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Hallie Rubenhold
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By: Robin Morgan-Bentley
Narrated by: Hallie Rubenhold
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Live Events
3.5 out of 5 stars 3.6 (5 ratings)
The Covent Garden Ladies
By: Hallie Rubenhold
Narrated by: Emily Pennant-Rea
1757 - Harris' List of Covent Garden Ladies, a salacious publication detailing the names and 'specialties' of the capital's prostitutes, eventually became one of the 18th century's most successful literary works as well as an essential accessory for any serious gentleman of pleasure. Beyond its titillating passages lay a glimpse into the sex lives of those who lived and died by the list's profits during the Georgian era. The Covent Garden Ladies tells the story of three unusual characters whose colourful lives were brought together by this publication.
Too repetitive
By Mr Chops on 27-10-19
The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffeehouses and lived on country estates; they breathed ink dust from printing presses and escaped people traffickers. What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888. The person responsible was never identified, but the character created by the press to fill that gap has become far more famous than any of these five women.
An Insight in to the lives of the poorest women
By Jock on 19-04-19
The Scandalous Lady W
It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. For over 200 years the story of Lady Worsley, her vengeful husband, and her lover, George Maurice Bisset, lay forgotten. Now Hallie Rubenhold throws open a window to a rarely seen view of Georgian England, one coloured by passion, adventure and the defiance of social convention.
Made a fascinating story tedious
By chan on 26-10-19
A People's Tragedy
By: Orlando Figes
Narrated by: Roger Davis
Length: 47 hrs and 1 min
Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People's Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.
A good guide to the repeating history of Russia
By Mikhail Tikilyaynen on 14-02-19
Chavs
The Demonization of the Working Class
By: Owen Jones
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient fig leaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality.
Valuable study of modern Britain
By Lord Peridot on 30-01-19
By: Jeanette Winterson
Narrated by: Jeanette Winterson
Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God's elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.
Weighing up the church and personal beliefs
By Suswati on 14-08-17
The Patient Assassin
A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj
By: Anita Anand
Narrated by: Anita Anand
Anita Anand tells the remarkable story of one Indian's 20-year quest for revenge, taking him around the world in search of those he held responsible for the Amritsar massacre of 1919, which cost the lives of hundreds. When Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the lieutenant governor of Punjab, ordered brigadier general Reginald Dyer to Amritsar, he wanted him to bring the troublesome city to heel. Sir Michael had become increasingly alarmed at the effect Gandhi was having on his province as well as recent demonstrations, strikes and shows of Hindu-Muslim unity.
Human rights?
By g.e.pleasance on 21-06-19
And Other Lessons from the Crematorium
By: Caitlin Doughty
Narrated by: Caitlin Doughty
From her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial, 23-year-old Caitlin Doughty threw herself into her curious new profession. Coming face-to-face with the very thing we go to great lengths to avoid thinking about, she started to wonder about the lives of those she cremated and the mourning families they left behind, and found herself confounded by people's erratic reactions to death. Exploring our death rituals - and those of other cultures - she pleads the case for healthier attitudes around death and dying.
A New Perspective, thank you!
By Richard on 06-09-17
By: Neil Gaiman, Ellen Datlow (Editor)
Narrated by: Bernard Clark
Prepare to meet the wicked progeny of the master of modern horror. In Lovecraft's Monsters, H. P. Lovecraft's most famous creations--Cthulhu, Shoggoths, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Yog-Sothoth, and more--appear in all their terrifying glory. Each story is a gripping new take on a classic Lovecraftian creature. Contributors include such literary luminaries as Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Karl Edward Wagner, Elizabeth Bear, and Nick Mamatas.
Go on, it's well worth it.
By Kathy on 21-12-16
The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
Narrated by: Dan Jones
Some of the greatest heroes and villains in British history were thrown together in these turbulent times: Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt and prudent rule at home marked the high point of the medieval monarchy; Edward IV, who was handed his crown by the scheming soldier Warwick the Kingmaker, before their alliance collapsed into a fight to the death; and the last Plantagenet, Richard III, who stole the throne and murdered his own nephews, the Princes in the Tower.
More unbelievable then Game of Thrones!!
By Foxhole on 28-01-19
The French Lesson
Narrated by: Julie Teal
It's 1789. Henrietta Lightfoot, a young Englishwoman, trips on her silk gown as she runs for her life along the bloodstained streets of revolutionary Paris. She finds refuge in the opulent home of Grace Dalyrmple Elliott, the city's most celebrated courtesan. But heads are rolling, neighbours fear neighbours and masters whisper before servants. As the sound of the guillotine echoes outside, within the gilded salons of high society Henrietta becomes a pawn in a vicious game of female power.
Dreadful attempt at an Irish accent put me off!
By Miss S. on 13-08-19
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
By: Lewis Carroll
Narrated by: Shelby Lewis
When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears, and attending the very maddest of tea parties.
Not a good listen!
Wilding
The Return of Nature to a British Farm
By: Isabella Tree
Narrated by: Isabella Tree
Forced to accept that intensive farming on the heavy clay of their land at Knepp was economically unsustainable, Isabella Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, made a spectacular leap of faith: they decided to step back and let nature take over. Thanks to the introduction of free-roaming cattle, ponies, pigs and deer - proxies of the large animals that once roamed Britain - the 3,500 acre project has seen extraordinary increases in wildlife numbers and diversity in little over a decade.
Favourite Read of 2019
By Loves Reading on 26-07-19
A Line in the Sand
Britain, France and the struggle that shaped the Middle East
By: James Barr
Narrated by: Peter Noble
Through a stellar cast of politicians, diplomats, spies and soldiers, including T. E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle, A Line in the Sand vividly tells the story of the short but crucial era when Britain and France ruled the Middle East. It explains exactly how the old antagonism between these two powers inflamed the more familiar modern rivalry between the Arabs and the Jews and ultimately led to war between the British and the French in 1941 and between the Arabs and the Jews in 1948.
Eloquent and well formed
By Mohammed Abdul-Hamid on 08-07-19
By: David Cameron
Narrated by: David Cameron
The referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in 2016 has been one of the most controversial political events of modern times. For the first time, the man who called that vote talks about the decision and its origins, as well as giving a candid account of his time at the top of British politics. David Cameron was Conservative Party leader during the largest financial crash in living memory. The Arab Spring and the Eurozone crisis both started during his first year as prime minister.
Didn't live up to expectation
By: James Herbert
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is, it must be controlled; for wherever it goes it leaves behind a trail of disaster as hideous as the tragedy that marked its entry into the world. The fog, quite simple, drives people insane.
By M Henderson on 28-12-16
By: Angela Carter
Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox
A collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories was first published in 1979 and awarded the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. This Audible exclusive adaptation is narrated by legendary actors, Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox, who take on different chapters of the audiobook. Among these are 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon', 'The Tiger's Bride', 'Puss in Boots', 'The Erl-King', 'The Snow Child', 'The Lady of the House of Love', 'The Werewolf' and 'Wolf-Alice'.
Intriguing alternatives to well known tales
By lucy on 10-07-18
By: Susanna Clarke
Winner of the British Book Awards, Newcomer of the Year, 2005.
English magicians were once the wonder of the known world, with fairy servants at their beck and call; they could command winds, mountains, and woods. But by the early 1800s they have long since lost the ability to perform magic. They can only write long, dull papers about it, while fairy servants are nothing but a fading memory.
Pleasingly long
By Felix on 24-08-05
Joining us at Audible Studios is critically acclaimed author and social historian Hallie Rubenhold.
We spoke about her new book, The Five, which tells the story of Jack the Ripper's victims, revealing their interesting and varied true lives and their stories, which have been lost due to misogyny and tabloid press.
We also spoke about her love of history, her research and her plans for the future.
Listen to The Five here.
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Interesting interview but book not available??
Can not find out if this is going to be available on audible ???? Maybe just in UK?? Have not listened but had to give stars to post..bad business here..