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Edna Ferber (1885 - 1968), American Author and Playwright

Author Edna Ferber recording a selection from A Peculiar Treasure for a television announcement about Talking Books for AFB. The book that she is reading from lies open on a book cradle on the table in front of her, and a microphone is facing toward her, 1961. Talking Book Archives, American Foundation for the Blind.


A Peculiar Treasure, recorded 1961

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