Madame de Staël: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Madame de Staël, credited to Bella Duffy, 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 Madame de Staël by Bella Duffy. Read in English by Pamela Nagami Madame Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) was the daughter of the Swiss banker and statesman, Jacques Necker. Her mother hosted a popular Paris salon where intellectuals gathered, many of whom contributed to the education of the brilliant girl. After his fall from political power in 1781, her still-wealthy father was able to marry Germaine to Baron Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein, but the couple separated in 1797. A successful novelist, Madame de Staël was a fervent defender of J.J. Rousseau and of the ideals of the French Revolution. In 1792 she was forced to flee to England where she continued to socialize with such French luminaries as Charles Maurice de Talleyrand. After the death of Robespierre in 1794, she returned to Paris where she met and came to oppose Napoleon. (Pamela Nagami)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Madame de Staël
• Author credits: Bella Duffy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 6:19:33

Catalogue topics

• french revolution
• Robespierre
• napoleon
• j.j. rousseau
• madame de staël
• talleyrand
• jacques necker

Track guide

1. 01 - Ch. 1: The Mother — 12:52
2. 02 - Ch. 2: Germaine — 16:54
3. 03 - Ch. 3: Girlhood and Marriage — 21:33
4. 04 - Ch. 4: Necker's Short-lived Triumph, Pt. 1 — 11:43
5. 05 - Ch. 4: Necker's Short-lived Triumph, Pt. 2 — 15:44
6. 06 - Ch. 5: Madame de Staël is Courageous for Her Friends, Pt. 1 — 15:20
7. 07 - Ch. 5: Madame de Staël is Courageous for Her Friends, Pt. 2 — 12:35
8. 08 - Ch. 6: Returns to Coppet — 13:51
9. 09 - Ch. 7: The Transformed Capital, Pt. 1 — 11:54
10. 10 - Ch. 7: The Transformed Capital, Pt. 2 — 12:16
11. 11 - Ch. 8: Madame de Staël Meets Napoleon, Pt. 1 — 11:31
12. 12 - Ch. 8: Madame de Staël Meets Napoleon, Pt. 2 — 12:59
13. 13 - Ch. 9: New Faces at Coppet, Pt. 1 — 14:28
14. 14 - Ch. 9: New Faces at Coppet, Pt. 2 — 17:01
15. 15 - Ch. 10: Madame de Staël Visits Germany — 22:02
16. 16 - Ch. 11: Madame de Staël and August Schlegel at Rome, Pt. 1 — 16:36
17. 17 - Ch. 11: Madame de Staël and August Schlegel at Rome, Pt. 2 — 15:54
18. 18 - Ch. 12: Madame de Staël's Second Marriage, Pt. 1 — 14:09
19. 19 - Ch. 12: Madame de Staël's Second Marriage, Pt. 2 — 14:38
20. 20 - Ch. 13: England Again, Pt. 1 — 12:16
21. 21 - Ch. 13: England Again, Pt. 2 — 14:10
22. 22 - Ch. 14: Closing Scenes — 17:10
23. 23 - Ch. 15: Her Works, Pt. 1 — 25:31
24. 24 - Ch. 15: Her Works, Pt. 2 — 26:25

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