Vendée

Vendée

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Trollope’s only historical novel is set during a rebellion against the Republic established by the French revolution. The rebellion occurred in the west of France, in a region called la Vendée, in 1793. The novel focuses on the leaders of the rebellion and their families – Cathelineau, de Lescure, Larochejaquelin – and to a lesser extent the leaders of the Republic, especially Robespierre. Without overlooking the hardships of war, the novel emphasizes the valor of the rebels and the terrible excesses of the Republic during the reign of terror. [Summary by Terrance Callan]

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Episodes

Volume I. Chapter I. The Poitevins

Episode 1 · 26:52
Chapter II. St. Florent

Episode 2 · 41:52
Chapter III. Durbellière

Episode 3 · 38:16
Chapter IV. Cathelineau

Episode 4 · 36:49
Chapter V. De Lescure

Episode 5 · 24:57
Chapter VI. Recruiting

Episode 6 · 47:53
Chapter VII. Sunday in the Bocage

Episode 7 · 38:56
Chapter VIII. Agatha Larochejaquelin

Episode 8 · 37:27
Chapter IX. Le Mouchoir Rouge

Episode 9 · 38:02
Chapter X. The Bishop of Agra

Episode 10 · 24:31
Volume II. Chapter I. Saumur

Episode 11 · 34:42
Chapter II. Council of War

Episode 12 · 32:08
Chapter III. Return to Durbellière

Episode 13 · 40:37
Chapter IV. Michael Stein

Episode 14 · 36:03
Chapter V. The Hospital of St. Laurent

Episode 15 · 41:16
Chapter VI. Commissioners of the Republic

Episode 16 · 30:36
Chapter VII. Battle of Amaillou

Episode 17 · 34:02
Chapter VIII. Clisson

Episode 18 · 40:53
Chapter IX. Santerre

Episode 19 · 35:16
Chapter X. The Rescue

Episode 20 · 27:48
Chapter XI. Annot Stein

Episode 21 · 18:52
Chapter XII. Sentence of Death

Episode 22 · 31:32
Volume III. Chapter I. Robespierre's Character

Episode 23 · 27:36
Chapter II. Robespierre's Love

Episode 24 · 32:23
Chapter III. The Last Day at Durbellière

Episode 25 · 31:32
Chapter IV. The Chapel of Genet

Episode 26 · 34:33
Chapter V. The Vendeans at St. Florent

Episode 27 · 25:42
Chapter VI. The Passage of the Loire

Episode 28 · 36:03
Chapter VII. Cathelineau's Mother

Episode 29 · 29:02
Chapter VIII. "What Good Has the War Done?"

Episode 30 · 21:23
Chapter IX. La Petite Vendee

Episode 31 · 50:15
Chapter X. Laval

Episode 32 · 31:49
Chapter XI. Death of Adolphe Denot

Episode 33 · 29:02
Chapter XII. Vendean Marriages

Episode 34 · 18:32
Chapter XIII. Conclusion

Episode 35 · 24:02