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A Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen

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A Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen

A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 2; Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New EnglandBy Elliot Engel PhDNarrated by various narrators, Joan Allen, Stephanie Beacham, Frederick Davidson, Gabrielle de Cuir, Jill Eikenberry, Amy Irving, Glenda Jackson, Nancy Kwan, Cheryl Ladd, Melissa Manchester, Wanda McCaddon, Juliet Mills, Carolyn Seymour, Jean Smart, Meryl Streep, Alfre Woodard, Daphne Zuniga

A Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen

Length6h 15m

About this audiobook

They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of literature’s elite. In lieu of stuffy biographical sketches, Engel provides fascinating anecdotes. You’ll never look at these literary giants the same way again.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, History, Literary Classics

Length6 hrs 15 mins

Narrated byvarious narrators, Joan Allen, Stephanie Beacham, Frederick Davidson, Gabrielle de Cuir, Jill Eikenberry, Amy Irving, Glenda Jackson, Nancy Kwan, Cheryl Ladd, Melissa Manchester, Wanda McCaddon, Juliet Mills, Carolyn Seymour, Jean Smart, Meryl Streep, Alfre Woodard, Daphne Zuniga

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateDec 16, 2014

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1

35Chapter 35

2Chapter 2

36Chapter 36

3Chapter 3

37Chapter 37

4Chapter 4

38Chapter 38

5Chapter 5

39Chapter 39

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6Chapter 6

40Chapter 40

7Chapter 7

41Chapter 41

8Chapter 8

42Chapter 42

9Chapter 9

43Chapter 43

10Chapter 10

44Chapter 44

11Chapter 11

45Chapter 45

12Chapter 12

46Chapter 46

13Chapter 13

47Chapter 47

14Chapter 14

48Chapter 48

15Chapter 15

49Chapter 49

16Chapter 16

50Chapter 50

17Chapter 17

51Chapter 51

18Chapter 18

52Chapter 52

19Chapter 19

53Chapter 53

20Chapter 20

54Chapter 54

21Chapter 21

55Chapter 55

22Chapter 22

56Chapter 56

23Chapter 23

57Chapter 57

24Chapter 24

58Chapter 58

25Chapter 25

59Chapter 59

26Chapter 26

60Chapter 60

27Chapter 27

61Chapter 61

28Chapter 28

62Chapter 62

29Chapter 29

63Chapter 63

30Chapter 30

64Chapter 64

31Chapter 31

65Chapter 65

32Chapter 32

66Chapter 66

33Chapter 33

67Chapter 67

34Chapter 34

About the author

Elliot Engel PhD

Elliot Engel has taught at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. He earned his MA and PhD as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at UCLA, where he won the Outstanding Teacher Award. He has written numerous books, and his mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens ran on PBS stations around the country. His articles have appeared in many newspapers and national magazines, including Newsweek. He has lectured throughout the United States and on every continent.View all by Elliot Engel PhD

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