Catherine De' Medici
Gelesen von Edmund Bloxam
Honoré de Balzac
(3,2 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)
The Philosophical Studies from The Human Comedy (La Comedie Humaine) are a series of works that are intended as a reflection on history in part through the use of fiction. 'Catherine de Medici' is one such 'study', and features, alongside detailed history (and even architectural) sections, elements of the 'story' are fictionalised. In particular, this happens through dialogue that describes the feelings of the characters and what they are doing, these parts in the manner of a novel. In particular, Catherine de Medici (apparently), was depicted by historians as a bad ruler. This book is an attempt to redress that misunderstanding. Catherine de Medici is shown as one of the most powerful rulers of her day, using the intricacies of court to enact measures to improve the situation of her peoples and herself. (Summary by Reader) (11 hr 2 min)
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awful recording
(1 Sterne)
Sounds like he is speaking thru tunnel- and his diction is awful - he speaks as if he talking to himself and chews out half of the words and pitches up and down without ANY correlation to the text - could not get past 30 minutes.
Excellent Narrator
brown
(3 Sterne)
The narrator has a British sounding voice and is quite good. Unfortunately, the recording has a very noticeable echo. I’ve not been able to get past this 1st chapter. So disappointed.