Letters of Two Brides
Honoré de Balzac
Play
Length 9 h 9 min
Chapters 57
First published 1902
Letters of Two Brides is an epistolary novel. The two brides are Louise de Chaulieu (Madame Gaston) and Renée de Maucombe (Madame l'Estorade). The women became friends during their education at a convent and upon leaving began a life-long correspondence. For a 17 year period, they exchange letters describing their lives.
Michelle Crandall reads Renee’s letters, and Kara Shallenberg reads Louise’s. Letters from the men in their lives are read by Peter Yearsley, David Barnes, Denny Sayers, and Sean McKinley
Chapters
1
Letter 1 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 29:24
2
Letter 2 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:10
3
Letter 3 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 10:54
4
Letter 4 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 9:03
5
Letter 5 Read by Michelle Crandall 13:03
6
Letter 6 Read by Peter Yearsley 14:43
7
Letter 7 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 15:49
8
Letter 8 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 7:51
9
Letter 9 Read by Michelle Crandall 3:50
10
Letter 10 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 6:32
11
Letter 11 Read by Michelle Crandall 1:02
12
Letter 12 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 26:46
13
Letter 13 Read by Michelle Crandall 20:56
14
Letter 14 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 3:54
15
Letter 15 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 20:55
16
Letter 16 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4:18
17
Letter 17 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4:25
18
Letter 18 Read by Michelle Crandall 8:28
19
Letter 19 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:58
20
Letter 20 Read by Michelle Crandall 6:27
21
Letter 21 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 13:06
22
Letter 22 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 7:43
23
Letter 23 Read by Peter Yearsley 8:55
24
Letter 24 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 16:50
25
Letter 25 Read by Michelle Crandall 4:50
26
Letter 26 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 11:39
27
Letter 27 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 12:41
28
Letter 28 Read by Michelle Crandall 11:00
29
Letter 29 Read by Sean McKinley 3:57
30
Letter 30 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 5:24
31
Letter 31 Read by Michelle Crandall 15:01
32
Letter 32 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 8:20
33
Letter 33 Read by Michelle Crandall 2:18
34
Letter 34 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 0:38
35
Letter 35 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 5:54
36
Letter 36 Read by Michelle Crandall 12:11
37
Letter 37 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 2:12
38
Letter 38 Read by Michelle Crandall 1:52
39
Letter 39 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4:08
40
Letter 40 Read by Michelle Crandall 10:40
41
Letter 41 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4:46
42
Letter 42 Read by Michelle Crandall 2:01
43
Letter 43 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 3:22
44
Letter 44 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 2:46
45
Letter 45 Read by Michelle Crandall 15:41
46
Letter 46 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 8:28
47
Letter 47 Read by Michelle Crandall 1:39
48
Letter 48 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 23:39
49
Letter 49 Read by David Barnes 6:50
50
Letter 50 Read by Michelle Crandall 3:37
51
Letter 51 Read by Michelle Crandall 11:29
52
Letter 52 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 18:25
53
Letter 53 Read by Michelle Crandall 7:27
54
Letter 54 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 25:34
55
Letter 55 Read by Michelle Crandall 6:01
56
Letter 56 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 1:29
57
Letter 57 Read by Michelle Crandall 12:19
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