Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat, credited to Alexandre Dumas, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat by Alexandre Dumas. (Translated by George Burnham Ives.) Read in English by John Van Stan Amidst the political winds from Napoleon’s downfall, this tale turns our attention to the flight of a former French marshal and King of Naples, Joachim Murat. Murat, unhappy with the deal he made to obtain pardon from the Austrian Emperor, takes a life-ending resolution to retake his crown rather than live in peaceful obscurity. - Summary by jvanstan

Recording facts

• Recording title: Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 3: Murat
• Author credits: Alexandre Dumas
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 3
• Listed recording duration: 1:33:27

Catalogue topics

• Napoleonic Wars
• treason
• corsica
• execution
• naples
• joachim murat
• calabria
• king ferdinand iv of naples

Track guide

1. 01 - I. Toulon — 25:28
2. 02 - II. Corsica — 29:45
3. 03 - III. Pizzo — 38:14

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