Royal Realms: 10 Classic Books on the Lives of Princesses
Ten Classic Tales of Princesses, Power, Romance, Exile, and Royal DutyBy Sunity Devee, Mrs. Lang, Alice, Davis Brinton, David Whitelaw, Elizabeth Von Arnim, John Reed Scott, Madame de La Fayette, David Graham Phillips
Length67h 27m
About this audiobook
Royal Realms: 10 Classic Books on the Lives of Princesses assembles a wide-ranging archive of royal womanhood, moving between courtly romance, historical fiction, biography, memoir, and social observation. Its princesses are not merely ornamental figures: they negotiate dynastic obligation, marriage, sovereignty, reputation, and private desire within the exacting rituals of court life. From psychologically acute narratives of intrigue to reflective accounts shaped by imperial and transnational experience, the volume reveals how the princess has served as both literary emblem and historical subject. The contributors span distinct national traditions and periods, bringing together writers associated with French classical narrative, Anglo-American popular and realist fiction, imperial-era recollection, and Indian aristocratic testimony. Their varied social positions and literary methods complicate any singular image of royalty. Collectively, these works engage enduring debates about women's agency, class hierarchy, colonial encounter, public performance, and the relation between personal feeling and political power. This collection is especially rewarding for readers of women's writing, royal history, and comparative literature. It offers an accessible yet substantial opportunity to trace changing representations of princesses across genres and cultures, while attending to the dialogue between romance, record, and critique. Students and general readers alike will find a rich compendium of narratives that invites both historical inquiry and close literary reading.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length67 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Autobiography of an Indian Princess
2CHAPTER I MY CHILDHOOD
3CHAPTER IV MY ROMANCE
4CHAPTER VII LIFE AT COOCH BEHAR
5CHAPTER X HAPPY DAYS IN INDIA
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6CHAPTER XII SAD DAYS
7CHAPTER XIV VICEROYS I HAVE KNOWN
8The Book of Princes and Princesses
9PREFACE
10NAPOLEON
11HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF ROME
12THE PRINCESS JEANNE
13HACON THE KING
14MI REINA! MI REINA!
15HENRIETTE THE SIEGE BABY
16THE RED ROSE
17THE WHITE ROSE
18RICHARD THE FEARLESS
19FREDERICK AND WILHELMINE
20UNE REINE MALHEUREUSE
21THE 'LITTLE QUEEN'
22TWO LITTLE GIRLS AND THEIR MOTHER
23THE TROUBLES OF THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH
24The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
25I
26III
27VI
28IX
29XI
30XIV
31XVII
32XX
33XXIII
34The Princess of Ponthieu
35INTERESTING HISTORY OF THE PRINCESS DE PONTHIEU.
36Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland
37PRINCESS ALICE.
38IN HER NEW HOME. 1862-1865. (pt. 1)
39IN HER NEW HOME. 1862-1865. (pt. 2)
40AT HOME AND AT WORK. 1866-1872. (pt. 1)
41AT HOME AND AT WORK. 1866-1872. (pt. 2)
42AT HOME AND AT WORK. 1866-1872. (pt. 3)
43TRIALS. 1873-1877.
44THE END. 1878.
45Her Serene Highness
46I The Grand Duke’s Spaniard
47II An American Invades
48III A Skirmish
49IV Two in the Trees
50V A Prince in a Passion
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