elbridge Streeter Brooks (1846 - 1902)

Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)

Genre(s): Biography

Language: English

Keyword(s): history (886), short stories (696), biography (338), historical biography (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Preface	Carmen H	00:02:42
Play 01	01 - ZENOBIA OF PALMYRA: THE GIRL OF THE SYRIAN DESERT	Kristin G.	00:26:43
Play 02	02 - HELENA OF BRITAIN: THE GIRL OF THE ESSEX FELLS, part 1	Petra	00:16:10
Play 03	03 - HELENA OF BRITAIN: THE GIRL OF THE ESSEX FELLS, part 2	Petra	00:15:01
Play 04	04 - PULCHERIA OF CONSTANTINOPLE: THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN HORN	T.K. Kirven	00:20:53
Play 05	05 - CLOTILDA OF BURGUNDY: THE GIRL OF THE FRENCH VINEYARDS	T.K. Kirven	00:22:41
Play 06	06 - WOO OF HWANG-HO: THE GIRL OF THE YELLOW RIVER	T.K. Kirven	00:25:03
Play 07	07 - EDITH OF SCOTLAND: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN ABBEY	Kristin G.	00:20:44
Play 08	08 - JACQUELINE OF HOLLAND: THE GIRL OF THE LAND OF FOGS	Diana Dolan	00:23:23
Play 09	09 - CATARINA OF VENICE: THE GIRL OF THE GRAND CANAL	Kirsten Nelson	00:20:59
Play 10	10 - THERESA OF AVILA: THE GIRL OF THE SPANISH SIERRAS, part 1	Snapdragon	00:14:44
Play 11	11 - THERESA OF AVILA: THE GIRL OF THE SPANISH SIERRAS, part 2	Snapdragon	00:11:15
Play 12	12 - ELIZABETH OF TUDOR: THE GIRL OF THE HERTFORD MANOR	Carmen H	00:21:38
Play 13	13 - CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN: THE GIRL OF THE NORTHERN FIORDS	Kristin G.	00:19:44
Play 14	14 - MA-TA-OKA OF POW-HA-TAN: THE GIRL OF THE VIRGINIA FORESTS	Mary Schneider	00:27:41

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