Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 1

Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 1 Title: Taking the Bastille Overview: This fourth volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances begins several years after the close of "The Queen’s Necklace.” It describes the events leading up to and including the storming of the Bastile. Past plots of Count Balsamo (aka, Cogliostro) to destroy the French monarchy is resurrected by the mysterious Dr. Gilbert – a student of Balsamo’s occult arts and the Enlightenment philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Considered by many critics to be a highlight of the Marie Antoinette Romances, Dumas tells this quintessential story of the French Revolution through the lens of the people. As Dumas writes, “The Bastile was the seal of feudalism on the brow of Paris … the monument which had for five centuries weighed like an incubus on the breast of France—a rock of Sisyphus. Less confident than the Titan in her power, France had never thought to throw it off.” Here, history shows us the Titanic power that a people can wield! Published: 1853 List: Readers' Choice Collections, The Marie Antoinette Romances Series, Antoinette #15 Author: Alexandre Dumas Translator: Henry L. Williams Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction Episode: Taking the Bastille - Alexandre Dumas - Book 10 - Volume 4, Part 1 Part: 1 of 3 Length Part: 2:53:26 Book: 10 Length Book: 8:29:59 Episodes: 1 - 9 of 26 Predecessor: The Queen's Necklace Successor: The Countess of Charny Narrator: John Van Stan Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: Alexandre Dumas, Marie Antoinette, Historical Fiction, Suspense, Espionage, Political & Thrillers, Action & Adventure Fiction, Crime & Mystery Fiction, Fantastic Fiction Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #AlexandreDumas #MarieAntoinette #HistoricalFiction #Suspense #Espionage #Political&Thrillers #Action&AdventureFiction #Crime&MysteryFiction #FantasticFiction Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. John Van Stan. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-audiobooks/support