Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire, credited to Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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

LibriVox recording of Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire by Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet. (Translated by Walter Geer.) Read in English by Barbara Baker An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of the Revolution, of her life in exile (partly in Upstate New York) and of the court of Napoleon Bonaparte. This famous historically valuable memoir, written for her son, ends with Napoleon's return from Elba in 1815. (Summary by barbara2)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire
• Author credits: Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 37
• Listed recording duration: 12:36:09

Catalogue topics

• french revolution
• napoleonic empire

Opening tracks: first 24 of 37

1. 01 - Part 1 Ch 1: Childhood of Mlle Dillon — 15:53
2. 02 - Part 1 Ch 2: Death of Mme Dillon — 16:51
3. 03 - Part 1 Ch 3: Visits to Languedoc — 20:12
4. 04 - Part 1 Ch 4: Matrimonial Projects — 12:47
5. 05 - Part 1 Ch 5: The Marriage Preliminaries — 8:34
6. 06 - Part 1 Ch 6: Marriage and Presentation at Court — 17:13
7. 07 - Part 1 Ch 7: First Season in Society — 15:40
8. 08 - Part 1 Ch 8: Eve of the Revolution — 21:44
9. 09 - Part 1 Ch 9: Fall of the Bastille — 19:07
10. 10 - Part 1 Ch 10a: Versailles Invaded by the Mob — 23:12
11. 11 - Part 1 Ch 10b: Versailles Invaded by the Mob — 19:03
12. 12 - Part 1 Ch 11: Visit to Switzerland — 26:01
13. 13 - Part 1 Ch 12a: Residence in Holland — 15:30
14. 14 - Part 1 Ch 12b: Residence in Holland — 13:06
15. 15 - Part 1 Ch 13: Flight to Bordeaux — 25:45
16. 16 - Part 1 Ch 14: Life at Bordeaux — 21:32
17. 17 - Part 1 Ch 15: Decision to Leave France — 19:22
18. 18 - Part 1 Ch 16: Voyage to Boston — 18:37
19. 19 - Part 2 Ch 1: Arrival in America — 23:29
20. 20 - Part 2 Ch 2: The Farm near Albany — 26:07
21. 21 - Part 2 Ch 3: Country Life — 22:42
22. 22 - Part 2 Ch 4: A Visit to New York — 26:55
23. 23 - Part 2 Ch 5a: Departure for Europe — 18:23
24. 24 - Part 2 Ch 5b: Departure for Europe — 16:53

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