The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2


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Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, writer, and womanizer. He used charm, guile, threats, intimidation, and aggression, when necessary, to conquer women, sometimes leaving behind children or debt. In his autobiography Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century, he mentions 122 women with whom he had sex.

Although he is often associated with Don Juan because both seduced many women, Casanova is in fact very different from his fictitious counterpart. While Don Juan is a legend, Casanova is a historical character. (Summary from Wikipedia) (21 hr 7 min)

Chapters

Episode 6, Chapter 1 37:08 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 2 36:59 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 3 42:37 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 4 35:41 Read by Ashwath Ganesan
Episode 6, Chapter 5 35:12 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 6 part 1 29:13 Read by Heather Hogan
Episode 6, Chapter 6 part 2 24:14 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 7 part 1 25:19 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 7 part 2 21:00 Read by porlob
Episode 6, Chapter 8 part 1 26:00 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 8 part 2 22:53 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 9 part 1 24:01 Read by ontheroad
Episode 6, Chapter 9 part 2 23:59 Read by ontheroad
Episode 7, Chapter 10 30:46 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 7, Chapter 11 32:57 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 7, Chapter 12 30:55 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 7, Chapter 13 36:30 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 7, Chapter 14 36:17 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 7, Chapter 15 33:26 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 16 34:16 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 17 36:55 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 18 32:05 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 19 part 1 21:50 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 19 part 2 21:04 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 8, Chapter 20 34:13 Read by Joelle Peebles
Episode 9, Chapter 21 37:12 Read by CM Slosson
Episode 9, Chapter 22 part 1 19:52 Read by ontheroad
Episode 9, Chapter 22 part 2 28:17 Read by ontheroad
Episode 9, Chapter 23 38:27 Read by ontheroad
Episode 9, Chapter 24 32:33 Read by P Moscato
Episode 9, Chapter 25 40:54 Read by ontheroad
Episode 10, Chapter 26 41:26 Read by Gabriel Glenn
Episode 10, Chapter 27 part 1 30:06 Read by pwu909
Episode 10, Chapter 27 part 2 40:45 Read by Easton
Episode 10, Chapter 28 part 1 18:53 Read by thudad
Episode 10, Chapter 28 part 2 24:43 Read by ontheroad
Episode 10, Chapter 29 28:42 Read by Christopher Maust
Episode 10, Chapter 30 part 1 22:06 Read by Paul Adams
Episode 10, Chapter 30 part 2 22:19 Read by Paul Adams
Episode 10, Chapter 31 31:25 Read by Roseanne Schmidt
Episode 10, Chapter 32 part 1 23:42 Read by John Kooz
Episode 10, Chapter 32 part 2 20:50 Read by John Kooz

Reviews

great escape ruined by poor reading


(3 stars)

pitch pace & pausing readers! just because u can read fast doesnt mean u should rush through reading without proper pausing or fluctuation n your voice. some really great sounding voices ruined by how annoyingly fast they read, rushing through the details. this should have been the most enjoyable one n the series because of the prison break, but the whole thing was only subpar due to reading style. & they last few chapters were just agonizing because of the style of reading & boring subjects covered by the writer in those chapters.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2


(4 stars)

book is good, as are most of the readers. A few were challenging, like the last reader. I got totally lost with his reading as no pauses or differentiation between characters. Mispronounced many words. Good idea to read it to yourself first and understanding it before you try and read it out loud. Casanova was imprisoned in the Leads, pronounced "LEDs". It tells you this in the text. it was called the Leads because it was under the lead roof.


(3 stars)

Good readings except for the last couple of chapters where the reader struggled with the French names and could not even pronounce “Abbe” correctly! What a shame!

One of kind


(5 stars)

You get to see a view of Itali from a poor lonely kid to the wealthy shameless life of society.