Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire

Author(s): Henriette Lucie Dillon, Marquise De La Tour Du Pin Gouvernet, Walter Geer

Genre(s): Memoirs, Early Modern, Modern (19th C)

Number of Chapters: 37

Length: 12 hours and 36 minutes

Language: English

An aristocratic Frenchwoman's personal record of the dazzling extravagance of the Ancien Régime, of the court of Marie Antoinette, of the Revolution, of her life in exile (partly in Upstate New York) and of the court of Napoleon Bonaparte. This famous historically valuable memoir, written for her son, ends with Napoleon's return from Elba in 1815. (Summary by barbara2)

Part 1 Ch 1: Childhood of Mlle Dillon (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 2: Death of Mme Dillon (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 3: Visits to Languedoc (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 4: Matrimonial Projects (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 5: The Marriage Preliminaries (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 6: Marriage and Presentation at Court (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 7: First Season in Society (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 8: Eve of the Revolution (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 9: Fall of the Bastille (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 10a: Versailles Invaded by the Mob (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 10b: Versailles Invaded by the Mob (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 11: Visit to Switzerland (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 12a: Residence in Holland (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 12b: Residence in Holland (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 13: Flight to Bordeaux (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 14: Life at Bordeaux (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 15: Decision to Leave France (Barbara Baker)

Part 1 Ch 16: Voyage to Boston (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 1: Arrival in America (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 2: The Farm near Albany (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 3: Country Life (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 4: A Visit to New York (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 5a: Departure for Europe (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 5b: Departure for Europe (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 6: Visit to Paris (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 7a: Exile in England (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 7b: Exile in England (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 8: Life at Richmond (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 9: Return to Paris (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 10: Life at Le Bouilh (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 11: The Emperor at Bordeaux (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 12: The Prefecture at Brussels (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 13: Visit of the Emperor (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 14: An Audience with Napoleon (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 15: Return of the King (Barbara Baker)

Part 2 Ch 16: The First Restoration (Barbara Baker)

Postscript (Barbara Baker)

The audiobook Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire falls under the genres of Memoirs, Early Modern, Modern (19th C). It is written by Henriette Lucie Dillon, Marquise De La Tour Du Pin Gouvernet, Walter Geer.

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