# Royal Highness

An audiobook by Thomas Mann, read by LibriVox volunteers (13 h, English).

Royal Highness is the story of Prince Klaus Heinrich, a member of a struggling German duchy and an exotic American heiress who comes to live as his neighbor. The novel is a microcosm of Europe before World War I, with Mann's depiction of a decaying society that is rejuvenated by modern forces. A true modern day fairy tale. (Summary by Margaret Espaillat)

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/9096)
[Read the book](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/gutenberg/36028/read)