# On the Red Staircase

An audiobook by Mary Imlay Taylor, read by LibriVox volunteers (6 h 53 min, English).

"“The Czarevitch Ivan is said to be indifferent to the high office,” I replied, in a low tone; “he is blind.” “Ay, and deformed!” said the Russian, promptly. “Yet will the people of Russia demand the recognition of primogeniture. Court intrigues cannot prevail. What a flimsy pretext was this election! The States-General of Russia elected Michael Romanof; the Czar Shuisky fell because he was elected by Moscow alone; and this is not the Moscovite State, but the rabble of the city, and the retainers of the boyars! The Miloslavskys are down to-day, but who dares to predict for to-morrow?”" A fictional account of the turmoil following the death of Czar Alexis, when Russians were forced to choose between the traditional rule of primogeniture, in the form of the deficient Ivan, and his more suitable but younger half-brother, Peter. - Summary by LynneT

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## Chapters

1. The Rabble Elect a Czar (13:53): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_01_taylor_64kb.mp3
2. Mademoiselle’s Glove (16:11): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_02_taylor_64kb.mp3
3. The Story of Cain (14:18): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_03_taylor_64kb.mp3
4. The Shadows on the Wall (11:36): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_04_taylor_64kb.mp3
5. Zénaïde (12:50): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_05_taylor_64kb.mp3
6. A Kitchen Feud (14:15): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_06_taylor_64kb.mp3
7. A Czar’s Funeral (12:58): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_07_taylor_64kb.mp3
8. The Assassin (12:47): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_08_taylor_64kb.mp3
9. Sophia Alexeievna (14:27): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_09_taylor_64kb.mp3
10. The Packet (12:17): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_10_taylor_64kb.mp3
11. The Rescue (12:40): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_11_taylor_64kb.mp3
12. Pravezh (13:40): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_12_taylor_64kb.mp3
13. Prince Basil Galitsyn (12:38): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_13_taylor_64kb.mp3
14. Mademoiselle Eudoxie’s Window (17:08): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_14_taylor_64kb.mp3
15. The Flight (16:27): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_15_taylor_64kb.mp3
16. The Audience-Chamber (13:48): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_16_taylor_64kb.mp3
17. The Secret Staircase (17:09): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_17_taylor_64kb.mp3
18. Feodor Sergheievitch Ramodanofsky (14:15): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_18_taylor_64kb.mp3
19. Polotsky (13:52): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_19_taylor_64kb.mp3
20. A Friendly Cup (15:32): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_20_taylor_64kb.mp3
21. The Prisoner (15:08): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_21_taylor_64kb.mp3
22. Baffled (13:08): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_22_taylor_64kb.mp3
23. Homyak (19:35): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_23_taylor_64kb.mp3
24. The Red Staircase (11:32): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_24_taylor_64kb.mp3
25. In the Face of Death (17:30): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_25_taylor_64kb.mp3
26. Love and Fire (11:45): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_26_taylor_64kb.mp3
27. Michael’s Revenge (14:53): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_27_taylor_64kb.mp3
28. Madame von Gaden (11:42): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_28_taylor_64kb.mp3
29. A Desperate Defense (6:44): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_29_taylor_64kb.mp3
30. A Solemn Betrothal (8:27): https://archive.org/download/ontheredstaircase_2407_librivox/ontheredstaircase_30_taylor_64kb.mp3