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La Rabouilleuse: The Black Sheep; The Two Brothers Audiobook

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12:09:56
Language
English
Genre
Literature, Political

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When Agathe is reduced to poverty and Philippe accrues gambling debts, the family join forces to focus their attentions on Agathe’s brother, Jean-Jacques Rouget, heir to the family fortune. The struggle for his inheritance pits the family against Rouget’s beautiful m Brothers Philippe and Joseph Bridau are completely unalike: Philippe, braggart and soldier, formerly aide-de-camp to Napoleon, is their mother Agathe’s favorite; Joseph, a poor and aspiring artist, is raised in his brother’s shadow.

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  1. 1 01 La Rabouilleuse 00:12:24
  2. 2 02 During the visits which Roland's secretary paid... 00:12:12
  3. 3 03 After Bridau's death the Emperor inquired... 00:10:26
  4. 4 04 Chapter 2 00:12:07
  5. 5 05 Thus the two widows passed from hollow opulence... 00:09:17
  6. 6 06 At the end of ten minutes the sweat stood... 00:13:30
  7. 7 07 A few days after this, the disasters of the retreat... 00:08:24
  8. 8 08 Chapter 3 00:10:20
  9. 9 09 Madame Bridau rushed to meet her beloved son... 00:12:16
  10. 10 10 Joseph, who got up at dawn and went to bed early... 00:09:46
  11. 11 11 The brother and sister were living at this time... 00:10:53
  12. 12 12 Chapter 4 00:10:22
  13. 13 13 Joseph left his studio and went down to breakfast... 00:10:06
  14. 14 14 Old Desroches, the last remaining friend... 00:11:05
  15. 15 15 For the last ten years Madame Descoings had taken... 00:07:39
  16. 16 16 Chapter 5 00:11:44
  17. 17 17 Philippe had ended by acquiring the sang-froid... 00:13:15
  18. 18 18 The two rose late on Christmas morning 00:12:55
  19. 19 19 Chapter 6 00:10:25
  20. 20 20 When Joseph related Philippe's position to his... 00:08:11
  21. 21 21 Two months later, as Agathe was about to start... 00:10:27
  22. 22 22 While the artist was confiding his brother's affairs... 00:11:03
  23. 23 23 Chapter 7 00:11:51
  24. 24 24 While ignorance and custom are invincible... 00:11:14
  25. 25 25 The young men amused themselves very much... 00:12:22
  26. 26 26 By this time Gilet had become grand master... 00:09:59
  27. 27 27 The Knights of Idleness, who were all young... 00:13:41
  28. 28 28 Chapter 8 00:10:19
  29. 29 29 A deep silence followed. The pause became... 00:06:51
  30. 30 30 It is now necessary to relate where the sultana... 00:14:01
  31. 31 31 That evening, all Issoudun could talk of nothing else... 00:08:28
  32. 32 32 Chapter 9 00:09:44
  33. 33 33 The next day Flore looked at her master... 00:10:32
  34. 34 34 Flore, a born fryer and roaster... 00:09:54
  35. 35 35 'Good heavens!' she cried; 'you have neither heart...' 00:09:19
  36. 36 36 Chapter 10 00:10:17
  37. 37 37 When they reached the bottom and met the first... 00:10:25
  38. 38 38 Max, who had overheard old Rouget's words... 00:10:03
  39. 39 39 From year to year old Hochon grew more petty... 00:09:06
  40. 40 40 Chapter 11 00:11:23
  41. 41 41 Joseph looked at the two young men... 00:11:38
  42. 42 42 A supper worthy of La Cognette brightened... 00:09:31
  43. 43 43 The Hochons were not clever enough to match Max 00:10:37
  44. 44 44 Chapter 12 00:09:44
  45. 45 45 On the morrow, Joseph did not wake up till midday 00:10:09
  46. 46 46 In fact, before evening many persons in Issoudun... 00:09:21
  47. 47 47 After three weeks' stay in Issoudun... 00:11:49
  48. 48 48 Chapter 13 00:11:29
  49. 49 49 While Monsieur Hochon went to find Gritte... 00:12:54
  50. 50 50 Shortly after, while Monsieur Mouilleron... 00:13:29
  51. 51 51 Chapter 14 00:11:23
  52. 52 52 On a hint from Philippe, Monsieur Hochon... 00:11:39
  53. 53 53 After obtaining his situation, Philippe... 00:11:12
  54. 54 54 Everyone can imagine the scenes which... 00:12:02
  55. 55 55 Chapter 15 00:11:28
  56. 56 56 This lion, tangled in the meshes Philippe Bridau... 00:11:07
  57. 57 57 Monsieur Hochon found old Rouget in his bedroom... 00:08:46
  58. 58 58 Old Rouget, turning a deaf ear to Monsieur... 00:08:50
  59. 59 59 Chapter 16 00:12:15
  60. 60 60 At eight o'clock the next morning... 00:12:57
  61. 61 61 Agathe, informed by Madame Hochon of what... 00:12:15
  62. 62 62 After breakfast, on the morning succeeding... 00:10:32
  63. 63 63 Chapter 17 00:10:52
  64. 64 64 After the Salon of 1823, one of the leading... 00:12:59
  65. 65 65 Joseph returned to his mother's room... 00:12:45
  66. 66 66 The woman presently appeared, looking... 00:10:17
  67. 67 67 No sooner did this occur, than the Comte... 00:09:40

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