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Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

by Captain Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865)

A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a sometime Grenadier Guards officer, unsuccessful parliamentarian, and dandy. Gronow displays social attitudes of the day which would now be regarded as unacceptable, but is a clever raconteur who brings to life both the horrors of war and the gaiety of high society. (Summary by Ruth Golding and Wikipedia)

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Total running time: 5:53:45
Read by Ruth Golding

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• 01 – Sections 01 – 12 The Peninsular War – 00:50:04
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• 02 – Sections 13 – 17 Regency London – 00:25:50
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• 03 – Sections 18 – 25 Regency London – 00:51:11
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• 04 – Sections 25 – 33 The Battle of Waterloo – 00:25:55
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• 05 – Sections 34 – 42 Military matters; Post-war Paris – 00:33:30
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• 06 – Sections 43 – 50 Parisian society – 00:43:17
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• 07 – Sections 51 – 61 Parisian society; British and French characters – 00:31:55
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• 08 – Sections 62 – 68 Money-lending; British characters – 00:35:48
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• 09 – Sections 69 – 73 British characters – 00:18:31
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• 10 – Sections 74 – 88 British characters; Franco-British relations – 00:37:44
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Cataloged on October 27, 2008