A Daughter of the Seine

About this film

LibriVox recording of A Daughter of the Seine by Jeanette Eaton. Read in English by Ciufi Galeazzi. This biography of Madame Roland was written for young adults but can be equally enjoyed by adult readers. Madame Roland was a key figure in the French Revolution as both an author and a revolutionary. Her memoirs, written in prison as she awaited her execution by Jacobin leaders for her Girondist stance, are her most famous work. The author of this biography, Jeanette Eaton, wrote numerous books of history and biography for young adults, and was also a noted suffragist. Daughter of the Seine received the Newbery Award in 1930. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (263MB)

Directors & creators

Jeanette Eaton

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;french revolution; France; French history; newbery award; woman's history

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