Letters of Two Brides: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Letters of Two Brides, credited to Honore 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 Letters of Two Brides, by Honore de Balzac. Letters of Two Brides is an epistolary novel. The two brides are Louise de Chaulieu (Madame Gaston) and Renée de Maucombe (Madame l'Estorade). The women became friends during their education at a convent and upon leaving began a life-long correspondence. For a 17 year period, they exchange letters describing their lives. Michelle Crandall reads Renee's letters, and Kara Shallenberg reads Louise's. Letters from the men in their lives are read by Peter Yearsley, David Barnes, Denny Sayers, and Sean McKinley.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Letters of Two Brides
• Author credits: Honore de Balzac
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 57
• Listed recording duration: 9:09:20

Catalogue topics

• epistolary
• letters
• balzac

Opening tracks: first 24 of 57

1. Letter 01 — 29:25
2. Letter 02 — 13:10
3. Letter 03 — 10:54
4. Letter 04 — 9:04
5. Letter 05 — 13:03
6. Letter 06 — 14:44
7. Letter 07 — 15:50
8. Letter 08 — 7:52
9. Letter 09 — 3:51
10. Letter 10 — 6:33
11. Letter 11 — 1:03
12. Letter 12 — 26:47
13. Letter 13 — 20:56
14. Letter 14 — 3:54
15. Letter 15 — 20:55
16. Letter 16 — 4:18
17. Letter 17 — 4:26
18. Letter 18 — 8:29
19. Letter 19 — 12:58
20. Letter 20 — 6:27
21. Letter 21 — 13:07
22. Letter 22 — 7:44
23. Letter 23 — 8:56
24. Letter 24 — 16:51

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