The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty

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The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty

by Alexandre Dumas

EN·~7 hours·32 chapters

Chapters

32 total

Many spelling and punctuation errors have been corrected. A list of the etext transcriber’s spelling corrections follows the text.

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The Hero Of The People.

1:29

THE HERO OF THE PEOPLE.

0:45

CHAPTER I. LOCKSMITH AND GUNSMITH.

10:42

CHAPTER II. THE THREE ODDITIES.

13:59

CHAPTER III. THE UNDYING MAN.

15:15

CHAPTER IV. FATALITY.

20:13

CHAPTER V. THE CANDLE OMEN.

9:43

CHAPTER VI. THE REVOLUTION IN THE COUNTRY.

12:27

CHAPTER VII. THE ABDICATION IN A FARMHOUSE.

17:47

Description

Set against the turbulent days of the French Revolution, the story opens on the banks of the Seine, where a seemingly ordinary locksmith‑gunsmith watches the storm that will topple a monarchy. His rugged hands, a gold‑inlaid double‑barrel fowling piece, and a fierce intelligence make him an unlikely catalyst in the uprising, drawing the eyes of both conspirators and the authorities. As crowds surge and whispers of liberty echo through the streets, he finds himself pulled into a dangerous web of secret societies and hidden agendas.

Amid the chaos, a tender bond blossoms with a courageous young woman whose own family is tangled in the revolutionary cause, testing his loyalty to friends, ideals, and love. The narrative balances dramatic street clashes with intimate moments, offering a vivid portrait of ordinary people becoming heroes. Listeners will be swept along by Dumas‑style intrigue, vivid Parisian settings, and the moral dilemmas of a man caught between personal desire and the promise of a new France.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (434K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland. Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2013-05-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

1802–1870

Best known for The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, this master of high-stakes adventure helped define the swashbuckling historical novel. His stories move fast, brim with betrayal and daring, and still feel wonderfully alive.

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