The Memoirs of Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand Volume II: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Memoirs of Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand Volume II, credited to François-René de Chateaubriand, 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 Memoirs of Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand Volume II by François-René de Chateaubriand. (Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.) Read in English by Nicole Lee Volume II of Chateaubriand's Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb, translated by Teixeira de Mattos. This volume covers the period from his return to France to fight, reluctantly, for the King, his early literary successes with many portraits of the great and the good, including Napoleon, through to his travels in the Near East in the first decade of the 19th century, all through with his characteristic blend of mordant wit and melancholy. - Summary by Nicole Lee

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Memoirs of Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand Volume II
• Author credits: François-René de Chateaubriand
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 10:04:30

Catalogue topics

• revolution
• french revolution
• american revolution
• French literature
• napoleon

Track guide

1. 01 - Part I Book VII 1 — 1:00:00
2. 02 - Part I Book VII 2 — 55:21
3. 03 - Part I Book VIII 1 — 52:16
4. 04 - Part I Book VIII 2 — 36:15
5. 05 - Part I Book IX — 59:34
6. 06 - Part II Book I — 1:09:22
7. 07 - Part II Book II 1 — 59:55
8. 08 - Part II Book II 2 — 59:46
9. 09 - Part II Book III — 1:06:47
10. 10 - Part II Book IV 1 — 41:48
11. 11 - Part II Book IV 2 — 43:25

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