Gawayne and the Green Knight: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Gawayne and the Green Knight, credited to Charlton Miner Lewis, 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, public domain recording of Charlton Miner Lewis' Gawayne and the Green Knight recorded by Betsie Bush. Charlton Miner Lewis’ version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telling the story of the Green Knight’s challenge to Gawayne, and the romance between Sir Gawayne and Lady Elfinhart. The name Gawayne is often also spelled Gawain. (Summary by Betsie Bush) For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Gawayne and the Green Knight
• Author credits: Charlton Miner Lewis
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:32:04

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• romance
• legend

Track guide

1. 01 - Canto I - The Green Knight — 28:08
2. 02 - Canto II - Elfinhart — 22:25
3. 03 - Canto III - Gawayne — 28:30
4. 04 - Canto IV - Conclusion — 13:03

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