Book description
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was born on October 30, 1857 in San Francisco, California. When she was two her parents separated and she was raised by her maternal grandfather. She was schooled at St. Mary's Hall high school in Benicia, California, and, the Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky. On her return from Kentucky she met George H.B. Atherton, the son of Faxon Atherton, who was courting her mother. His attentions switched from mother to daughter and on February 14, 1876 they eloped. They lived at their estate at Fair Oaks, California with his domineering Chilean mother. Her life was blighted by two great events. Her son George died of diphtheria, and her husband died at sea. She was left alone with their daughter Muriel and needed to support herself. Gertrude’s first work published was \
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience