World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

by William Jennings Bryan, Various

51 chapters6h 52mEnglish1906

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This book contains a number of famous speeches and addresses from continental Europe between 300 CE to 1900 CE, organized around the following themes: Early Christianity, The Reformation, Modern France, Italy, Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. - Summary by Chris Badenoch

Chapters (51)

1Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380)

296

2Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer

814

3Abelard. The Divine Tragedy

241

4St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145)

218

5Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1495)

238

6Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498)

145

7Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530)

668

8Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520)

621

9Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546)

800

10Calvin. On Suffering Persecution

1069

11Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686)

314

12Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ

717

13Fenelon. True and False Simplicity

529

14Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue

901

15Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free

445

16Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789)

385

17Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790)

1427

18Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791)

513

19Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792)

1104

20Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792)

180

21Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793)

201

22Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793)

224

23Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792)

878

24Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794)

234

25Marat. In his Own Defense (1793)

409

26Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793)

323

27St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794)

536

28Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794)

603

29Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796)

226

30Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796)

282

31Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797)

163

32Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798)

287

33Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806)

146

34Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814)

159

35Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815)

137

36Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802)

702

37Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848)

525

38Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851)

489

39Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France

429

40Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902)

797

41Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906)

609

42Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906)

864

43Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848)

429

44Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860)

305

45Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861)

566

46Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Generals before Invading Silesia (1740)

149

47Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757)

163

48Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872)

582

49Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851)

674

50Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869)

728

51Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894)

330

World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

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