Balsamo the Magician or the Memoirs of a Physician
By Alexandre Dumas
Length10h 11m
About this audiobook
Features one of the strangest characters in literature, Joseph Balsamo, also known as Cagliostro (later a key figure in the Affair of the Necklace). An alchemist, conspirator, and Freemason, Balsamo figures prominently in the eventual downfall of the French monarchy. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length10 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE GRAND MASTER OF THE SECRET SOCIETY.
2CHAPTER II. THE LIVING-WAGON IN THE STORM.
3CHAPTER III. THE LOVELY LORENZA.
4CHAPTER IV. GILBERT.
5CHAPTER V. TAVERNEY AND HIS DAUGHTER.
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6CHAPTER VI. THE CLAIRVOYANT.
7CHAPTER VII. THE MAID AND THE MISTRESS.
8CHAPTER VIII. THE HARBINGER.
9CHAPTER IX. THE KNIGHT OF REDCASTLE.
10CHAPTER X. MARIE ANTOINETTE.
11CHAPTER XI. A MARVEL OF MAGIC.
12CHAPTER XII. TAVERNEY'S PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN.
13CHAPTER XIII. NICOLE'S DOWER.
14CHAPTER XIV. THE OUTCAST'S LUCK.
15CHAPTER XV. TAVERNEY TO THE RESCUE.
16CHAPTER XVI. THE KING'S FAVORITE.
17CHAPTER XVII. A ROYAL CLOCK-REPAIRER.
18CHAPTER XVIII. THE COUNTESS OF BEARN.
19CHAPTER XIX. CHON SPOILS ALL.
20CHAPTER XX. ANNOYANCE AND AMUSEMENT.
21CHAPTER XXI. COUNTESS CUT COUNTESS.
22CHAPTER XXII. AT A LOSS FOR EVERYTHING.
23CHAPTER XXIII. THE PRESENTATION.
24CHAPTER XXIV. THE DAUPHINESS' RECEPTION.
25CHAPTER XXV. GILBERT SNAPS GOLDEN CHAINS.
26CHAPTER XXVI. THE OLD BOTANIST.
27CHAPTER XXVII. MASTER JACQUES.
28CHAPTER XXVIII. IN THE LOFT.
29CHAPTER XXIX. WHO MASTER JACQUES WAS.
30CHAPTER XXX. OLD PATRICIANS AND NEW.
31CHAPTER XXXI. THE MAGICIAN'S WIFE.
32CHAPTER XXXII. THE NUN'S HUSBAND.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. COUNT AND CARDINAL.
34CHAPTER XXXIV. NEAR NEIGHBORS.
35CHAPTER XXXV. THE GARDEN HOUSE.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. BALSAMO AT HOME.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. THE DOUBLE EXISTENCE.
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE WAKEFUL STATE.
39CHAPTER XXXIX. THE PREDICTED VISIT.
40CHAPTER XL. THE ART OF MAKING GOLD.
41CHAPTER XLI. THE WATER OF LIFE.
42CHAPTER XLII. THE KING'S NEW AMOUR.
43CHAPTER XLIII. TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
44CHAPTER XLIV. THE PLAN OF ACTION.
45CHAPTER XLV. TOO GOOD A TEACHER.
46CHAPTER XLVI. A TERRIBLE WEDDING-NIGHT.
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