The Resource Merivel : a man of his time, by Rose Tremain, (sound recording)
Merivel : a man of his time, by Rose Tremain, (sound recording)
- Summary
- Robert Merivel, courtier to Charles II is no longer a young man -- but off he goes to France in search of the Sun King and to Switzerland in pursuit of a handsome woman. Versailles -- all glitter in front and squalor behind -- is a fiasco: Merivel is forced to share an attic (and a chamber pot) with a Dutch clock-maker while attempting to sustain himself on peas and jam and water from the fountains. Switzerland, by contrast, is perhaps a little too comfortable. But the lady, a clever botanist, leads Merivel deliciously on -- until her jealous husband bursts in with duelling pistols. As he narrates the picaresque journey, Merivel gets into all sorts of scrapes; he is torn between enjoying himself and making something of his life, through medicine and the study of science. He tries to be diligent, but constantly backslides into laugher and laziness. A big-hearted rogue who loves his daughter, his country house and the English King... Merivel is Everyman -- and he speaks directly to us down the centuries
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 10 sound discs (12.5 hr.)
- Note
-
- Unabridged
- Compact disc
- Sequel to Restoration
- Isbn
- 9781620649626
- Label
- Merivel : a man of his time
- Title
- Merivel
- Title remainder
- a man of his time
- Statement of responsibility
- by Rose Tremain
- Subject
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- Physicians -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Charles, II, King of England, 1630-1685
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
- Switzerland -- History -- 1648-1789 -- Fiction
- Louis, XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
- Audiobooks
- Historical fiction
- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Robert Merivel, courtier to Charles II is no longer a young man -- but off he goes to France in search of the Sun King and to Switzerland in pursuit of a handsome woman. Versailles -- all glitter in front and squalor behind -- is a fiasco: Merivel is forced to share an attic (and a chamber pot) with a Dutch clock-maker while attempting to sustain himself on peas and jam and water from the fountains. Switzerland, by contrast, is perhaps a little too comfortable. But the lady, a clever botanist, leads Merivel deliciously on -- until her jealous husband bursts in with duelling pistols. As he narrates the picaresque journey, Merivel gets into all sorts of scrapes; he is torn between enjoying himself and making something of his life, through medicine and the study of science. He tries to be diligent, but constantly backslides into laugher and laziness. A big-hearted rogue who loves his daughter, his country house and the English King... Merivel is Everyman -- and he speaks directly to us down the centuries
- Title
- Merivel
- Summary
- Court physician Robert Merivel has a middle age crisis and sets off for Versailles where he meets Madame de Flamanville, a Swiss botanist, and rescues a captive bear to take back to Bidnold Manor
- Subject
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- Courts and courtiers -- Great Britain
- Self-fulfillment in men
- Discontent in men
- Historical fiction
- Men/women relations
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685
- Favorites, Royal
- Women botanists
- Physicians -- Great Britain
- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
- Renaissance medicine
- First person narratives
- Renaissance science
- Voyages and travels
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10209678
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- Dewey number
- 823.914
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- fiction
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Sean Barrett
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a man of his time
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleRemainder
- a man of his time
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- Rose Tremain
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- Merivel : a man of his time, by Rose Tremain, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Unabridged
- Compact disc
- Sequel to Restoration
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Control code
- 5624668
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 10 sound discs (12.5 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781620649626
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Other physical details
- digital
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn828889753
- (OCoLC)828889753
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Audiobooks
- Charles, II, King of England, 1630-1685
- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715 -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Louis, XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
- Physicians -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Switzerland -- History -- 1648-1789 -- Fiction
- Courts and courtiers -- Great Britain
- Discontent in men
- Favorites, Royal
- First person narratives
- France -- History -- Louis XIV, 1643-1715
- Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685
- Historical fiction
- Men/women relations
- Physicians -- Great Britain
- Renaissance medicine
- Renaissance science
- Self-fulfillment in men
- Voyages and travels
- Women botanists
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