The Complete Works of Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Mother of Washington and her Times, Reminiscences of Peace and War, The Birth of the Nation, My DayBy Sara Agnes Rice Pryor
Length40h 15m
About this audiobook
The Complete Works of Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (Illustrated Edition) gathers the writings of a keen nineteenth-century observer whose prose moves between memoir, biography, social history, and historical romance. Pryor's style is polished, anecdotal, and richly descriptive, shaped by the conventions of postbellum reminiscence and the moral seriousness of Victorian historical writing. With illustrations enhancing its documentary texture, the volume offers an intimate literary record of domestic life, war, politics, and memory in the American South and beyond. Sara Agnes Rice Pryor (1830–1912) lived at the center of many events she later interpreted. Born in Virginia and married to Roger A. Pryor—lawyer, politician, Confederate general, and later New York judge—she experienced both the privileges and upheavals of her era. Her writing reflects personal acquaintance with prominent figures, the dislocations of the Civil War, and a sustained effort to preserve the manners, conflicts, and private voices of a passing world. This collection is recommended for readers of American history, women's life-writing, Civil War memory, and nineteenth-century prose. It rewards those seeking not merely facts, but the sensibility through which a cultivated witness transformed experience into literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length40 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 15, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Mother of Washington and her Times
3PART I
4CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
5CHAPTER II MARY WASHINGTON'S ENGLISH ANCESTRY
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6CHAPTER III THE BALL FAMILY IN VIRGINIA
7CHAPTER IV COAT ARMOR AND THE RIGHT TO BEAR IT
8CHAPTER V TRADITIONS OF MARY BALL'S EARLY LIFE
9CHAPTER VI REVELATIONS OF AN OLD WILL
10CHAPTER VII MARY BALL'S CHILDHOOD
11CHAPTER VIII GOOD TIMES IN OLD VIRGINIA
12CHAPTER IX MARY BALL'S GUARDIAN AND HER GIRLHOOD
13CHAPTER X YOUNG MEN AND MAIDENS OF THE OLD DOMINION
14CHAPTER XI THE TOAST OF THE GALLANTS OF HER DAY
15CHAPTER XII HER MARRIAGE AND EARLY LIFE
16CHAPTER XIII BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
17CHAPTER XIV THE CHERRY TREE AND LITTLE HATCHET
18CHAPTER XV THE YOUNG WIDOW AND HER FAMILY
19CHAPTER XVI BETTY WASHINGTON, AND WEDDINGS IN OLD VIRGINIA
20CHAPTER XVII DEFEAT IN WAR: SUCCESS IN LOVE
21CHAPTER XVIII IN AND AROUND FREDERICKSBURG
22CHAPTER XIX SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS
23CHAPTER XX A TRUE PORTRAIT OF MARY WASHINGTON
24CHAPTER XXI NOON IN THE GOLDEN AGE
25CHAPTER XXII DINNERS, DRESS, DANCES, HORSE-RACES
26PART II
27CHAPTER I THE LITTLE CLOUD
28CHAPTER II THE STORM
29CHAPTER III MARY WASHINGTON IN THE HOUR OF PERIL
30CHAPTER IV OLD REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS
31CHAPTER V THE BATTLE-GROUND
32CHAPTER VI FRANCE IN THE REVOLUTION
33CHAPTER VII "ON WITH THE DANCE, LET JOY BE UNCONFINED"
34CHAPTER VIII LAFAYETTE AND OUR FRENCH ALLIES
35CHAPTER IX IN CAMP AND AT MOUNT VERNON
36CHAPTER X MRS. ADAMS AT THE COURT OF ST. JAMES
37CHAPTER XI THE FIRST WINTER AT MOUNT VERNON
38CHAPTER XII THE PRESIDENT AND HIS LAST VISIT TO HIS MOTHER
39CHAPTER XIII MARY WASHINGTON'S WILL; HER ILLNESS AND DEATH
40CHAPTER XIV TRIBUTES OF HER COUNTRYMEN
41Reminiscences of Peace and War
42Preface
43CHAPTER I WASHINGTON IN THE FIFTIES
44CHAPTER II PRESIDENT PIERCE'S INAUGURATION
45CHAPTER III ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT BUCHANAN
46CHAPTER IV SOCIAL LIFE DURING BUCHANAN'S ADMINISTRATION
47CHAPTER V GAY SOCIAL LIFE IN WASHINGTON
48CHAPTER VI CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL LIFE IN 1858 — LEADERS IN SOCIETY
49CHAPTER VII THE THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
50CHAPTER VIII MEMORABLE DAYS IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY
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