The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 3: The Queen's Necklace (Version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 3: The Queen's Necklace (Version 2), credited to Alexandre Dumas, 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 Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 3: The Queen's Necklace (Version 2) by Alexandre Dumas. (Translated by Henry L. Williams.) Read in English by John Van Stan This 3rd volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins a decade after the close of "The Mesmerist’s Victim” and is based on a real scandal in Louis XVI’s court, commonly called “The Diamond Necklace Affair.” In this volume, the plotting of a powerful occultist, Count Cogliostro (or “Balsamo”), collides with the long-festering resentments of a previous royal house, Jeanne de Valois (de la Motte), a growing popular movement for sociopolitical reform, and a shrinking supply of bread. It is easy to see how converging sociopolitical challenges can threaten the monarchy, but how can the court of Louis XVI overcome these challenges amidst a famine? After all, in the words of his economic advisor, Turgot de l'Aulnes, “Ne vous mêlez pas du pain” (One must not meddle with bread)! - Summary by jvanstan

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 3: The Queen's Necklace (Version 2)
• Author credits: Alexandre Dumas
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 95
• Listed recording duration: 16:40:31

Catalogue topics

• magic
• french revolution
• supernatural
• Marie Antoinette
• hypnotism
• reign of terror
• sorcery
• balsamo

Opening tracks: first 24 of 95

1. 01 - Prologue, The Predictions — 19:45
2. 02 - Prologue, M. de la Perouse, Part 1 — 36:57
3. 03 - Prologue, M. de la Perouse, Part 2 — 28:45
4. 04 - Two Unknown Ladies — 14:05
5. 05 - An Interior — 10:05
6. 06 - Jeanne de la Motte Valois — 20:40
7. 07 - Belus — 10:18
8. 08 - The Road to Versailles — 14:12
9. 09 - Laurent — 21:14
10. 10 - The Queen's Bed-Chamber — 25:30
11. 11 - The Queen's Petite Levee — 16:30
12. 12 - The Swiss Lake — 8:20
13. 13 - The Tempter — 12:45
14. 14 - M. de Suffren — 12:05
15. 15 - M. de Charny — 9:25
16. 16 - The 100 Louis of the Queen — 5:10
17. 17 - M. Fingret — 9:45
18. 18 - The Cardinal de Rohan — 23:20
19. 19 - Mesmer and St. Martin — 6:40
20. 20 - The Bucket — 11:25
21. 21 - Mademoiselle Olivia — 11:01
22. 22 - Monsieur Beausire — 6:25
23. 23 - Gold — 8:35
24. 24 - La Petite Mason — 22:21

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