World's Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal

Eva March Tappan

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Length

18 h 55 min

Chapters

134

Language

English

Genre

Historical Fiction, War & Military Fiction, War & Military, Art, Design & Architecture

First published

1914

Chapters

1. 1 Friedland, 1807, by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (France, 1815-1891), painting, frontispieceRead by Sonia 3:01
2. 2 Italy Part I: In mediaeval times: Historical noteRead by Sonia 2:50
3. 3 The coming of Charlemagne (774), by Gustave MassonRead by Sonia 6:19
4. 4 How Rome was defended from the Saracens (848), by Archibald BowerRead by Sonia 5:02
5. 5 The story of Gregory the Great (1050-1085), by Louise CreightonRead by Sonia 7:36
6. 6 Excommunicated, by Jean Paul Laurens (French painter, 1838), painting p. 12Read by Sonia 2:36
7. 7 St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), by Eva March TappanRead by Devorah Allen 6:43
8. 8 The sermon of St. Francis, by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRead by Nemo 2:12
9. 9 A day in Florence, in the thirteenth century, by Guido BiagiRead by Jim Locke 12:46
10. 10 Italy Part II: Dante and his age: Historical noteRead by Monika M. C. 2:57
11. 11 Dante's vision of Heaven (1265-1321), by Norley ChesterRead by Monika M. C. 7:29
12. 12 Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), by Eva March TappanRead by Jim Locke 6:27
13. 13 Pope Boniface defies his assailants, by Albert Maignan (France, 1844-1908), painting p. 36Read by Alan Mapstone 2:23
14. 14 A supposed street scene in Verona in the fourteenth century, by William ShakespeareRead by Alan Mapstone and 11 others 7:12
15. 15 The rule of Rienzi (1347-1354), by Edward Bulwer-LyttonRead by Pier 16:57
16. 16 The flagellants, by Carl Marr (American painter, 1858), painting p. 48Read by Foon 2:35
17. 17 Italy Part III: The Renaissance: Historical noteRead by Roger Melin 2:53
18. 18 How the doges of Venice were chosen, from the old chroniclesRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 8:22
19. 19 The burning of the vanities (1497), by George EliotRead by April6090 14:18
20. 20 Benvenuto Cellini, a goldsmith of the sixteenth century (1500-1571), by Alexandre DumasRead by Jim Locke 17:36
21. 21 Galileo before the Inquisition, by Joseph Nicholas Robert-Fleury (French painter, 1792-1890), painting p. 72Read by Alan Mapstone 2:33
22. 22 The Bridge of Sighs, by Lord ByronRead by Nemo 1:10
23. 23 Italy Part IV: Stories of the Italian artists: Historical noteRead by Roger Melin 2:57
24. 24 Cimabue, the father of painting (1240-1302), by Clara Erskine ClementRead by Jim Locke 3:34
25. 25 Giotto and his ''O'' (1276-1336), by Clara Erskine ClementRead by Tomas Peter 4:45
26. 26 Stories of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), by Giorgio VasariRead by Devorah Allen 19:30
27. 27 Padre Bandelli proses to the duke Ludovico Sforza about Leonardo da Vinci, by William Wetmore StoryRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 8:48
28. 28 Michael Angelo and Pope Julius II (1506-1512), by Anna JamesonRead by Jim Locke 8:40
29. 29 Michael Angelo and Raphael in the Vatican, by Horace Vernet (France, 1789-1863), painting p. 102Read by Alan Mapstone 3:03
30. 30 Raphael and his critic (1483-1520), by Giorgio VasariRead by Jim Locke 7:06
31. 31 Vasari's memories of Titian (1477-1576), by Giorgio VasariRead by Jim Locke 7:24
32. 32 Italy Part V: Modern Italy: Historical noteRead by April6090 2:47
33. 33 When Napoleon crossed the Alps (1800), by John S. C. AbbottRead by Jim Locke 26:43
34. 34 How Italy became a united country (1848-1861), by Louise CreightonRead by April6090 9:37
35. 35 The forced recruit, Solferino, 1859, by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningRead by April6090 2:32
36. 36 Garibaldi and his prisoner (1860), by Felicia Buttz ClarkRead by April6090 8:08
37. 37 France Part I: In the dark ages: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 2:39
38. 38 The Christmas of 496, by J. C. BatemanRead by Jim Locke 22:17
39. 39 The famous victory of Charles Martel (732), by A. W. GrubeRead by Jim Locke 4:43
40. 40 The lament of Charlemagne for Roland (about 780), translated by Isabel ButlerRead by Jim Locke 8:55
41. 41 Charlemagne, emperor of the West (800), by A. W. GrubeRead by Jim Locke 11:05
42. 42 Rollo the Viking (885), by Eva March TappanRead by Jim Locke 6:56
43. 43 Saint Louis opening the prisons of his realm, by Luc Olivier Merson (French painter, 1846-), painting p. 172Read by Foon 2:47
44. 44 France Part II: Stories of the Hundred Years' War: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 2:30
45. 45 The battle of Crécy (1346), by Sir John FroissartRead by Ulrike Denis 10:23
46. 46 How Queen Philippa saved the burghers (1347), by Sir John FroissartRead by Colleen McMahon 7:44
47. 47 The coming of the Maid of Orléans (1428) by Johann Christoph Friedrich von SchillerRead by Alan Mapstone and 5 others 12:24
48. 48 Coronation of Charles VII at Rheims, by Jules Eugène Lenepveu (from a painting in the Pantheon at Paris), painting p. 192Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 2:51
49. 49 The death of Jeanne d'Arc (1431), by Mary Rogers BangsRead by Jim Locke 10:20
50. 50 France Part III: France under the Valois kings: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 1:47
51. 51 Where Louis XI said his prayers (about 1483), by Victor HugoRead by Jim Locke 31:57
52. 52 Anne of Brittany and her court (1476-1514), by Catherine CharlotteRead by thestorygirl 12:06
53. 53 The death of the chevalier Bayard (1524), from the old chroniclesRead by Jim Locke 6:10
54. 54 Francis I and Charles V in St. Denis, by Antoine Jean Gros (French artist, 1771-1835), painting p. 226Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 2:51
55. 55 King Francis I and the goldsmith (1540), by Benvenuto CelliniRead by Colleen McMahon 12:39
56. 56 France Part IV: The house of Bourbon: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 2:12
57. 57 The battle of Ivry (1590), by Thomas Babington MacaulayRead by Colleen McMahon 5:23
58. 58 Henry IV and Marie de Médici, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish painter, 1574-1642), painting p. 240Read by Foon 2:16
59. 59 Cardinal Richelieu and his enemy (about 1640), by Sir Edward Bulwer-LyttonRead by Monika M. C. and 5 others 22:09
60. 60 In the days of the Fronde (1648), by Alexandre DumasRead by Jim Locke 23:04
61. 61 The death of Louis XIV (1715), by Julie PardoeRead by Jim Locke 11:19
62. 62 Louis XIV and Molière, by Jean Léon Gérôme (French painter, born 1824, died 1904), painting p. 270Read by Tomas Peter 2:10
63. 63 France Part V: On the eve of the French Revolution: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 2:25
64. 64 When Marie Antoinette entered Paris (1773)Read by April6090 2:41
65. 65 How the queen was served, by Madame CampanRead by Foon 2:07
66. 66 The wardrobe of Marie Antoinette, by Madame CampanRead by April6090 5:53
67. 67 The fall of the Bastille (1789), by Alexandre DumasRead by Colleen McMahon 13:06
68. 68 The flight of Louis XVI (1791), by Charles Duke YongeRead by Jim Locke 20:12
69. 69 The Marseillaise (1792), by Claude Joseph Rouget de LisleRead by Alan Mapstone 4:33
70. 70 France Part VI: The reign of Terror: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 2:42
71. 71 The execution of Louis XVI (1793), by Edmond BiréRead by Colleen McMahon 13:37
72. 72 Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie, by Charles Louis Müller (French painter, 1815-1892), painting p. 316Read by Hypatia 2:35
73. 73 In the revolt of the Vendée (1793), by Victor HugoRead by April6090 16:13
74. 74 Girondists on their way to the guillotine, by Karl Theodor von Piloty (German artist, 1826-1886), painting p. 326Read by Hypatia 2:24
75. 75 At the guillotine, by Charles DickensRead by Sonia 12:21
76. 76 The fall of Robespierre (1794), by Thomas CarlyleRead by Jim Locke 23:31
77. 77 France Part VII: Napoleon Bonaparte: Historical noteRead by Hypatia 1:52
78. 78 The eighteenth Brumaire, by François Bouchot (French artist, 1800-1842), painting p. 347Read by Alan Mapstone 2:57
79. 79 The battle of Eylau (1807), by Isaac McLellanRead by Alan Mapstone 4:39
80. 80 The retreat from Moscow (1812), by Victor HugoRead by April6090 5:15
81. 81 The retreat from Moscow, by Adolphe Yvon (French painter, 1817-1893), painting p. 352Read by Alan Mapstone 3:33
82. 82 The coming of Louis XVIII (1814), by Louisa MühlbachRead by fishfish 9:00
83. 83 The return of Napoleon from Elba (1815), by AnonymousRead by Availle 10:36
84. 84 When Napoleon returned from Elba (1815), by Napoleon BonaparteRead by Devorah Allen 2:41
85. 85 Waterloo (1815), by Victor HugoRead by April6090 35:42
86. 86 Evening of the battle of Waterloo, by Ernest Crofts (English painter, 1847), painting p. 384Read by Alan Mapstone 2:48
87. 87 The death of Napoleon (1821), by Isaac McLellanRead by Alan Mapstone 3:02
88. 88 France Part VIII: The Franco-Prussian War: Historical noteRead by J. M. Smallheer 1:43
89. 89 The white flag of Sedan (1870), by Emile ZolaRead by Jim Locke 22:30
90. 90 One day under the Commune (1871), by John LeightonRead by Jim Locke 22:10
91. 91 The defense of Champigny, by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (born in Paris, 1848), painting p. 406Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 1:41
92. 92 The soldiers' dream, by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (French artist, 1848), painting p. 418Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 2:43
93. 93 Spain Part I: Under the Romans and the Moors: Historical noteRead by Hypatia 2:00
94. 94 The sacrifice of the people of Saguntum (219 B.C.) by Mrs M. G. Quincy SleeperRead by Hypatia 10:50
95. 95 The white hind of Sertorius (about 80 B.C.), by PlutarchRead by Devorah Allen 4:46
96. 96 The challenge of Paulus (about 672 A.D.), by PaulusRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 2:46
97. 97 King Roderick and the magic tower (709 A.D.), an ancient legend related by Washington IrvingRead by April6090 20:28
98. 98 Diego Perez, ''the Pounder'', from an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. LockhartRead by Foon 3:22
99. 99 The Cid and the leper (eleventh century), an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. LockhartRead by Tomas Peter 5:02
100. 100 Spain Part II: The reign of Ferdinand and Isabella: Historical noteRead by Hypatia 1:20
101. 101 The elopment of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469), by John S. C. AbbottRead by Adam Santoni 8:48
102. 102 Torquemada and the catholic king, by Jean Paul Laurens (French artist, 1838), painting p. 458Read by Hypatia 2:16
103. 103 The surrender of Granada (1492), by Washington IrvingRead by Availle 14:15
104. 104 The governor of the Alhambra and the notary, by Washington IrvingRead by Jim Locke 15:07
105. 105 A glimpse of Columbus in Spain (1492), by James Fenimore CooperRead by realisticspeakers 16:58
106. 106 Columbus at the court of Spain, by Vacslav Brozik (Bohemian artist, 1851-1901), painting p. 482Read by Hypatia 2:02
107. 107 The return of Columbus (1493), by Washington IrvingRead by Adam Santoni 6:29
108. 108 Spain Part III: Spain at the height of her power: Historical noteRead by Hypatia 1:28
109. 109 The first voyage around the World, by Eva March TappanRead by realisticspeakers 7:15
110. 110 The abdication of Charles (1556), by William H. PrescottRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 12:30
111. 111 The Escurial, by Théophile Gautier, translated by C. F. BatesRead by Alan Mapstone 2:43
112. 112 The knight of the windmills, by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)Read by April6090 16:16
113. 113 Captain Cuellar of the Armada and his troubles (1588), by James Anthony FroudeRead by Hypatia 15:31
114. 114 Spain Part IV: The period of decline: Historical noteRead by April6090 2:27
115. 115 Velasquez, the greatest of Spanish painters (1599-1660), by Mrs M. G. Quincy SleeperRead by April6090 5:37
116. 116 Spanish home life in the seventeenth century, by Mrs M. G. Quincy SleeperRead by April6090 10:06
117. 117 The queen and her superintendent, by Mrs M. G. Quincy SleeperRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 17:34
118. 118 The crossing of the Douro (1809), by Charles LeverRead by cathar maiden 24:29
119. 119 Portugal Part I: The age of chivalry: Historical noteRead by April6090 1:23
120. 120 How the first king of Portugal won his kingdom (1139-1185), by Oswald CrawfurdRead by Leni 18:23
121. 121 The penance of a prince (about 1240), by Edward McMurdoRead by April6090 4:55
122. 122 The coronation of Inez de Castro (about 1347), by Felicia D. HemansRead by Larry Wilson 5:39
123. 123 The betrothal of Princess Philippa (1385), by Sir John FroissartRead by Hypatia 11:59
124. 124 A joust at the court of Portugal (about 1400), by Sir John FroissartRead by Hypatia 9:19
125. 125 Portugal Part II: Exploration and discovery: Historical noteRead by April6090 1:27
126. 126 Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), by John FiskeRead by Lynda Marie Neilson 4:33
127. 127 The search for Prester John (1486), by John FiskeRead by Leni 7:16
128. 128 The first voyage to India (1497), by William H. G. KingstonRead by Leni 21:59
129. 129 How Portugal opened commerce with India (1498), by Jules VerneRead by Angelique G. Campbell 14:17
130. 130 The speech of Vasco da Gama to the king of Calicut (1498), by Luis de CamoënsRead by Jim Locke 5:44
131. 131 Portugal Part III: The last four centuries: Historical noteRead by April6090 2:06
132. 132 The departure of King Sebastian (1578), an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. LockhartRead by Tomas Peter 5:03
133. 133 The earthquake at Lisbon (1755), by Rev. Charles DavyRead by April6090 20:07
134. 134 A Portuguese shooting party (1880), by Oswald CrawfurdRead by Sonia 11:36

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