The Magic Skin: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Magic Skin, credited to Honoré de Balzac, 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 Magic Skin, by Honoré de Balzac. [if appropriate: Read by James E. Carson. Something along the lines of Dorian Gray as part of the Comedies Humane Philosophique, this is Balzac's first successful novel. He even wrote "criticisms" of the writing himself in promotion of the book, in addition to hyping the work before it even came out. It is a criticism of materialism and French bourgeoisie as so many of his compiled works seek to be. Some same characters reappear. (Summary by JCarson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Magic Skin
• Author credits: Honoré de Balzac
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 11:28:27

Catalogue topics

• French societal satire and commentary

Track guide

1. 01 - Section 1 — 1:03:07
2. 02 - Section 2 — 1:04:20
3. 03 - Section 3 — 1:05:03
4. 04 - Section 4 — 1:04:57
5. 05 - Section 5 — 1:05:31
6. 06 - Section 6 — 1:06:29
7. 07 - Section 7 — 1:07:01
8. 8 - Section 8 — 1:04:25
9. 09 - Section 9 — 1:05:38
10. 10 - Section 10 — 1:04:56
11. 11 - Section 11 — 37:04

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