1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors by Mark Twain: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 2 original MP3 tracks, 19:38 running time and a link to listen.
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors, credited to Mark Twain, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of 1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors by Mark Twain. Please note: this recording contains strong language. "1601," wrote Mark Twain, "is a supposititious conversation which takes place in Queen Elizabeth's closet in that year, between the Queen, Ben Jonson, Beaumont, Sir Walter Raleigh, the Duchess of Bilgewater, and one or two others ... If there is a decent word findable in it, it is because I overlooked it." 1601 depicts a highfalutin and earthy discussion between the Queen and her court about farting and a variety of sexual peccadillos, narrated disapprovingly and sanctimoniously by the Queen's Cup-Bearer, an eyewitness at "the Social Fireside." [Summary by Denny Sayers] Cast: Introduction — Denny Sayers Narrator — Jonathan Horniblow The Queen — miette Beaumonte — David Lawrence Lady Margery Boothy — Kristin Hughes Lady Alice Dilberry, Ben Jonson, Lord Bacon — Ruth Golding Lady Helen — Philippa Sir Walter Ralegh — Mark F. Smith Shaxpur — Andy Minter
Recording facts
- Recording title: 1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
- Author credits: Mark Twain
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 2
- Listed recording duration: 19:38
Catalogue topics
- satire
- Great Britain
- Elizabeth I
- fiction
Track guide
- 0 - Dramatis Personae — 1:06
- 1 - 1601 — 18:33
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