Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

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 some 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)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Memoirs, Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Keyword(s): war (233), London (163), memoirs (122), paris (68), military history (20), regency (12), peninsular war (4), battle of waterloo (3), Second French Empire (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Sections 01 - 12 The Peninsular War Ruth Golding
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Play 02 Sections 13 - 17 Regency London Ruth Golding
00:25:50
Play 03 Sections 18 - 25 Regency London Ruth Golding
00:51:11
Play 04 Sections 25 - 33 The Battle of Waterloo Ruth Golding
00:25:55
Play 05 Sections 34 - 42 Military matters; Post-war Paris Ruth Golding
00:33:30
Play 06 Sections 43 - 50 Parisian society Ruth Golding
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Play 07 Sections 51 - 61 Parisian society; British and French characters Ruth Golding
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Play 08 Sections 62 - 68 Money-lending; British characters Ruth Golding
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Play 09 Sections 69 - 73 British characters Ruth Golding
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Play 10 Sections 74 - 88 British characters; Franco-British relations Ruth Golding
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