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

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

Year of Publication: 1906Genres: History

Running Time: 06 hours 52 minutes 54 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380) Huntly	4:56
2	Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer Huntly	13:34
3	Abelard. The Divine Tragedy Huntly	4:01
4	St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145) Huntly	3:38
5	Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1495) Huntly	3:58
6	Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498) Huntly	2:25
7	Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530) Huntly	11:08
8	Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520) Bill Mosley	10:21
9	Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546) Bill Mosley	13:20
10	Calvin. On Suffering Persecution Richard Stibbard	17:49
11	Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686) Robert Fischer	5:14
12	Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ Greg Giordano	11:57
13	Fenelon. True and False Simplicity nathanmeyers	8:49
14	Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue Richard Stibbard	15:01
15	Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free Rita Boutros	7:25
16	Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789) ToddHW	6:25
17	Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790) ToddHW	23:47
18	Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791) Richard Stibbard	8:33
19	Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792) ToddHW	18:24
20	Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792) Greg Giordano	3:00
21	Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793) Greg Giordano	3:21
22	Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793) Greg Giordano	3:44
23	Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792) Dave Campbell	14:38
24	Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794) Dave Campbell	3:54
25	Marat. In his Own Defense (1793) Richard Stibbard	6:49
26	Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793) Sonia	5:23
27	St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794) Greg Giordano	8:56
28	Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794) Greg Giordano	10:03
29	Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796) Alan Mapstone	3:46
30	Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796) Alan Mapstone	4:42
31	Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797) Alan Mapstone	2:43
32	Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798) Alan Mapstone	4:47
33	Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806) Alan Mapstone	2:26
34	Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814) Alan Mapstone	2:39
35	Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815) Alan Mapstone	2:17
36	Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802) ChrisPT	11:42
37	Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848) Robert Fischer	8:45
38	Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851) Kerry Adams	8:09
39	Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France Beeswaxcandle	7:09
40	Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902) Beeswaxcandle	13:17
41	Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906) Beeswaxcandle	10:09
42	Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906) Richard Stibbard	14:24
43	Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848) Phillip Forshaw	7:09
44	Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860) Phillip Forshaw	5:05
45	Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861) Phillip Forshaw	9:26
46	Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Generals before Invading Silesia (1740) CadenB	2:29
47	Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757) CadenB	2:43
48	Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872) Greg Giordano	9:42
49	Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851) Bill Jones	11:14
50	Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869) Bill Jones	12:08
51	Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894) Bill Jones	5:30