Henry VI Part 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Henry VI Part 1, credited to William Shakespeare, 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 Henry VI Part 1 by William Shakespeare. Henry VI, Part 1 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas 2 Henry VI deals with the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, and 3 Henry VI deals with the horrors of that conflict, 1 Henry VI deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, as the English political system is torn apart by personal squabbles and petty jealousy. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Basset/Messenger/Queen Margaret/Second Sentinel/Second Serving Man: Elizabeth Klett Bastard of Orleans/Master Gunner/General: lennich Boy/First Soldier/Officer/Scout/Sir William Lucy/Soldier: Christine Blachford Captain/Second Warder/Third Serving Man: Ty Unglebower Charles, King of France: peac Countess of Auvergne: Maria Therese Duke of Alencon: kenrg Duke of Bedford: Robert Mitchell Duke of Burgundy: Sandra G Duke of Exeter: Andy Minter Duke of Gloucester: Sean Randall Duke of Somerset: Readalot Earl of Salisbury: Michael Irskens Earl of Suffolk: Frank Booker Earl of Warwick: Mark F. Smith Edmund Mortimer: Bruce Pirie First Gaoler/Lawyer/Legate/Lord Talbot/Watch/Woodvile: Algy Pug First Sentinel/First Serving Man: John Fricker First Warder/Sir John Fastolfe: Dale Burgess Henry VI: Arielle Lipshaw Joan La Pucelle: Nadine Eckert-Boulet John Talbot: ravenotation Lord Mayor of London: Martin Geeson Porter: Lucy Perry Reignier: Lars Rolander Richard Plantagenet: David Goldfarb Sergeant: Veggrower Servant: Eden Shepherd: Aldor Sir William Glansdale: Aidan Brack Sir Thomas Gargrave: Ric F Vernon: David Lawrence Winchester: Jason Mills Narrator: Roseanne Schmidt Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

Recording facts

• Recording title: Henry VI Part 1
• Author credits: William Shakespeare
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 6
• Listed recording duration: 2:39:56

Catalogue topics

• audio
• shakespeare
• history
• drama

Track guide

1. 0 - Dramatis Personae — 3:36
2. 1 - Act 1 — 36:10
3. 2 - Act 2 — 27:59
4. 3 - Act 3 — 27:55
5. 4 - Act 4 — 32:44
6. 5 - Act 5 — 31:33

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