The Heidenmauer; or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Heidenmauer; or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine, credited to James Fenimore Cooper, 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 Heidenmauer; or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine by James Fenimore Cooper. Read in English by Joel Kindrick. This is a story that is set in 16th century Germany. Characters representing the various classes of the remnants of feudalism and the rising bourgeois class struggle against each other. Placed in the light of the very recent and polarizing Protestant Reformation, the characters' tensions increase. Summary by Joel Kindrick.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Heidenmauer; or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine
• Author credits: James Fenimore Cooper
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 32
• Listed recording duration: 13:34:49

Catalogue topics

• Catholic
• Protestant
• Germany
• Reformation
• James Fenimore Cooper
• class struggle
• socio-political

Opening tracks: first 24 of 32

1. 00 - Introduction — 43:49
2. 01 - Volume 1 Chapter 1 — 15:59
3. 02 - Volume 1 Chapter 2 — 28:10
4. 03 - Volume 1 Chapter 3 — 32:07
5. 04 - Volume 1 Chapter 4 — 27:36
6. 05 - Volume 1 Chapter 5 — 32:27
7. 06 - Volume 1 Chapter 6 — 41:36
8. 07 - Volume 1 Chapter 7 — 32:52
9. 08 - Volume 1 Chapter 8 — 25:35
10. 09 - Volume 1 Chapter 9 — 17:24
11. 10 - Volume 1 Chapter 10 — 28:59
12. 11 - Volume 1 Chapter 11 — 24:37
13. 12 - Volume 1 Chapter 12 — 19:50
14. 13 - Volume 1 Chapter 13 — 25:59
15. 14 - Volume 2 Chapter 1 — 24:04
16. 15 - Volume 2 Chapter 2 — 22:28
17. 16 - Volume 2 Chapter 3 — 22:05
18. 17 - Volume 2 Chapter 4 — 15:26
19. 18 - Volume 2 Chapter 5 — 23:30
20. 19 - Volume 2 Chapter 6 — 24:31
21. 20 - Volume 2 Chapter 7 — 20:22
22. 21 - Volume 2 Chapter 8 — 25:19
23. 22 - Volume 2 Chapter 9 — 25:33
24. 23 - Volume 2 Chapter 10 — 26:10

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