The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 1: Balsamo, The Magician

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Marie Antoinette Romances, Vol 1: Balsamo, The Magician by Alexandre Dumas. (Translated by Henry L. Williams.) Read in English by John Van Stan This is the first volume of Dumas' Marie Antoinette Romances (also called "The Memoirs of a Physician"). This historical fiction chronicles the strange events surrounding the fall of the French monarchy (starting ~1770) and rise of revolutionaries so terrifying that the period is still called "The Reign of Terrors" (1793-1794). In this volume, a renowned magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (Balsamo), employs various occult tactics, like hypnotism and necromancy, to gain state secrets. Balsamo claims to be plotting against the Bourbons, but one must wonder whether this 3000 year old sorcerer has an ulterior motive... - Summary by jvanstan For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (300MB)

Directors & creators

Alexandre Dumas

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;magic; french revolution; supernatural; Marie Antoinette; hypnotism; reign of terror; sorcery; balsamo; bourbon; cagliostro

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