The Duchess of Langeais by Honore de Balzac ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Duchess of Langeais by Honore de Balzac audiobook. Genre: drama In Restoration-era Paris, where reputations are made and destroyed in drawing rooms, the brilliant and feared society woman Antoinette de Langeais rules her salon with teasing smiles and carefully measured cruelty. Into her orbit steps Armand de Montriveau, a hard-edged general whose directness and pride clash with the duchess's aristocratic codes of flirtation and restraint. What begins as a glittering contest of will and vanity turns into a dangerous struggle for control, as desire collides with class, honor, and the rigid expectations placed on men and women alike. Balzac traces how a single relationship can become a public performance, shaped by gossip, alliances, and the unspoken laws of high society. As Montriveau presses for something real and the duchess attempts to keep emotion safely behind etiquette, both discover the costs of pride and the limits of power. Tense, intimate, and sharply observed, The Duchess of Langeais is a portrait of love as warfare, and of a world where the heart is never fully private. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:31:24) Chapter 02 (01:00:45) Chapter 03 (01:42:58) Chapter 04 (02:27:41) Chapter 05 (03:00:53) Chapter 06 (03:48:14) Chapter 07 (04:35:19) Chapter 08 (05:18:29) Chapter 09 (05:47:02) Chapter 10 (06:29:06) Chapter 11 (06:54:48) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices