The Vatican Swindle by André Gide read by Various | Full Audio Book

The Vatican Swindle by André Gide read by Various | Full Audio Book

Jul 17, 2026

The Vatican Swindle by André Gide (1869 - 1951)
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Religious Fiction

Read by: Doug Wade, ToddHW, czandra, Cbteddy, Jade Mansueto, Arnav Darnal, Brian Fullen, Vaibhav Sunder in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - BOOK I: ANTHIME ARMAND-DUBOIS
00:50:09 - 02 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 1
01:01:31 - 03 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 2
01:15:44 - 04 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 3
01:23:25 - 05 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 4
01:34:48 - 06 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 5
01:49:16 - 07 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 6
02:05:05 - 08 - BOOK II: JULIUS DE BARAGLIOUL Chapter 7
02:23:41 - 09 - BOOK III: AMÉDÉE FLEURISSOIRE Chapter 1
02:50:55 - 10 - BOOK III: AMÉDÉE FLEURISSOIRE Chapter 2
03:09:47 - 11 - BOOK III: AMÉDÉE FLEURISSOIRE Chapter 3
03:20:56 - 12 - BOOK III: AMÉDÉE FLEURISSOIRE Chapter 4
03:28:25 - 13 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 1
03:42:12 - 14 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 2
03:55:26 - 15 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 3
04:02:48 - 16 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 4
04:16:18 - 17 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 5
04:28:48 - 18 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 6
04:45:45 - 19 - BOOK IV: THE MILLIPEDE Chapter 7
05:17:29 - 20 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 1
05:41:01 - 21 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 2
05:52:10 - 22 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 3
06:20:33 - 23 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 4
06:28:11 - 24 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 5
07:02:51 - 25 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 6
07:16:20 - 26 - BOOK V: LAFCADIO Chapter 7

Set during the pontificate of Leo XIII, this book is a blend of humor and tragedy in the quest for understanding one's place in a world marked by both enlightenment and faith. Could the Pope have been secretly abducted? 5 books come together, centered around group of fraudsters, who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned by freemasons. Farce, romance, even murder, this book is a send-up of conventional morality, most clearly in the character of Lafcadio, an adolescent boy who kills a stranger for no reason except personal curiosity about the nature of morality, and whose notorious behaviour in the novel provoked outrage at the time of publication. Though more light-hearted than Gide's usual fare, this unusual novel still questions how individuals should live their life when faced with the rigid social and ethical structures that surround us. (Summary by Jessie Percival)