Effi Briest (abridged): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Effi Briest (abridged), credited to Theodor Fontane, 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 Effi Briest (abridged) by Theodor Fontane. (Translated by William A. Cooper.) Read in English by Margaret Espaillat. Effi Briest is a classic of Prussian Realism, relatively unknown in the English speaking world, but widely taught in German schools. This tragic tale tells the story of Effi, a young woman from an old and respectable family who, due to a sense of duty, marries Geert von Instetten, a much older Prussian official. The tragedy unfolds as a consequence of Instetten's strict following of his duties in society in response to his wife's indiscretions. Thomas Mann once wrote that if one's library had to be reduced to six books, Effi Briest should be one of them. (Summary by Margaret)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Effi Briest (abridged)
• Author credits: Theodor Fontane
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 8:51:07

Catalogue topics

• adultery
• tragedy
• german
• realist

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1 — 19:11
2. 02 - Chapters 2 and 3 — 21:46
3. 03 - Chapter 4 — 27:47
4. 04 - Chapter 5 — 18:45
5. 05 - Chapter 6 — 21:37
6. 06 - Chapter 7 — 16:24
7. 07 - Chapter 8 — 14:36
8. 08 - Chapter 9 — 28:10
9. 09 - Chapters 10 and 11 — 24:58
10. 10 - Chapter 12 — 15:14
11. 11 - Chapter 13 — 18:43
12. 12 - Chapters 14 and 15 — 26:51
13. 13 - Chapters 16 and 17 — 21:00
14. 14 - Chapters 18-20 — 28:42
15. 15 - Chapter 21 — 25:29
16. 16 - Chapters 22 and 23 — 20:34
17. 17 - Chapters 24 and 25 — 39:21
18. 18 - Chapters 26-28 — 29:33
19. 19 - Chapters 29-31 — 23:03
20. 20 - Chapter 32 — 31:04
21. 21 - Chapters 33 and 34 — 24:03
22. 22 - Chapter 35 — 19:06
23. 23 - Chapter 36 — 15:09

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