The heiress of Greenhurst : An autobiography

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The heiress of Greenhurst : An autobiography

by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

EN·~13 hours·59 chapters

Chapters

59 total

THE HEIRESS OF GREENHURST. An Autobiography.

0:38

CONTENTS.

2:25

DEDICATION.

1:28

CHAPTER I. THE FIRST GIFT.

23:07

CHAPTER II. THE SIBYL’S CAVE.

15:26

CHAPTER III. CHALECO AND HIS PLUNDER.

19:01

CHAPTER IV. THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE.

36:32

CHAPTER V. FAIRY SCENES AND FATAL PASSIONS.

6:52

CHAPTER VI. THE SIBYL AND THE LOVERS.

13:56

CHAPTER VII. WAITING FOR VENGEANCE.

6:58

Description

A young woman’s voice carries us back to a mid‑nineteenth‑century world where memory and destiny intertwine. She begins by honoring the woman who raised her—a resilient gypsy from Granada whose own hardships echo through every page. The narrative is framed as a heartfelt tribute, tracing the lineage of love, loss, and the quiet strength that shaped her upbringing.

From the opening chapter, listeners are drawn into the vivid landscape of hill‑side caves and the bustling streets of a distant Spain, juxtaposed with the modest life she inherited in New York. Early episodes reveal the “first gift” of her mother’s story, setting the stage for a life marked by whispered family secrets, lingering grief, and the yearning to reclaim a shattered heritage. The tone is intimate and reflective, promising a journey that balances personal sorrow with the resilient hope of a daughter determined to understand the roots of her own soul.

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Language

en

Duration

~13 hours (784K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: E. Stephens, 1857.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

May 24, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens

1810–1886

A pioneering American novelist and editor, Ann S. Stephens helped launch the dime-novel tradition with Malaeska: The Indian Wife of the White Hunter. Her lively career spanned popular fiction, magazine writing, humor, and Civil War history.

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