A Beleaguered City / Being a Narrative of Certain Recent Events in the City of Semur, in the Department of the Haute Bourgogne. A Story of the Seen and the Unseen
By Mrs. Oliphant
Length4h 44m
About this audiobook
An incomprehensible darkness descends upon a provincial French town as the spirits of the dead return to claim the streets. The terrified living inhabitants are forced into exile outside their own walls, grappling with the theological and emotional horror of their displacement. As civic leaders and priests struggle to interpret the spectral invasion, profound questions of faith, sin, and mortality are laid bare. The barrier between the physical and spiritual realms dissolves, leading to a haunting reckoning for every soul involved. Experience a masterpiece of supernatural fiction that intertwines chilling atmosphere with deep philosophical inquiry.
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GenreHistorical Fiction, Fantasy, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 44 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 5, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE NARRATIVE OF M. LE MAIRE: THE CONDITION OF THE CITY.
2THE NARRATIVE OF M. LE MAIRE CONTINUED: BEGINNING OF THE LATE REMARKABLE EVENTS.
3EXPULSION OF THE INHABITANTS.
4OUTSIDE THE WALLS.
5THE NARRATIVE OF PAUL LECAMUS.
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6M. LE MAIRE RESUMES HIS NARRATIVE.
7SUPPLEMENT BY M. DE BOIS-SOMBRE.
8EXTRACT FROM THE NARRATIVE OF MADAME DUPIN DE LA CLAIRIÈRE (née DE CHAMPFLEURIE).
9THE NARRATIVE of MADAME VEUVE DUPIN (née LEPELLETIER).
10M. LE MAIRE CONCLUDES HIS RECORD.
11IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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