Royal Highness
Thomas Mann
Play
Length 13 h
Chapters 23
First published 1909
Royal Highness is the story of Prince Klaus Heinrich, a member of a struggling German duchy and an exotic American heiress who comes to live as his neighbor. The novel is a microcosm of Europe before World War I, with Mann's depiction of a decaying society that is rejuvenated by modern forces. A true modern day fairy tale. (Summary by Margaret Espaillat)
Chapters
1
Prelude, Chapter 1, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 32:23
2
Chapter 1, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 26:46
3
Chapter 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 27:36
4
Chapter 3, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 31:52
5
Chapter 3, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 29:22
6
Chapter 4, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 35:30
7
Chapter 4, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 32:59
8
Chapter 4, Part 3 Read by Margaret Espaillat 36:41
9
Chapter 5, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 45:26
10
Chapter 5, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 36:42
11
Chapter 6, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 23:53
12
Chapter 6, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 29:21
13
Chapter 7, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 39:52
14
Chapter 7, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 42:31
15
Chapter 7, Part 3 Read by Margaret Espaillat 31:34
16
Chapter 7, Part 4 Read by Margaret Espaillat 32:57
17
Chapter 7, Part 5 Read by Margaret Espaillat 39:39
18
Chapter 7, Part 6 Read by Margaret Espaillat 35:27
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Chapter 8, Part 1 Read by Margaret Espaillat 29:33
20
Chapter 8, Part 2 Read by Margaret Espaillat 30:43
21
Chapter 8, Part 3 Read by Margaret Espaillat 40:00
22
Chapter 8, Part 4 Read by Margaret Espaillat 44:41
23
Chapter 9 Read by Margaret Espaillat 25:01
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