Royal highness

Mann, Thomas 1875-1955 (Author). Vance, Simon (Added Author).

Summary: For his Royal Highness Klaus Heinrich, prince of a small German duchy, life means servitude to traditional ducal functions-until he meets the independent-spirited and liberal-minded American Miss Spoelmann. During the course of his unorthodox and quixotically tender wooing, Heinrich is forced to reach into unknown depths of his personality and discover the real meaning of the word 'duty'. Peopled with a range of characters from aristocrat to artisan, Royal Highness provides a microcosmic view of Europe before the Great War. Mann's charming fable of a decaying, stratified society rejuvenated by modern forces illustrates what he regarded as a universal truth: that ripeness and death are necessary conditions for rebirth.

Record details

ISBN: 9781481577632 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
ISBN: 1481577638 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Physical Description: electronic
access
remote
1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 18 min.)) : digital
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [United States] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Made available through hoopla, 2012.

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Simon Vance.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.