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A History of Story-telling: Studies in the development of narrative

by Arthur Ransome

Chapters (24)
  1. A HISTORY OF STORY-TELLING: PREFACE 0:00
  2. CONTENTS 9:53
  3. ORIGINS 9:58
  4. 'THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE' 24:49
  5. CHAUCER AND BOCCACCIO 34:55
  6. THE ROGUE NOVEL 58:25
  7. THE ELIZABETHANS 1:14:28
  8. THE PASTORAL 1:30:18
  9. CERVANTES 1:42:34
  10. THE ESSAYISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO STORY-TELLING 1:57:45
  11. TRANSITION: BUNYAN AND DEFOE 2:16:42
  12. RICHARDSON AND THE FEMININE NOVEL 2:30:55
  13. FIELDING, SMOLLETT, AND THE MASCULINE NOVEL 2:48:42
  14. CHATEAUBRIAND AND ROMANTICISM 3:10:08
  15. SCOTT AND ROMANTICISM 3:23:21
  16. THE ROMANTICISM OF 1830 3:37:05
  17. BALZAC 3:53:08
  18. GAUTIER AND THE EAST 4:09:10
  19. POE AND THE NEW TECHNIQUE 4:21:36
  20. HAWTHORNE AND MORAL ROMANCE 4:37:09
  21. MÉRIMÉE AND CONVERSATIONAL STORY-TELLING 4:54:00
  22. FLAUBERT 5:09:46
  23. CONCLUSION 5:30:38
  24. INDEX 5:40:20
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Narrator
Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length
5 hr 52 min
Language
English
Added
October 28, 2026
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Project Gutenberg
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