Length19h 33m
About this audiobook
Telling the story of famous 16th-century Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Dumas' historical novel Ascanio was adapted into an opera of the same name by famous composer Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns.
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Rating★★★★ 4.1 (994)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Mystery and Thriller
Length19 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 29, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1LIST OF CHARACTERS
2ILLUSTRATIONS
3I THE STREET AND THE STUDIO
4II A GOLDSMITH OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
5III DÆDALUS
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6IV SCOZZONE
7V GENIUS AND ROYALTY
8VI TO WHAT USE A DUENNA MAY BE PUT
9VII A LOVER AND A FRIEND
10VIII PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACK AND DEFENCE
11IX THRUST AND PARRY
12X OF THE ADVANTAGE OF FORTIFIED TOWNS
13XI OWLS, MAGPIES, AND NIGHTINGALES
14XII THE KING'S QUEEN
15XIII SOUVENT FEMME VARIE
16XIV WHEREIN IT IS PROVEN THAT SORROW IS THE GROUNDWORK OF THE LIFE OF MAN
17XV WHEREIN IT APPEARS THAT JOY IS NOTHING MORE THAN SORROW IN ANOTHER FORM
18XVI A COURT
19XVII LOVE AS PASSION
20XVIII LOVE AS A DREAM
21XIX LOVE AS AN IDEA
22PART SECOND
23I THE TRAFFICKER IN HIS OWN HONOR
24II FOUR VARIETIES OF BRIGANDS
25III AN AUTUMN NIGHT'S DREAM
26IV STEFANA
27V DOMICILIARY VISITS
28VI CHARLES THE FIFTH AT FONTAINEBLEAU
29VII THE GHOSTLY MONK
30VIII WHAT ONE SEES AT NIGHT FROM THE TOP OF A POPLAR
31IX MARS AND VENUS
32X THE RIVALS
33XI BENVENUTO AT BAY
34XII OF THE DIFFICULTY WHICH AN HONEST MAN EXPERIENCES IN PROCURING HIS OWN COMMITTAL TO PRISON
35XIII IN WHICH JACQUES AUBRY RISES TO EPIC PROPORTIONS
36XIV OF THE DIFFICULTY WHICH AN HONEST MAN EXPERIENCES IN SECURING HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON
37XV AN HONEST THEFT
38XVI WHEREIN IT IS PROVED THAT A GRISETTE'S LETTER, WHEN IT IS BURNED, MAKES AS MUCH FLAME AND ASHES AS A DUCHESS'S
39XVII WHEREIN IT IS PROVED THAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING DEVOTION TO THE MARRYING POINT
40XVIII THE CASTING
41XIX JUPITER AND OLYMPUS
42XX A PRUDENT MARRIAGE
43XXI RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES
44XXII A LOVE MATCH
45XXIII MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE
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