Moscow – A Story of the French Invasion of 1812 (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Historical Novel of Napoleon's WarsBy Frederick Whishaw
Length6h 24m
About this audiobook
Moscow – A Story of the French Invasion of 1812 is a historical romance set amid Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign, moving from private loyalties and domestic peril to the vast theatre of occupied Moscow and its fiery abandonment. Whishaw writes in the vigorous, morally charged manner of late Victorian adventure fiction, yet his narrative is informed by a notable sensitivity to Russian landscape, custom, and patriotic memory. The novel belongs to a nineteenth-century tradition that transforms history into intimate ordeal, placing youthful courage, espionage, sacrifice, and national resistance against the epic background familiar from Tolstoy and campaign histories. Frederick Whishaw, an English writer born in St Petersburg and deeply acquainted with Russian society, was unusually well positioned to interpret Russia for British readers. His upbringing and later literary career gave him access to both Anglo-Saxon narrative conventions and Russian historical atmosphere. That dual perspective helps explain the book's combination of imperial adventure, local colour, and sympathetic attention to Russian endurance during the Napoleonic crisis. This book is recommended to readers who enjoy historically grounded adventure, nineteenth-century prose, and fiction that dramatizes great events through personal experience. It will particularly reward those interested in literary representations of 1812, Anglo-Russian cultural exchange, and patriotic fiction shaped by both romance and historical consciousness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length6 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 19, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Agincourt (Annotated)
18CHAPTER XVII.
2CHAPTER I.
19CHAPTER XVIII.
3CHAPTER II.
20CHAPTER XIX.
4CHAPTER III.
21CHAPTER XX.
5CHAPTER IV.
22CHAPTER XXI.
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6CHAPTER V.
23CHAPTER XXII.
7CHAPTER VI.
24CHAPTER XXIII.
8CHAPTER VII.
25CHAPTER XXIV.
9CHAPTER VIII.
26CHAPTER XXV.
10CHAPTER IX.
27CHAPTER XXVI.
11CHAPTER X.
28CHAPTER XXVII.
12CHAPTER XI.
29CHAPTER XXVIII.
13CHAPTER XII.
30CHAPTER XXIX.
14CHAPTER XIII.
31CHAPTER XXX.
15CHAPTER XIV.
32CHAPTER XXXI.
16CHAPTER XV.
33Memorable Quotes
17CHAPTER XVI.
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