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The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

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This book contains a number of famous speeches and addresses from continental Europe between 300 CE to 1900 CE, organized around the following themes: Early Christianity, The Reformation, Modern France, Italy, Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. - Summary by Chris Badenoch (6 hr 52 min)

Chapters

Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380)

4:56

Read by Huntly

Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer

13:34

Read by Huntly

Abelard. The Divine Tragedy

4:01

Read by Huntly

St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145)

3:38

Read by Huntly

Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1…

3:58

Read by Huntly

Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498)

2:25

Read by Huntly

Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530)

11:08

Read by Huntly

Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520)

10:21

Read by Bill Mosley

Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546)

13:20

Read by Bill Mosley

Calvin. On Suffering Persecution

17:49

Read by Richard Stibbard

Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686)

5:14

Read by Robert Fischer

Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ

11:57

Read by Greg Giordano

Fenelon. True and False Simplicity

8:49

Read by nathanmeyers

Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue

15:01

Read by Richard Stibbard

Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free

7:25

Read by Rita Boutros

Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789)

6:25

Read by ToddHW

Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790)

23:47

Read by ToddHW

Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791)

8:33

Read by Richard Stibbard

Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792)

18:24

Read by ToddHW

Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792)

3:00

Read by Greg Giordano

Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793)

3:21

Read by Greg Giordano

Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793)

3:44

Read by Greg Giordano

Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792)

14:38

Read by Dave Campbell

Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794)

3:54

Read by Dave Campbell

Marat. In his Own Defense (1793)

6:49

Read by Richard Stibbard

Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793)

5:23

Read by Sonia

St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794)

8:56

Read by Greg Giordano

Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794)

10:03

Read by Greg Giordano

Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796)

3:46

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796)

4:42

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797)

2:43

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798)

4:47

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806)

2:26

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814)

2:39

Read by Alan Mapstone

Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815)

2:17

Read by Alan Mapstone

Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802)

11:42

Read by ChrisPT

Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848)

8:45

Read by Robert Fischer

Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851)

8:09

Read by Kerry Adams

Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France

7:09

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902)

13:17

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906)

10:09

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906)

14:24

Read by Richard Stibbard

Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848)

7:09

Read by Phillip Forshaw

Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860)

5:05

Read by Phillip Forshaw

Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861)

9:26

Read by Phillip Forshaw

Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Gener…

2:29

Read by CadenB

Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757)

2:43

Read by CadenB

Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872)

9:42

Read by Greg Giordano

Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851)

11:14

Read by Bill Jones

Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869)

12:08

Read by Bill Jones

Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894)

5:30

Read by Bill Jones