The French Revolution: A History. Volume 3: The Guillotine: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The French Revolution: A History. Volume 3: The Guillotine, credited to Thomas Carlyle, 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 The French Revolution: A History. Volume 3: The Guillotine by Thomas Carlyle. Read in English by Peter Dann Of this third, and final, phase of the French Revolution, including that period known as The Terror, Carlyle comments "It is unfortunate, though very natural, that the history of this Period has so generally been written in hysterics." Carlyle's own account of the prominent personalities and "two great movements" that dominate this phase of the revolution — "a rushing against domestic Traitors, a rushing against foreign Despots" — spares us none of the drama, yet is surprisingly compassionate and understanding from an author whose own society was riven with social inequalities that might conceivably have led to insurrection. Particularly memorable are Carlyle's portraits of Danton, Marat and Robespierre, and some brief, and ultimately decisive, appearances from one Napoleon Bonaparte. - Summary by Peter Dann

Recording facts

• Recording title: The French Revolution: A History. Volume 3: The Guillotine
• Author credits: Thomas Carlyle
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 55
• Listed recording duration: 12:44:56

Catalogue topics

• french revolution
• Robespierre
• napoleon bonaparte
• danton
• marat
• charlotte corday

Opening tracks: first 24 of 55

1. 01 - Book 1, Chapter 1: The Improvised Commune — 30:49
2. 02 - Book 1, Chapter 2: Danton — 11:21
3. 03 - Book 1, Chapter 3: Dumouriez — 8:58
4. 04 - Book 1, Chapter 4: September in Paris — 22:50
5. 05 - Book 1, Chapter 5: A Trilogy — 16:10
6. 06 - Book 1, Chapter 6: The Circular — 22:18
7. 07 - Book 1, Chapter 7: September in Argonne — 24:14
8. 08 - Book 1, Chapter 8: Exeunt — 17:08
9. 09 - Book 2, Chapter 1: The Deliberative — 24:55
10. 10 - Book 2, Chapter 2: The Executive — 9:52
11. 11 - Book 2, Chapter 3: Discrowned — 7:25
12. 12 - Book 2, Chapter 4: The Loser Pays — 6:42
13. 13 - Book 2, Chapter 5: Stretching of Formulas — 12:29
14. 14 - Book 2, Chapter 6: At the Bar — 20:03
15. 15 - Book 2, Chapter 7: The Three Votings — 14:17
16. 16 - Book 2, Chapter 8: Place de la Révolution — 16:13
17. 17 - Book 3, Chapter 1: Cause and Effect — 16:13
18. 18 - Book 3, Chapter 2: Culottic and Sansculottic — 13:25
19. 19 - Book 3, Chapter 3: Growing Shrill — 10:27
20. 20 - Book 3, Chapter 4: Fatherland in Danger — 20:17
21. 21 - Book 3, Chapter 5: Sansculottism Accoutred — 9:56
22. 22 - Book 3, Chapter 6: The Traitor — 10:06
23. 23 - Book 3, Chapter 7: In Fight — 6:48
24. 24 - Book 3, Chapter 8: In Death-Grips — 13:46

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