• The Light of the Home

  • An Intimate View of the Lives of Women in Victorian America
  • By: Harvey Green
  • Narrated by: Emil Nicholas Gallina
  • Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (15 ratings)

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The Light of the Home

By: Harvey Green
Narrated by: Emil Nicholas Gallina
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Publisher's summary

Now considered a classic, Light of the Home offers a wonderful evocation of the lives of women 100 years ago.

©1983 Harvey Green (P)2014 Redwood Audiobooks
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

Critic reviews

"A fascinating and very disturbing inventory of the means by which 'women's place' has been defined." Washington Post Book World

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interesting information. good flow. good general focus throughout the home and societal influences. well read.

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