Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion, credited to Lyndon Orr, 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 Famous Affinities of History by Lyndon Orr. For more information on our readers, please visit: http://librivox.org/famous-affinities-of-history-by-lyndon-orr "Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Byron, George Sand and other famous people of all times (even those of royal blood are not spared), are dealt with in Lyndon Orr's own interesting and suspenseful style. Written in four volumes, this book makes for an informative, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable read, giving us an insight into the lives and lifestyles of various popular figures of history. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion
• Author credits: Lyndon Orr
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 14:57:04

Catalogue topics

• nonfiction
• romance

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 01 - The Story of Antony and Cleopatra — 21:53
2. 02 - Abelard and Heloise — 28:00
3. 03 - Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester — 29:10
4. 04 - Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell — 31:58
5. 05 - Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi — 28:01
6. 06 - King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn — 25:44
7. 07 - The Story of Prince Charles Edward Stuart — 21:27
8. 08 - Maurice of Saxony and Adrienne Lecouvreur — 36:03
9. 09 - The Empress Catharine and Prince Potemkin — 34:08
10. 10 - Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen — 27:12
11. 11 - The Story of Aaron Burr — 35:08
12. 12 - George IV. and Mrs. Fitzherbert — 25:02
13. 13 - Charlotte Corday and Adam Lux — 17:38
14. 14 - Napoleon and Marie Walewska — 36:50
15. 15 - The Story of Pauline Bonaparte — 18:58
16. 16 - The Story of the Empress Marie Louise and Count Neipperg — 45:25
17. 17 - The Wives of General Houston — 20:34
18. 18 - Lola Montez and King Ludwig of Bavaria — 17:07
19. 19 - Leon Gambetta and Leonie Leon — 24:26
20. 20 - Lady Blessington and Count d'Orsay — 26:05
21. 21 - Byron and The Countess Guiccioli — 15:49
22. 22 - The Story of Mme. de Stael — 20:22
23. 23 - The Story of Karl Marx — 34:10
24. 24 - Ferdinand Lassalle and Helene von Donniges — 28:20

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