Audiobooks Narrated by Donada Peters

Fraser's lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the listener not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era.

This collection will demonstrate just why Washington Irving is widely recognized as the "Father of American Literatureā€.

The story of a woman who, after marriage, found herself unhappy with rural, genteel existence, longs for love and excitement. Her aspirations and desires lead her in a tragic downward spiral.

Northanger Abbey was written in 1798, but it was not published until after Jane Austenā€™s death.

This biography of Victoria highlights the many dramas of her life. For example, she was fatherless at eight months and treated poorly by her family, but survived to become the only English queen comparable to Elizabeth I. The character of Victoria herself, stubborn and vital, is also drawn out.

In a rich and riveting narrative, Jane Dunn reveals the extraordinary rivalry between regal cousins....

Charles Dickens is known not only for his novels, but also for his short stories, particularly "A Christmas Carol."

One of Ireland's best current novelists provides a thumbnail sketch of Ireland's greatest writer....

The House of the Seven Gables was Hawthorne's follow-up to The Scarlet Letter. The book tells the story of an evil house, cursed by a man who was hanged centuries before for witchcraft. The house is haunted by the ghosts of its past, and wrapped in the fear of the living.

A patriot and a mystic, an unruly activist plagued by self-doubt, a pampered intellectual with a credo of manual labor, and an ascetic who craved sensuous beauty....