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LibriVox recording of Reminiscences of Captain Gronow, by Captain Rees Howell Gronow. Read by Ruth Golding.
A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a sometime Grenadier Guards officer, unsuccessful parliamentarian, and dandy. Gronow displays some social attitudes of the day which would now be regarded as unacceptable, but is a clever raconteur who brings to life both the horrors of war and the gaiety of high society. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)
M4B audiobook of complete book
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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Rees Howell Gronow
Date: 2008-10-27
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; memoirs; war; military history; peninsular war; battle of waterloo; regency; london; paris; Second French Empire
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| 01 - Sections 01 - 12 The Peninsular War |
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22.9 MB
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| 02 - Sections 13 - 17 Regency London |
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| 03 - Sections 18 - 25 Regency London |
46.9 MB
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23.4 MB
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| 04 - Sections 25 - 33 The Battle of Waterloo |
23.7 MB
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11.8 MB
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11.9 MB
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| 05 - Sections 34 - 42 Military matters; Post-war Paris |
30.7 MB
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14.9 MB
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15.3 MB
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| 06 - Sections 43 - 50 Parisian society |
39.6 MB
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| 07 - Sections 51 - 61 Parisian society; British and French characters |
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| 08 - Sections 62 - 68 Money-lending; British characters |
32.8 MB
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| 09 - Sections 69 - 73 British characters |
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| 10 - Sections 74 - 88 British characters; Franco-British relations |
34.6 MB
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Reviewer:
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Subject:
Free Audio Review
My ongoing interest in wargaming has for many years spurred my interest in all things of the Napoleonic period, and so this audio book came to my attention because it included the eye-attracting words "Waterloo" and "Penninsular".
There is not a single story running through this narrative, it is rather an series of anecdotes, genuine reminiscences of the life and times. These are not limited to war time memories but also capture events and people before and after the war. We hear of the socialites, the gambling houses, young men ruined, brave mean dueling, and the ridiculous lengths a man in love will put himself through!
We also have the war memories interleaved with the other stories.
I was gluded to this audio book. The insight into another time totally absorbed me and the stories were thought provoking, humerous and interesting by turns.
Add to this the fact that the reader is of outstanding quality. I kept thinking that I was listening to a BBC history broadcast!
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