Father Goriot: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Father Goriot, credited to Honoré de Balzac, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Father Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac. Read by James E. Carson. One of Balzac's most popular works, set around 1815 during the re-ascendancy of the Bourbon kings following the defeat of Napoleon. Said to have been an inspiration to Charles Dickens and Henry James as well as others, the novel seeks to portray the realism of scenes and people. It is also a commentary upon the changing social strata and mores of the day. (Summary by JCarson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Father Goriot
• Author credits: Honoré de Balzac
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 11:44:07

Catalogue topics

• historical-fiction
• post Napoleanic France

Track guide

1. 01 - Section 01 — 1:02:05
2. 02 - Section 02 — 58:19
3. 03 - Section 03 — 1:01:59
4. 04 - Section 04 — 1:00:30
5. 05 - Section 05 — 1:01:59
6. 06 - Section 06 — 1:01:34
7. 07 - Section 07 — 1:01:57
8. 08 - Section 08 — 1:02:18
9. 09 - Section 09 — 1:00:02
10. 10 - Section 10 — 1:01:34
11. 11 - Section 11 — 1:03:03
12. 12 - Section 12 — 28:53

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Source and rights

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