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In the Reign of Terror Audio Book (8 CD set) narrated by Jim Weiss
The time is 1793, during the French Revolution in Paris and rural France. As the French Revolution begins, a young englishman, Harry Sandwith, is hired by a French nobleman to be a companion to his sons. At first seen by the aristocrat's family as beneath their class, Harry soon proves himself by saving the lives of the girls in the family. Then, in the midst of the French Revolution, Harry must summon all his courage to save and protect his French friends. In the Reign of Terror is both a vivid picture of one of history's most important events and also a thrilling adventure.
Date: 1793
Setting: Paris and rural France
Main Event: French Revolution
9 hours on 7 CD's
JIM WEISS on "A WORD ABOUT G.A. HENTY"
George Alfred Henty lived in the late 1800's, was the author of more than seventy novels and countless short stories. Although his life included stints as an army officer at the height of the British Empire, a war journalist and an explorer, his worldwide fame rests on his superb, historically accurate novels.
These novels cover 28 centuries of the most exciting events in human history, starting in ancient egypt and ending in Henty's own time with events and famous individuals he personally knew. His love of adventure, coupled with a stunning capacity to accurately portray historical detail, allowed him to place a fictional young person to interact with the true, main characters of the pivotal points in history. Thus, the reader experiences the true events, the leading figures, and the customs and conditions of each era, all couched in exciting adventure stories.
Because of the sheer amount of detail in the books, we have thoughtfully, gently abridged them for our recordings but you will never feel that they are abridged. Both as adventures and as portraits of how people lived, the recordings are complete, accurate and exciting and I read them with distinct characterization and fine-tuned narration.
Here are a few important considerations:
Having experienced battle first hand, Henty wrote battle scenes more graphic than those that you will find in our Greathall line of storytelling recordings. This, plus the amount of historical detail leads us to suggest that Henty's books are best experienced by those who are at least 7 or 8 years old. They are very appropriate for older children and even adults. Accurate, exciting and with a strong ethical, undercurrent, Henty's works are a splendid way to bring history to life.
About Jim Weiss: Jim Weiss storytelling recordings have received the highest awards from the Parents’ Choice Foundation, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Storytelling World, The Film Advisory Board, Audio File, NAPPA, and The American Library Association, and have been widely praised in major publications across North America and internationally. He has captivated and delighted child and adult audiences with his original stories and retellings of ancient and modern classics.
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