Word Portraits of Famous Writers

About this film

LibriVox recording of Word Portraits of Famous Writers by Mabel E. Wotton. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Nemo; Kathleen Moore; ADKreader; Sonia; Phil Schempf; Michael Fassio; Tomas Peter; Adele Pooley; Eva Davis; Steve C; April6090; Amy Gramour; Kay Sun; Demosthenes; Devorah Allen; VfkaBT; Robert Robinson; MaryAnn; BettyB; Greg Giordano; Emma Charlotte; Rosemarie DeSapio Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships, She presents for us here, not literary criticism nor biographical sketches, but "word portraits," shore vignettes of a persons physical appearance and elements of behavior or personality. These are all drawn from many sources -- biographies, newspapers, or personal friends of the authors. Some descriptions are based on paintings or drawings, but the majority are derived from personal acquaintance. Thus, we have a unique view of these famous artists that we seldom read. - Summary by Larry Wilson 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 reco…

Directors & creators

Mabel E. Wotton

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;literature; history; essay; biography; author; poet

View on archive.org ↗