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The Vagabond (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. A Prose-Poetic Journey of Female Independence, Desire, and Identity in Early 20th‑Century Bohemian Paris and the French Expatriate WorldBy Colette
Length2h 41m
About this audiobook
In The Vagabond (1910), Colette follows Renée Néré, a divorced music-hall performer, through Belle Époque Paris, recording the economics and erotic politics of a woman who works with her body yet refuses ownership. In supple first person, part diary and theater sketch, the novel marries sensuous detail to cool self-scrutiny as Renée weighs the comfort promised by a wealthy admirer against the hard-won clarity of solitude and work. Colette's tactile prose and modern psychological acuity probe performance, aging, and the gaze across trains, dressing rooms, and provincial stages. Colette's own trajectory animates this poise between art and autonomy. After ending her marriage to Willy, under whose name the Claudine books first appeared, she sustained herself on the music-hall stage. That apprenticeship supplies the novel's authority, and she later returned to Renée in The Shackle to extend the inquiry. Readers of feminist modernism, theater history, and intimate psychological fiction will find The Vagabond indispensable. It offers a lucid, unsentimental account of desire, work, and self-making, avoiding melodrama without surrendering lyricism. Come for Colette's style; stay for Renée's fierce, moving argument for freedom.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, General Fiction
Length2 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction (pt. 1)
2Introduction (pt. 2)
El nacimiento del díaColette3h 55m$2 · $0.00
Die VagabundinColette7h 25m$2 · $0.00
La Naissance du jourColette4h 6m$2 · $0.00
Claudine in Paris (Summarized Edition)Colette2h 29m$2
GigiColette1h 47m$2 · $0.00
ChériColette5h 4m$2 · $0.00
Claudine in der Schule (Zusammengefasste Ausgabe)Colette3h 24m$2
Claudine in Paris (Zusammengefasste Ausgabe)Colette2h 38m$2
The VagabondColette6h 33m$2 · $0.00
Die KatzeColette3h 44m$2 · $0.00
Le Pur et l'ImpurColette4h 22m$2 · $0.00
Colección de ColetteColette53h 31m$2 · $0.00
Le Blé en herbeColette3h 42m$2 · $0.00
Claudine en ParísColette5h 51m$2 · $0.00
Claudine se vaColette4h 37m$2 · $0.00
Claudine casadaColette5h 36m$2 · $0.00
Die Geburt des TagesColette4h 25m$2 · $0.00
ClaudineColette32h 44m$2 · $0.00
Claudine at SchoolColette8h 14m$2 · $0.00
The Dance with Me TrilogyShelley Shepard Gray21h 44m$35
An Ex to Grind in DeadwoodAnn Charles13h 19m$23
The Captivating WarriorCami Checketts, Daniel Banner4h 8m$15
Sniffing Out JusticeCarol J. Post6h 28m$12 · $0.00
Swept Into LoveMelissa Foster8h 9m$23
TimberTate James15h 36m$23
The ReunionJana Deleon6h 31m$26 · $0.00
Long LostLexi Blake13h 12m$23
The Vineyard BrideKatie Winters5h 5m$15
Protecting The PackJulie Miller5h 43m$24 · $0.00
Something Like LoveBeverly Jenkins10h 21m$29 · $0.00
Wishes from the HeartSophie Mays4h 9m$15 · $0.00
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Arctic WitnessHeather Woodhaven5h 46m$12 · $0.00
MaelstromBethany Adams17h 6m$25
Beyond Temptation & Risky PleasuresBrenda Jackson10h 53m$24 · $0.00
Shōgun, Part TwoJames Clavell29h 16m$40
Showdown in the Big EasyCharles Tillman, Michael Anderle, Martha Carr7h 37m$23
Searching For ThanksgivingS.E. Smith4h 24m$20
Naughty 4Brenda Hampton7h 30m$17
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The DopemanJaQuavis Coleman5h 25m$20
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