Pitt


Read by Pamela Nagami

(5 stars; 4 reviews)

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, liberal prime minister (1894-1895), wrote this short biography of William Pitt, the Younger (1759-1806), the controversial young prime minister who led Great Britain during the terrible trial of the Napoleonic Wars. Lord Rosebery writes: "From the dead eighteenth century his figure still faces us with a majesty of loneliness and courage. There may have been men both abler and greater than he, though it is not easy to cite them; but in all history there is no more patriotic spirit, none more intrepid, and none more pure." (Pamela Nagami) (9 hr 30 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1, Pt.1: Youth 24:17 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 1, Pt. 2: Youth 19:44 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 2: Shelburne and the Coalition 37:57 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3, Pt. 1: Accession to Power 21:48 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3, Pt. 2: Accession to Power 21:02 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: First Years of Administration 32:06 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: Warren Hastings and the Regency 26:40 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6, Pt. 1: The French Revolution 20:33 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6, Pt. 2: The French Revolution 21:07 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Shadow of the French Revolution 25:56 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: War 35:46 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: Pitt as a War Minister 25:57 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: Domestic Policy 21:37 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 11, Pt.1: Ireland 32:17 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 11, Pt. 2: Ireland 28:26 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12, Pt. 1: Pitt and Wellesley 23:03 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12, Pt. 2: Pitt and Wellesley 19:33 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13, Pt. 1: Fall of the Government 25:35 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13, Pt. 2: Fall of the Government 21:23 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 14: The End 31:24 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 15, Pt.1: Character and Position of Pitt 28:30 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 15, Pt. 2: Character and Position of Pitt 25:24 Read by Pamela Nagami

Reviews

Pitt - defender of England


(5 stars)

In many aspects, Pitt resembles Churchill. Aristocracy + democracy seems to work the best. As always, it's a delight to listen to Dr. Nagami. She is THE reader for biography of great men! Dr. Nagami, could you please read "Makers of 19th century " series, which include Lincoln, Von Moltke, Rhodes?