"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Byron, George Sand and other famous people of all times (even those of royal blood are not spared), are dealt with in Lyndon Orr's own interesting and suspenseful style. Written in four volumes, this book makes for an informative, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable read, giving us an insight into the lives and lifestyles of various popular figures of history. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Story of Antony and Cleopatra
21:53 - Chapter 2
Abelard and Heloise
28:00 - Chapter 3
Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester
29:10 - Chapter 4
Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell
31:57 - Chapter 5
Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi
28:01 - Chapter 6
King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn
25:44 - Chapter 7
The Story of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
21:26 - Chapter 8
Maurice of Saxony and Adrienne Lecouvreur
36:02 - Chapter 9
The Empress Catharine and Prince Potemkin
34:07 - Chapter 10
Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen
27:12 - Chapter 11
The Story of Aaron Burr
35:07 - Chapter 12
George IV. and Mrs. Fitzherbert
25:02 - Chapter 13
Charlotte Corday and Adam Lux
17:38 - Chapter 14
Napoleon and Marie Walewska
36:50 - Chapter 15
The Story of Pauline Bonaparte
18:58 - Chapter 16
The Story of the Empress Marie Louise and Count Neipperg
45:24 - Chapter 17
The Wives of General Houston
20:33 - Chapter 18
Lola Montez and King Ludwig of Bavaria
17:07 - Chapter 19
Leon Gambetta and Leonie Leon
24:26 - Chapter 20
Lady Blessington and Count d'Orsay
26:05 - Chapter 21
Byron and The Countess Guiccioli
15:49 - Chapter 22
The Story of Mme. de Stael
20:21 - Chapter 23
The Story of Karl Marx
34:10 - Chapter 24
Ferdinand Lassalle and Helene von Donniges
28:19 - Chapter 25
The Story of Rachel
24:28 - Chapter 26
Dean Swift and the Two Esthers
21:53 - Chapter 27
Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Godwin
24:23 - Chapter 28
The Story of the Carlyles
37:54 - Chapter 29
The Story of the Hugos
28:24 - Chapter 30
The Story of George Sand
46:17 - Chapter 31
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
21:35 - Chapter 32
Honore de Balzac and Evelina Hanska
20:43 - Chapter 33
Charles Reade and Laura Seymour
22:06