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The French Revolution: A History. Volume 1: The Bastille (Version 2)

Gelesen von Peter Dann

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Subtitled "The Bastille", Volume 1 of Thomas Carlyle's three volume "The French Revolution: A History" was first published in 1837, and covers the events of the French Revolution up to the forced move of Louis XVI from Versailles to Paris. While a modern listener not already familiar with the events described here may need some time to get their bearings amidst a sea of unfamiliar names and allusions, Carlyle's idiosyncratic yet justly famous present-tense, quasi-firsthand narrative quickly builds into a gripping, highly dramatic story which contemporary scholars still regard as being essentially accurate.

It may help the reader to understand that the term 'Oeuil de Boeuf' signifies the palace of the French King, and that references to 'Jean Jacques' are to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, whose 1755 book "The Social Contract" argued that 'we are obliged to obey only legitimate powers'. - Summary by Peter Dann (11 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Book 1, Chapter 1: Louis the Well-Beloved

10:02

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Book 1, Chapter 2: Realised Ideals

24:30

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Book 1, Chapter 3: Viaticum

7:36

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Book 1, Chapter 4: Louis the Unforgotten

17:15

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Book 2, Chapter 1: Astraea Redux

15:52

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Book 2, Chapter 2: Petition in Hieroglyphs

6:24

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Book 2, Chapter 3: Questionable

9:54

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Book 2, Chapter 4: Maurepas

9:44

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Book 2, Chapter 5: Astraea Redux without Cash

9:33

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Book 2, Chapter 6: Windbags

11:10

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Book 2, Chapter 7: Contrat Social

7:21

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Book 2, Chapter 8: Printed Paper

13:11

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Book 3, Chapter 1: Dishonoured Bills

12:27

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Book 3, Chapter 2: Controller Calonne

8:21

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Book 3, Chapter 3: The Notables

23:26

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Book 3, Chapter 4: Loménie’s Edicts

11:49

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Book 3, Chapter 5: Loménie’s Thunderbolts

11:27

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Book 3, Chapter 6: Loménie’s Plots

11:50

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Book 3, Chapter 7: Internecine

14:03

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Book 3, Chapter 8: Loménie’s Death-throes

25:49

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Book 3, Chapter 9: Burial with Bonfire

8:38

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Book 4, Chapter 1: The Notables Again

13:30

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Book 4, Chapter 2: The Election

15:23

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Book 4, Chapter 3: Grown Electric

9:09

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Book 4, Chapter 4: The Procession

45:23

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Book 5, Chapter 1: Inertia

20:59

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Book 5, Chapter 2: Mercury de Brézé

17:41

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Book 5, Chapter 3: Broglie the War-God

13:26

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Book 5, Chapter 4: To Arms!

12:39

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Book 5, Chapter 5: Give us Arms

15:45

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Book 5, Chapter 6: Storm and Victory

21:00

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Book 5, Chapter 7: Not a Revolt

10:30

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Book 5, Chapter 8: Conquering your King

9:05

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Book 5, Chapter 9: The Lanterne

14:03

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Book 6, Chapter 1: Make the Constitution

15:17

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Book 6, Chapter 2: The Constituent Assembly

13:09

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Book 6, Chapter 3: The General Overturn

20:19

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Book 6, Chapter 4: In Queue

6:47

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Book 6, Chapter 5: The Fourth Estate

7:54

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Book 7, Chapter 1: Patrollotism

10:18

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Book 7, Chapter 2: O Richard, O my King

10:43

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Book 7, Chapter 3: Black Cockades

4:51

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Book 7, Chapter 4: The Menads

9:18

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Book 7, Chapter 5: Usher Maillard

13:05

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Book 7, Chapter 6: To Versailles

9:31

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Book 7, Chapter 7: At Versailles

9:35

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Book 7, Chapter 8: The Equal Diet

12:20

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Book 7, Chapter 9: Lafayette

9:19

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Book 7, Chapter 10: The Grand Entries

12:08

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Book 7, Chapter 11: From Versailles

15:46

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Bewertungen

Very well read

(5 Sterne)

Carlyle is like nothing else, with the French, the Biblical and Classical references.

The narrator is incredible

(4,5 Sterne)

He handles Carlyle’s varied prose with mastery. Give it a listen.

Wonderful

(5 Sterne)

This is an invaluable narration. Very well done!