King Lear: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

King Lear, 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 King Lear by William Shakespeare, in the public domain. The LibriVox catalog page for this work lists the LibriVox readers. King Lear is widely held as the greatest of Shakespeare's tragedies; to some, it is the greatest play ever written. King Lear abdicates the British throne, to divide his kingdom among his three daughters in proportion to their professed love of him. His plan misfires when Cordelia, his youngest and favourite daughter, refuses to flatter her father; she is disinherited and banished. This LibriVox recording marks the 400th anniversary of the first performance of the play, on December 26th 1606. (Summary by David Barnes) For more information on LibriVox, or to volunteer, please see: http://librivox.org/

Recording facts

• Recording title: King Lear
• Author credits: William Shakespeare
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 3:23:02

Catalogue topics

• drama

Track guide

1. Act 1 — 53:43
2. Act 2 — 38:57
3. Act 3 — 38:38
4. Act 4 — 42:54
5. Act 5 — 28:53

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