Chez les passants: fantaisies, pamphlets et souvenirs. Suivi de pages inédites

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Chez les passants: fantaisies, pamphlets et souvenirs. Suivi de pages inédites

by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

FR·~5 hours·22 chapters

Chapters

22 total

CHEZ LES PASSANTS

0:26

L'ÉTONNANT COUPLE MOUTONNET

8:12

UNE SOIRÉE CHEZ NINA DE VILLARD

10:49

NOTRE SEIGNEUR JÉSUS-CHRIST SUR LES PLANCHES

15:56

SOUVENIR

5:20

HAMLET - I

10:06

AUGUSTA HOLMÈS

13:22

LETTRE SUR UN LIVRE

5:50

LA SUGGESTION DEVANT LA LOI

15:43

LE RÉALISME DANS LA PEINE DE MORT

22:03
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Description

A vivid tableau of Revolutionary France unfolds in this eclectic mix of short pieces, where satire, melancholy, and absurdity mingle on the streets of Paris. The opening scene thrusts listeners into a tense morning in 1793, as the infamous prosecutor Fouquier‑Tinville negotiates a macabre request from the enigmatic Thermidor Moutonnet. Their sharp, witty exchange reveals a world where political terror and personal intrigue intersect, framed by a voice that balances dark humor with a keen eye for human folly.

Beyond the dramatic encounter, the collection drifts through whimsical pamphlets, fleeting memories, and playful fantasies that capture the restless spirit of the era. Each fragment offers a glimpse into the lives of citizens, conspirators, and lovers, rendered in a style that feels both historically grounded and delightfully inventive. Listeners will be drawn into the restless pulse of the streets, hearing the clatter of guillotines, the rustle of secret letters, and the lingering echo of laughter that refuses to be silenced.

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Language

fr

Duration

~5 hours (318K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Distributed Proofreaders of Italy

Release date

Mar 18, 2015

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

1838–1889

A master of eerie tales and symbolist imagination, this French writer turned skepticism about modern life into stories that still feel sharp, strange, and surprisingly modern. He is especially remembered for dark short fiction and for Tomorrow's Eve, an early speculative novel about artificial life.

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