The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

Narrators: Huntly, Bill Mosley, Richard Stibbard, Robert Fischer, Greg Giordano, Nathanmeyers, Rita Boutros, ToddHW, Dave Campbell, Sonia, Alan Mapstone, ChrisPT, Kerry Adams, Beeswaxcandle, Phillip Forshaw, CadenB, Bill Jones

Number of Chapters: 51

Length: 06 hours and 52 minutes

Language: English

This book contains a number of famous speeches and addresses from continental Europe between 300 CE to 1900 CE, organized around the following themes: Early Christianity, The Reformation, Modern France, Italy, Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. - Summary by Chris Badenoch

Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380) (Huntly)

Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer (Huntly)

Abelard. The Divine Tragedy (Huntly)

St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145) (Huntly)

Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1495) (Huntly)

Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498) (Huntly)

Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530) (Huntly)

Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520) (Bill Mosley)

Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546) (Bill Mosley)

Calvin. On Suffering Persecution (Richard Stibbard)

Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686) (Robert Fischer)

Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ (Greg Giordano)

Fenelon. True and False Simplicity (nathanmeyers)

Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue (Richard Stibbard)

Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free (Rita Boutros)

Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789) (ToddHW)

Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790) (ToddHW)

Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791) (Richard Stibbard)

Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792) (ToddHW)

Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792) (Greg Giordano)

Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793) (Greg Giordano)

Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793) (Greg Giordano)

Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792) (Dave Campbell)

Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794) (Dave Campbell)

Marat. In his Own Defense (1793) (Richard Stibbard)

Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793) (Sonia)

St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794) (Greg Giordano)

Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794) (Greg Giordano)

Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814) (Alan Mapstone)

Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815) (Alan Mapstone)

Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802) (ChrisPT)

Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848) (Robert Fischer)

Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851) (Kerry Adams)

Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France (Beeswaxcandle)

Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902) (Beeswaxcandle)

Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906) (Beeswaxcandle)

Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906) (Richard Stibbard)

Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848) (Phillip Forshaw)

Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860) (Phillip Forshaw)

Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861) (Phillip Forshaw)

Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Generals before Invading Silesia (1740) (CadenB)

Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757) (CadenB)

Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872) (Greg Giordano)

Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851) (Bill Jones)

Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869) (Bill Jones)

Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894) (Bill Jones)

The audiobook The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe falls under the genres of History. It is written by William Jennings Bryan.

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