Ascanio

Ascanio

By Alexandre Dumas
Michael Caine
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Length19h 33m

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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.

Audiobook details

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
24II FOUR VARIETIES OF BRIGANDS
2ILLUSTRATIONS
25III AN AUTUMN NIGHT'S DREAM
3I THE STREET AND THE STUDIO
26IV STEFANA
4II A GOLDSMITH OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
27V DOMICILIARY VISITS
5III DÆDALUS
28VI CHARLES THE FIFTH AT FONTAINEBLEAU
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6IV SCOZZONE
29VII THE GHOSTLY MONK
7V GENIUS AND ROYALTY
30VIII WHAT ONE SEES AT NIGHT FROM THE TOP OF A POPLAR
8VI TO WHAT USE A DUENNA MAY BE PUT
31IX MARS AND VENUS
9VII A LOVER AND A FRIEND
32X THE RIVALS
10VIII PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACK AND DEFENCE
33XI BENVENUTO AT BAY
11IX THRUST AND PARRY
34XII OF THE DIFFICULTY WHICH AN HONEST MAN EXPERIENCES IN PROCURING HIS OWN COMMITTAL TO PRISON
12X OF THE ADVANTAGE OF FORTIFIED TOWNS
35XIII IN WHICH JACQUES AUBRY RISES TO EPIC PROPORTIONS
13XI OWLS, MAGPIES, AND NIGHTINGALES
36XIV OF THE DIFFICULTY WHICH AN HONEST MAN EXPERIENCES IN SECURING HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON
14XII THE KING'S QUEEN
37XV AN HONEST THEFT
15XIII SOUVENT FEMME VARIE
38XVI WHEREIN IT IS PROVED THAT A GRISETTE'S LETTER, WHEN IT IS BURNED, MAKES AS MUCH FLAME AND ASHES AS A DUCHESS'S
16XIV WHEREIN IT IS PROVEN THAT SORROW IS THE GROUNDWORK OF THE LIFE OF MAN
39XVII WHEREIN IT IS PROVED THAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING DEVOTION TO THE MARRYING POINT
17XV WHEREIN IT APPEARS THAT JOY IS NOTHING MORE THAN SORROW IN ANOTHER FORM
40XVIII THE CASTING
18XVI A COURT
41XIX JUPITER AND OLYMPUS
19XVII LOVE AS PASSION
42XX A PRUDENT MARRIAGE
20XVIII LOVE AS A DREAM
43XXI RESUMPTION OF HOSTILITIES
21XIX LOVE AS AN IDEA
44XXII A LOVE MATCH
22PART SECOND
45XXIII MARIAGE DE CONVENANCE
23I THE TRAFFICKER IN HIS OWN HONOR

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