Length17h 13m
About this audiobook
Captain Fracasse (French: Le Capitaine Fracasse) is an 1863 novel by the French writer Théophile Gautier. It is an adventure novel set in the seventeenth century. The story has been adapted for film and television numerous times. An 1866 edition of the novel was illustrated by Gustave Doré. The novel recounts the story of the baron of Sigognac during the reign of Louis XIII of France (reign 1610-1643), a destitute nobleman who decides to abandon his castle to join a theatrical troupe out of love for a young actress. Leaving his castle in the care of a faithful old steward, he travels with the actors to Paris; his aim being also to meet the king in Paris to ask for financial help in memory of services rendered by his ancestors. When one of the actors dies, the baron replaces him in the company's productions, taking the stage name of Captain Fracasse and, against his proud nature, acting the part of a bumbling military man. He develops humility through the experience, and this in turn deepens his loving relationship with the ingénue.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length17 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 30, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. CASTLE MISERY
12CHAPTER XII. THE CROWNED RADISH
2CHAPTER II. THE CHARIOT OF THESPIS
13CHAPTER XIII. A DOUBLE ATTACK
3CHAPTER III. THE BLUE SUN INN
14CHAPTER XIV. LAMPOURDE’S DELICACY
4CHAPTER IV. AN ADVENTURE WITH BRIGANDS
15CHAPTER XV. MALARTIC AT WORK
5CHAPTER V. AT THE CHÂTEAU DE BRUYÈRES
16CHAPTER XVI. VALLOMBREUSE
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6CHAPTER VI. A SNOW-STORM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES
17CHAPTER XVII. THE AMETHYST RING
7CHAPTER VII. CAPTAIN FRACASSE
18CHAPTER XVIII. A FAMILY PARTY
8CHAPTER VIII. THE DUKE OF VALLOMBREUSE
19CHAPTER XIX. NETTLES AND COBWEBS
9CHAPTER IX. A MÊLÉE AND A DUEL
20CHAPTER XX. CHIQUITA’S DECLARATION OF LOVE
10CHAPTER X. A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE
21CHAPTER XXI. HYMEN! OH HYMEN!
11CHAPTER XI. THE PONT-NEUF
22CHAPTER XXII. THE CASTLE OF HAPPINESS
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