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Note sur la transcription: Les erreurs clairement introduites par le typographe ont été corrigées. L'orthographe d'origine a été conservée et n'a pas été harmonisée. Les numéros des pages blanches n'ont pas été repris.
This volume stitches together a selection of original chronicles, memoirs and official papers, offering listeners a direct line to the voices that witnessed France’s formative centuries. Each piece is introduced by concise chronological tables and clear summaries, letting the audience trace the flow of events without getting lost in excessive detail. The editor’s aim is neutrality, presenting rival contemporary accounts side by side so listeners can hear the debate of the age.
The first part begins in the shadowy pre‑Roman era, when Celtic tribes spread across the land and the lingering Iberian peoples held on in the mountains. It moves through the arrival of Phoenician traders on the Ligurian coast, the founding of Marseille by Greek settlers, and the early struggles between emerging Gaulish confederations. Interwoven snippets of daily customs, influential leaders and the language of the time bring a vivid sense of how France’s earliest identity was shaped.
Full title
L'Histoire de France racontée par les Contemporains (Tome 1/4) Extraits des Chroniques, des Mémoires et des Documents originaux, avec des sommaires et des résumés chronologiques Extraits des Chroniques, des Mémoires et des Documents originaux, avec des sommaires et des résumés chronologiques
Language
fr
Duration
~13 hours (804K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
Release date
2013-02-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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