Vendée

Anthony Trollope

Language: English

Genres: Historical Fiction

Narrators:Terrance Callan

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1. Volume I. Chapter I. The Poitevins
2. Chapter II. St. Florent
3. Chapter III. Durbellière
4. Chapter IV. Cathelineau
5. Chapter V. De Lescure
6. Chapter VI. Recruiting
7. Chapter VII. Sunday in the Bocage
8. Chapter VIII. Agatha Larochejaquelin
9. Chapter IX. Le Mouchoir Rouge
10. Chapter X. The Bishop of Agra
11. Volume II. Chapter I. Saumur
12. Chapter II. Council of War
13. Chapter III. Return to Durbellière
14. Chapter IV. Michael Stein
15. Chapter V. The Hospital of St. Laurent
16. Chapter VI. Commissioners of the Republic
17. Chapter VII. Battle of Amaillou
18. Chapter VIII. Clisson
19. Chapter IX. Santerre
20. Chapter X. The Rescue
21. Chapter XI. Annot Stein
22. Chapter XII. Sentence of Death
23. Volume III. Chapter I. Robespierre's Character
24. Chapter II. Robespierre's Love
25. Chapter III. The Last Day at Durbellière
26. Chapter IV. The Chapel of Genet
27. Chapter V. The Vendeans at St. Florent
28. Chapter VI. The Passage of the Loire
29. Chapter VII. Cathelineau's Mother
30. Chapter VIII. "What Good Has the War Done?"
31. Chapter IX. La Petite Vendee
32. Chapter X. Laval
33. Chapter XI. Death of Adolphe Denot
34. Chapter XII. Vendean Marriages
35. Chapter XIII. Conclusion

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Trollope’s only historical novel is set during a rebellion against the Republic established by the French revolution. The rebellion occurred in the west of France, in a region called la Vendée, in 1793. The novel focuses on the leaders of the rebellion and their families – Cathelineau, de Lescure, Larochejaquelin – and to a lesser extent the leaders of the Republic, especially Robespierre. Without overlooking the hardships of war, the novel emphasizes the valor of the rebels and the terrible excesses of the Republic during the reign of terror. [Summary by Terrance Callan]