The Ladies' Paradise, Book Eleven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Ladies' Paradise, Book Eleven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2), credited to Émile Zola, 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 Ladies' Paradise, Book Eleven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2) by Émile Zola. (Translated by Frank Belmont.) Read in English by Mark Leder. This is the sequel to "Piping Hot!", so the eleventh volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart Cycle. This is the story of Octave Mouret, his creation of the department store, "Au Bonheur des Dames" ("The Ladies' Paradise'), and of his romance with the shopgirl, Denise Baudu. - Summary by Mark Leder

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Ladies' Paradise, Book Eleven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2)
• Author credits: Émile Zola
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 45
• Listed recording duration: 18:30:26

Catalogue topics

• romantic
• informative
• naturalistic

Opening tracks: first 24 of 45

1. 01 - Introduction — 21:30
2. 02 - Chapter One, Part One — 29:59
3. 03 - Chapter One, Part Two — 29:12
4. 04 - Chapter One, Part Three — 12:42
5. 05 - Chapter Two, Part One — 27:36
6. 06 - Chapter Two, Part Two — 28:27
7. 07 - Chapter Two, Part Three — 17:05
8. 08 - Chapter Three,, Part One — 25:49
9. 09 - Chapter Three, Part Two — 19:33
10. 10 - Chapter Three, Part Three — 20:09
11. 11 - Chapter Four, Part One — 30:24
12. 12 - Chapter Four, Part Two — 16:10
13. 13 - Chapter Four, Part Three — 16:10
14. 14 - Chapter Four, Part Four — 22:27
15. 15 - Chapter Five, Part One — 22:46
16. 16 - Chapter Five, Part Two — 19:36
17. 17 - Chapter Five, Part Three — 20:11
18. 18 - Chapter Five, Part Four — 19:56
19. 19 - Chapter Six, Part One — 28:51
20. 20 - Chapter Six, Part Two — 24:36
21. 21 - Chapter Six, Part Three — 15:55
22. 22 - Chapter Seven, Part One — 21:19
23. 23 - Chapter Seven, Part Two — 20:00
24. 24 - Chapter Seven, Part Three — 29:57

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