The French Revolution: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The French Revolution by Robert Matteson Johnston: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 18 original MP3 tracks, 6:07:00 running time and a link to listen.
The French Revolution, credited to Robert Matteson Johnston, 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 The French Revolution by Robert Matteson Johnston. Read in English by Beth Thomas (1974-2020); Pamela Nagami; Michael Fassio; Ariphron; Richard Auty ; Lincoln Peterson; KHand; Sonia A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of the French Revolution, with references given for deeper study. It is a deliberately short and approachable work, suitable for those reading about the French Revolution for the first time, or looking for an overview of the main events and significance of this great historical cataclysm. - Summary by Beth Thomas and the Introduction
Recording facts
- Recording title: The French Revolution
- Author credits: Robert Matteson Johnston
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 18
- Listed recording duration: 6:07:00
Catalogue topics
- french revolution
- napoleon
- French history
Track guide
- 00 - Preface — 1:37
- 01 - The Perspective of the French Revolution — 14:27
- 02 - Versailles — 18:12
- 03 - Economic Crisis — 12:47
- 04 - Convocation of the States General — 24:29
- 05 - France comes to Versailles — 25:05
- 06 - From Versailles to Paris — 25:41
- 07 - The Assembly Demolishes Privilege — 22:03
- 08 - The Flight to Varennes — 23:09
- 09 - War Breaks Out — 20:21
- 10 - The Massacres — 22:52
- 11 - Ending the Monarchy — 18:43
- 12 - The Fall of the Gironde — 21:37
- 13 - The Reign of Terror — 21:44
- 14 - Thermidor — 25:08
- 15 - The Last Days of the Convention — 20:19
- 16 - The Directoire — 27:17
- 17 - Art and Literature — 21:28
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