Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers, credited to Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza; François Coppée; Alphonse Daudet; Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer; Benito Pérez Galdós; André Theuriet; Armando Palacio Valdés; Marcel Prévost; Antoinette Ogden; Antoine Gustave Droz; Jules Simon; Maxime Du Camp, 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 Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza; François Coppée; Alphonse Daudet; Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer; Benito Pérez Galdós; André Theuriet; Armando Palacio Valdés; Marcel Prévost; Antoinette Ogden; Antoine Gustave Droz; Jules Simon; Maxime Du Camp. Read in English by David Wales Fifteen short stories from French and Spanish writers of many times. - Summary by david wales

Recording facts

• Recording title: Christmas Stories from French and Spanish Writers
• Author credits: Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza; François Coppée; Alphonse Daudet; Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer; Benito Pérez Galdós; André Theuriet; Armando Palacio Valdés; Marcel Prévost; Antoinette Ogden; Antoine Gustave Droz; Jules Simon; Maxime Du Camp
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 5:35:49

Catalogue topics

• short stories
• Spain
• France
• Christmas stories
• holiday stories

Track guide

1. 01 - A Bird in the Snow, From the Spanish of Armando Palacio Valdés — 30:19
2. 02 - A Christmas in the Forest, From the French of André Theuriet — 8:43
3. 03 - The Louis d'or, From the French of François Coppée — 11:37
4. 04 - A Christmas Supper in the Marais, From the French of Alphonse Daudet — 11:22
5. 05 - The Princess and the Ragamuffin, From the Spanish of Benito Pérez Galdós — 43:39
6. 06 - A Tragedy, From the Spanish of Antonio Maré — 16:52
7. 07 - The Three Low Masses, From the French of Alphonse Daudet — 18:39
8. 08 - The Poet's Christmas Eve, From the Spanish of Pedro A. de Alarcón — 22:16
9. 09 - I Take Supper with my Wife, From the French of Antoine Gustave Droz — 13:34
10. 10 - The Yule Log, From the French of Jules Simon — 41:23
11. 11 - The Mule and the Ox, From the Spanish of Benito Pérez Galdós — 32:29
12. 12 - Solange, the Wolf Girl, From the French of Marcel Prévost — 14:53
13. 13 - Salvette and Bernadou, From the French of Alphonse Daudet — 9:31
14. 14 - Maese Pérez, the Organist, From the Spanish of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer — 33:30
15. 15 - The Torn Cloak, From the French of Maxime du Camp — 27:02

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