An Intimate Portrait of Empress Sisi of Austria

De: Count Corti

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Empress Elisabeth of Austria (known by all as “Sisi”), was considered to be the most beautiful woman of her time. Looks she had in abundance and they gained her the heart of an Emperor before her sixteenth birthday.

Emperor Franz Josef was tall and handsome, and for him it was love at first sight. She loved him as well and said yes.

Now young, newly-wed, and an Empress, the world was at her feet. All the people truly wanted was simply to gaze upon her.

How could this ever go wrong …? But it did … horribly wrong.

Sisi was a woman out of her time and place. She wanted the one thing the man she loved could never give her – the right to her freedom.

This is her moving, and at times heartbreaking, story. Told by someone who knew all her secrets, it’s an epic tale of a fairy tale princess who dreamed only of those things the rest of us take for granted – the freedom to speak, and live, and love as we wish.

Sisi, Empress of Austria.

It was a good listen overall… too bad someone who could speak German wasn’t able to narrate it.

I enjoyed listening to this biography! The only thing that I wish could have been better is the pronunciation of the European names … being of German decent it was annoying to hear so many words and places mid-pronounced.

intimate history

well adapted to virtual narration. good story. narrator seems human. this allows the listener to be immersed in the detailed history.

Nonfiction facts about Empress Sisi

Nonfiction and factual novel about Empress Sisi. I’ve read multiple fictional novels about her, and this factual novel quoting letters from her and family members is a good read.

A Good Read

So hard to find a good biography of the empress elizabeth. Even this one could be better. at least it is straightforward and easy to listen to. most of what I have read or scene on television are all out of touch with reality.

I just wish it wasn’t a computer reading it

I really enjoyed the content of the book and it’s one I’ll go back to again in the future, but the audiobook experience is lessened by it being read by a noticeably robotic voice that couldn’t always pronounce things correctly or read dates literally, like 1853 being one thousand eight hundred and fifty three. There are so many good voice actors in the realm of historical non fiction and I kept wishing it was one of them

A long, detailed history

There is perhaps much, too much detail that leaves the listener wondering why such minutia was included when it didn’t add to the story’s interest. The writer is thorough with historical facts; however there was just too much to keep my interest that long. I think a greatly edited version would make a better listening experience.

Terrible narration, good soporific

After watching the tv series I was excited to learn more about Empress Elizabeth. This version of her life reads like a boring daily diary of a woman with a set list of characteristics that are repeated endlessly. If I have to hear one more time about her beauty I’m going to scream. I literally listen to 15 minutes a night to put myself to sleep. Skip it.