Memories of My Life
Sarah Bernhardt
31 chapters · 17 h 14 min · English
Read by Claudia Caldi, Jessica Hendra, Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025), Oakley4, ToddHW, Christine Rottger and others
Memoirs
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Sarah Bernhardt was a popular French actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was one of the first actresses to make the transition to The Silver Screen. She was renowned for her beauty. Here we have her autobiography presented in English. It is also available in French in our catalog. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1 My Aunts 38 min 2 I Begin My Convent Life 51 min 3 A Prank and Its Results 18 min 4 In Family Council Assembled 30 min 5 I Recite 'The Two Pigeons' 29 min 6 I Decline Matrimony and Wed Art Part 1 35 min 7 I Decline Matrimony and Wed Art Part 2 14 min 8 I Make My Debut and Exit 33 min 9 Castles in Spain 32 min 10 I Return to the Stage 54 min 11 In Fire and War 45 min 12 I Establish My War Hospital 27 min 13 More Hospital Days 38 min 14 A Wartime Journey 25 min 15 Hombourg and Return 48 min 16 The Commune and Victor Hugo 31 min 17 I Leave the Odeon 25 min 18 I Return to the Comedie Francaise 32 min 19 A Holiday and New Successes 33 min 20 Busy Days 28 min 21 A Balloon Ascension 27 min 22 My London Debut 29 min 23 My Stay in England 32 min 24 I Again Leave the Comedie Francaise 41 min 25 Preparations for America 32 min 26 My Arrival in America 44 min 27 New York and Boston 41 min 28 I Visit Montreal 27 min 29 My Tour of the Western States 29 min 30 From the Gulf to Canada Again 31 min 31 End of My American Tour 34 min
