The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 2: The Mesmerist's Victim
Alexandre Dumas
Read by John Van Stan
This 2nd volume of the Marie Antoinette Romances continues the intrigues of "Balsamo, The Magician" and adds to them the schemes of philosophers and the stirrings of revolution. Balsamo (based on the real Count Alessandro di Cagliostro) carries on his occult tactics to weaponize the state secrets that he gained in the previous volume. A serious romance and illness takes root in the court of King Louis XV, convincing one of the leading philosophic minds of the era, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, that “the breath of heaven will blast an age and a monarchy.” - Summary by jvanstan (10 hr 39 min)
Chapters
| The Desperate Rescue | 17:40 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Field of the Dead | 17:05 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Restoration | 10:35 | Read by John Van Stan |
| An Aerial Journey | 8:35 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Suspicions | 18:25 | Read by John Van Stan |
| What Gilbert Expected | 4:35 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Trap to Catch Philosophers | 10:01 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Little Trianon | 7:20 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Hunt | 8:15 | Read by John Van Stan |
| A Seance of Mesmerism | 37:45 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Downfall and the Elevation | 8:00 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Andrea in Favor | 16:15 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Nicole is Valued Properly | 18:00 | Read by John Van Stan |
| One Man's Meat is Another's Poison | 10:25 | Read by John Van Stan |
| A Road to Premiership is not Strewn with Roses | 16:45 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Endless Law Suit | 22:30 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Secret Society Lodge | 28:15 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Innermost Circle | 23:10 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Body and Soul | 28:49 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Diamond Collar | 20:50 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The King's Private Supper-Party | 16:25 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Presentiments | 18:05 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Father and Daughter | 10:55 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Richelieu Elixir | 7:30 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Second Sight | 22:25 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Sartines Believes Balsamo is a Magician | 46:10 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Love versus Science | 17:05 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Ultimate Test | 13:10 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Liquor of Beauty | 7:50 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Blood | 10:50 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Trial | 10:35 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Man and God | 5:30 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Fainting Fits | 9:00 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Avenger | 10:45 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Misunderstanding | 16:05 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Two Sorrows | 11:50 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Guilty One | 16:15 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Father and Son | 7:25 | Read by John Van Stan |
| Gilbert's Project | 13:35 | Read by John Van Stan |
| December the Fifteenth | 6:05 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Kidnapping | 10:15 | Read by John Van Stan |
| A Strange Encounter | 10:06 | Read by John Van Stan |
| The Last Absolute King | 8:30 | Read by John Van Stan |
Reviews
ENTERTAINING
AVID READER
Even though we hear little of the namesake of the series, the story is very entertaining. The reader never ceases to amaze with his various voices.
hands down the absolute best
Uncle Ell Weisgal
what a great combination Dumas and Van Stan. love this author and Van Stan is amazing!
well read. wonderful tale
Deborah
a continuation of Balsamo and his friends gilbert andrea and the veiled histryvof the French Revolution.