A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns) by Frédéric Barbey: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 11 original MP3 tracks, 6:36:03 running time and a link to listen.
A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns), credited to Frédéric Barbey, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns) by Frédéric Barbey. (Translated by Unknown.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Charlotte Atkyns (née Walpole) was an English actress. She was widowed while still in her 20s, and became an agent in the French Revolution, notably for her attempts in rescuing the members of the former royal family of France from imprisonment. Introduction by Victorien Sardou of the French Academy. The language and ideas in this book reflect the period in which it was written. Librivox does not censor works recorded. Some readers and listeners may be offended. (Summary by LynneT)
Recording facts
- Recording title: A Friend of Marie-Antoinette (Lady Atkyns)
- Author credits: Frédéric Barbey
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 11
- Listed recording duration: 6:36:03
Catalogue topics
- spy
- English
- revolution
- France
- rescue
- escape
Track guide
- 00 - Preface and Introduction — 19:26
- 01 - The Chevalier de Frotté — 42:44
- 02 - London — 56:34
- 03 - The Odyssey of a Breton Magistrate — 37:06
- 04 - The Mystery of the Temple — 43:19
- 05 - The Mystery of the Temple (continued) — 21:22
- 06 - The Friends of Lady Atkyns — 39:25
- 07 - The “Little Baron” — 58:11
- 08 - After the Storm — 35:06
- 09 - Epilogue — 6:36
- 10 - Appendix — 36:14
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