Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion

"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Byron, George Sand and other famous people of all times (even those of royal blood are not spared), are dealt with in Lyndon Orr's own interesting and suspenseful style. Written in four volumes, this book makes for an informative, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable read, giving us an insight into the lives and lifestyles of various popular figures of history. (Summary by Neeru Iyer) (14 hr 57 min)

Chapters

The Story of Antony and Cleopatra	21:53	Read by James Christopher
Abelard and Heloise	28:00	Read by Elli
Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester	29:10	Read by Linda Dodge
Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell	31:57	Read by Linda Dodge
Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi	28:01	Read by Wendel Topper
King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn	25:44	Read by Wendel Topper
The Story of Prince Charles Edward Stuart	21:26	Read by Ata Khudayberdiev
Maurice of Saxony and Adrienne Lecouvreur	36:02	Read by Hilara
The Empress Catharine and Prince Potemkin	34:07	Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen	27:12	Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
The Story of Aaron Burr	35:07	Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017)
George IV. and Mrs. Fitzherbert	25:02	Read by Ruth Golding
Charlotte Corday and Adam Lux	17:38	Read by Anna Simon
Napoleon and Marie Walewska	36:50	Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
The Story of Pauline Bonaparte	18:58	Read by Elli
The Story of the Empress Marie Louise and Count Neipperg	45:24	Read by Linda Dodge
The Wives of General Houston	20:33	Read by Barry Eads
Lola Montez and King Ludwig of Bavaria	17:07	Read by Linda Dodge
Leon Gambetta and Leonie Leon	24:26	Read by Ata Khudayberdiev
Lady Blessington and Count d'Orsay	26:05	Read by psi_mon
Byron and The Countess Guiccioli	15:49	Read by Linda Dodge
The Story of Mme. de Stael	20:21	Read by Ata Khudayberdiev
The Story of Karl Marx	34:10	Read by hearhis
Ferdinand Lassalle and Helene von Donniges	28:19	Read by Hilara
The Story of Rachel	24:28	Read by Ruth Golding
Dean Swift and the Two Esthers	21:53	Read by Barry Eads
Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Godwin	24:23	Read by Julie VW
The Story of the Carlyles	37:54	Read by Hilara
The Story of the Hugos	28:24	Read by Linda Dodge
The Story of George Sand	46:17	Read by Linda Dodge
The Mystery of Charles Dickens	21:35	Read by Elli
Honore de Balzac and Evelina Hanska	20:43	Read by Ata Khudayberdiev
Charles Reade and Laura Seymour	22:06	Read by Barry Eads

Reviews

Interesting

(3 stars)

K. S.

Although I enjoyed listening to most of the chapters, several I had to pass over because of the unintelligible reading. I believe it would be in the best interest of Librovox to use readers who have English as their primary language if they read for English-language books. Several of the female readers could not be understood at all.

Very engaging text, almost entirely well read

(3.5 stars)

Alex H

The portraits the subjects are very detailed and seemingly objective, with interesting analyses and inspiring philosophical observations. All readers performed very well, except one, whose strong accent of Romance language and fast speed make it largely impossible to understand.