The Legends of Charlemagne: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Legends of Charlemagne, credited to Thomas Bulfinch, 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 Legends of Charlemagne, by Thomas Bulfinch Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 - May 27, 1867) explains the his work is "an attempt tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. We have endeavored to tell them correctly, according to the ancient authorities, so that when the reader finds them referred to he may not be at a loss to recognize the reference. Thus we hope to teach mythology not as a study, but as a relaxation from study; to give our work the charm of a story-book, yet by means of it to impart a knowledge of an important branch of education." The Bulfinch version of myth presents the myths in their literary versions, without unnecessary violence, sex, psychology or ethnographic information. The Bulfinch myths are an indispensable guide to the cultural values of the American 19th century. (Summary from Wikipedia) This is the third of Bulfinch's series of three mythologies. LibriVox recordings of the first two books are at: The Age of Fable The Age of Chivalry

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Legends of Charlemagne
• Author credits: Thomas Bulfinch
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 9:10:17

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• legends,FrancoRoman

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 00 - Introduction — 22:29
2. 01 - The Peers, or Paladins — 17:47
3. 02 - The Tournament — 20:28
4. 03 - The Siege of Albracca pt 1 — 14:17
5. 04 - The Siege of Albracca pt 2 — 13:22
6. 05 - Adventures of Rinaldo and Orlando — 29:16
7. 06 - The Invasion of France pt 1 — 18:49
8. 07 - The Invasion of France pt 2 — 23:20
9. 08 - Bradamante and Rogero — 22:53
10. 09 - Astolpho and the Enchantress — 29:30
11. 10 - The Orc, Section 10 — 17:36
12. 11 - Astolpho's Adventures continued, and Isabella's begun — 14:18
13. 12 - Medoro — 17:55
14. 13 - Orlando Mad — 18:35
15. 14 - Zerbino and Isabella — 20:59
16. 15 - Astolpho in Abyssinia — 17:00
17. 16 - The War in Africa pt 1 — 12:45
18. 17 - The War in Africa pt 2 — 12:28
19. 18 - Rogero and Bradamante pt 1 — 14:30
20. 19 - Rogero and Bradamante pt 2 — 13:21
21. 20 - The Battle of Roncesvalles — 13:03
22. 21 - The Battle of Roncesvalles — 20:25
23. 22 - Rinaldo and Bayard — 12:00
24. 23 - Death of Rinaldo — 11:49

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