Going East

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Going East by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 2, 2021. Read in English by Andrew Gaunce; April Mendis; Beflamed; Bruce Kachuk; Chuck de Sully; Newgatenovelist; Graham Scott; Lee-Ann Khoh; Larry Wilson; LeeSalter; mleigh; Phil Schempf; Rohan31 and Scotty Smith. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. She was one of the first African American women to be published in the United States. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland, Harper had a long and prolific career, publishing her first book of poetry at the age of 20. At 67, she published her widely-praised novel Iola Leroy (1892), placing her among the first Black women to publish a novel. - Summary by Wikipedia 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 (18MB)

Directors & creators

Frances E. W. Harper

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; literature; poetry; nature; philosophy; farming

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