World’s Story Volume V: Italy, France, Spain and Portugal

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Historical Fiction, War & Military, War & Military Fiction, Art, Design & Architecture

Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

Book Language: English

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Friedland, 1807, by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (France, 1815-1891), painting, frontispiece
Italy Part I: In mediaeval times: Historical note
The coming of Charlemagne (774), by Gustave Masson
How Rome was defended from the Saracens (848), by Archibald Bower
The story of Gregory the Great (1050-1085), by Louise Creighton
Excommunicated, by Jean Paul Laurens (French painter, 1838), painting p. 12
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), by Eva March Tappan
The sermon of St. Francis, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A day in Florence, in the thirteenth century, by Guido Biagi
Italy Part II: Dante and his age: Historical note
Dante's vision of Heaven (1265-1321), by Norley Chester
Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374), by Eva March Tappan
Pope Boniface defies his assailants, by Albert Maignan (France, 1844-1908), painting p. 36
A supposed street scene in Verona in the fourteenth century, by William Shakespeare
The rule of Rienzi (1347-1354), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The flagellants, by Carl Marr (American painter, 1858), painting p. 48
Italy Part III: The Renaissance: Historical note
How the doges of Venice were chosen, from the old chronicles
The burning of the vanities (1497), by George Eliot
Benvenuto Cellini, a goldsmith of the sixteenth century (1500-1571), by Alexandre Dumas
Galileo before the Inquisition, by Joseph Nicholas Robert-Fleury (French painter, 1792-1890), painting p. 72
The Bridge of Sighs, by Lord Byron
Italy Part IV: Stories of the Italian artists: Historical note
Cimabue, the father of painting (1240-1302), by Clara Erskine Clement
Giotto and his ''O'' (1276-1336), by Clara Erskine Clement
Stories of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), by Giorgio Vasari
Padre Bandelli proses to the duke Ludovico Sforza about Leonardo da Vinci, by William Wetmore Story
Michael Angelo and Pope Julius II (1506-1512), by Anna Jameson
Michael Angelo and Raphael in the Vatican, by Horace Vernet (France, 1789-1863), painting p. 102
Raphael and his critic (1483-1520), by Giorgio Vasari
Vasari's memories of Titian (1477-1576), by Giorgio Vasari
Italy Part V: Modern Italy: Historical note
When Napoleon crossed the Alps (1800), by John S. C. Abbott
How Italy became a united country (1848-1861), by Louise Creighton
The forced recruit, Solferino, 1859, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Garibaldi and his prisoner (1860), by Felicia Buttz Clark
France Part I: In the dark ages: Historical note
The Christmas of 496, by J. C. Bateman
The famous victory of Charles Martel (732), by A. W. Grube
The lament of Charlemagne for Roland (about 780), translated by Isabel Butler
Charlemagne, emperor of the West (800), by A. W. Grube
Rollo the Viking (885), by Eva March Tappan
Saint Louis opening the prisons of his realm, by Luc Olivier Merson (French painter, 1846-), painting p. 172
France Part II: Stories of the Hundred Years' War: Historical note
The battle of Crécy (1346), by Sir John Froissart
How Queen Philippa saved the burghers (1347), by Sir John Froissart
The coming of the Maid of Orléans (1428) by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
Coronation of Charles VII at Rheims, by Jules Eugène Lenepveu (from a painting in the Pantheon at Paris), painting p. 192
The death of Jeanne d'Arc (1431), by Mary Rogers Bangs
France Part III: France under the Valois kings: Historical note
Where Louis XI said his prayers (about 1483), by Victor Hugo
Anne of Brittany and her court (1476-1514), by Catherine Charlotte
The death of the chevalier Bayard (1524), from the old chronicles
Francis I and Charles V in St. Denis, by Antoine Jean Gros (French artist, 1771-1835), painting p. 226
King Francis I and the goldsmith (1540), by Benvenuto Cellini
France Part IV: The house of Bourbon: Historical note
The battle of Ivry (1590), by Thomas Babington Macaulay
Henry IV and Marie de Médici, by Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish painter, 1574-1642), painting p. 240
Cardinal Richelieu and his enemy (about 1640), by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
In the days of the Fronde (1648), by Alexandre Dumas
The death of Louis XIV (1715), by Julie Pardoe
Louis XIV and Molière, by Jean Léon Gérôme (French painter, born 1824, died 1904), painting p. 270
France Part V: On the eve of the French Revolution: Historical note
When Marie Antoinette entered Paris (1773)
How the queen was served, by Madame Campan
The wardrobe of Marie Antoinette, by Madame Campan
The fall of the Bastille (1789), by Alexandre Dumas
The flight of Louis XVI (1791), by Charles Duke Yonge
The Marseillaise (1792), by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
France Part VI: The reign of Terror: Historical note
The execution of Louis XVI (1793), by Edmond Biré
Marie Antoinette in the Conciergerie, by Charles Louis Müller (French painter, 1815-1892), painting p. 316
In the revolt of the Vendée (1793), by Victor Hugo
Girondists on their way to the guillotine, by Karl Theodor von Piloty (German artist, 1826-1886), painting p. 326
At the guillotine, by Charles Dickens
The fall of Robespierre (1794), by Thomas Carlyle
France Part VII: Napoleon Bonaparte: Historical note
The eighteenth Brumaire, by François Bouchot (French artist, 1800-1842), painting p. 347
The battle of Eylau (1807), by Isaac McLellan
The retreat from Moscow (1812), by Victor Hugo
The retreat from Moscow, by Adolphe Yvon (French painter, 1817-1893), painting p. 352
The coming of Louis XVIII (1814), by Louisa Mühlbach
The return of Napoleon from Elba (1815), by Anonymous
When Napoleon returned from Elba (1815), by Napoleon Bonaparte
Waterloo (1815), by Victor Hugo
Evening of the battle of Waterloo, by Ernest Crofts (English painter, 1847), painting p. 384
The death of Napoleon (1821), by Isaac McLellan
France Part VIII: The Franco-Prussian War: Historical note
The white flag of Sedan (1870), by Emile Zola
One day under the Commune (1871), by John Leighton
The defense of Champigny, by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (born in Paris, 1848), painting p. 406
The soldiers' dream, by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille (French artist, 1848), painting p. 418
Spain Part I: Under the Romans and the Moors: Historical note
The sacrifice of the people of Saguntum (219 B.C.) by Mrs M. G. Quincy Sleeper
The white hind of Sertorius (about 80 B.C.), by Plutarch
The challenge of Paulus (about 672 A.D.), by Paulus
King Roderick and the magic tower (709 A.D.), an ancient legend related by Washington Irving
Diego Perez, ''the Pounder'', from an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. Lockhart
The Cid and the leper (eleventh century), an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. Lockhart
Spain Part II: The reign of Ferdinand and Isabella: Historical note
The elopment of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469), by John S. C. Abbott
Torquemada and the catholic king, by Jean Paul Laurens (French artist, 1838), painting p. 458
The surrender of Granada (1492), by Washington Irving
The governor of the Alhambra and the notary, by Washington Irving
A glimpse of Columbus in Spain (1492), by James Fenimore Cooper
Columbus at the court of Spain, by Vacslav Brozik (Bohemian artist, 1851-1901), painting p. 482
The return of Columbus (1493), by Washington Irving
Spain Part III: Spain at the height of her power: Historical note
The first voyage around the World, by Eva March Tappan
The abdication of Charles (1556), by William H. Prescott
The Escurial, by Théophile Gautier, translated by C. F. Bates
The knight of the windmills, by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Captain Cuellar of the Armada and his troubles (1588), by James Anthony Froude
Spain Part IV: The period of decline: Historical note
Velasquez, the greatest of Spanish painters (1599-1660), by Mrs M. G. Quincy Sleeper
Spanish home life in the seventeenth century, by Mrs M. G. Quincy Sleeper
The queen and her superintendent, by Mrs M. G. Quincy Sleeper
The crossing of the Douro (1809), by Charles Lever
Portugal Part I: The age of chivalry: Historical note
How the first king of Portugal won his kingdom (1139-1185), by Oswald Crawfurd
The penance of a prince (about 1240), by Edward McMurdo
The coronation of Inez de Castro (about 1347), by Felicia D. Hemans
The betrothal of Princess Philippa (1385), by Sir John Froissart
A joust at the court of Portugal (about 1400), by Sir John Froissart
Portugal Part II: Exploration and discovery: Historical note
Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460), by John Fiske
The search for Prester John (1486), by John Fiske
The first voyage to India (1497), by William H. G. Kingston
How Portugal opened commerce with India (1498), by Jules Verne
The speech of Vasco da Gama to the king of Calicut (1498), by Luis de Camoëns
Portugal Part III: The last four centuries: Historical note
The departure of King Sebastian (1578), an old Spanish ballad, translated by J. G. Lockhart
The earthquake at Lisbon (1755), by Rev. Charles Davy
A Portuguese shooting party (1880), by Oswald Crawfurd

This is the fifth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part V include Italian painters and poets, the French Revolution, the Spanish Inquisition and Portuguese explorers. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for A supposed street scene in Verona in the fourteenth century:
Gregory: Nemo / Sampson: Tomas Peter / Abraham: Monika M.C. / Benvolio: Eva Davis / Tybalt: Son of the Exiles / First Citizen: SaraHale / Capulet: Jim Locke / Lady Capulet: Foon / Montague: Larry Wilson / Lady Montague: Devorah Allen / Prince of Verona: alanmapstone / Narrator: Sonia

Cast list for The coming of the Maid of Orléans:
Earl Dunois: Monika M.C. / Johanna: Eva Davis / King Charles: Tomas Peter / Archbishop: Nemo / Hire: alanmapstone / Narrator: Sonia

Cast list for Cardinal Richelieu and his enemy:
Richelieu: Foon / Julie: Monika M.C. / Huguet: Eva Davis / De Mauprat: Tomas Peter / Joseph: Nemo / Narrator: Sonia