Pelayo: or Cavern of Covadonga, A Romance: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Pelayo: or Cavern of Covadonga, A Romance, credited to Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie, 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 Pelayo: or Cavern of Covadonga, A Romance by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie. Read in English by Kelly S. Taylor This epic poem tells the dramatic story of King Pelayo, an Asturian ruler in Northern Spain who lead his people to a hard-fought victory over the Moors in 722. The young poet was greatly inspired by the works of Lord Byron. Her heroically emotive style reflects trends popular with Byron and other writers associated with Romantic Literature. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

Recording facts

• Recording title: Pelayo: or Cavern of Covadonga, A Romance
• Author credits: Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 7
• Listed recording duration: 5:02:57

Catalogue topics

• Epic
• victorian
• narrative
• heroic

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 8:59
2. 01 - Canto I — 58:25
3. 02 - Canto II — 47:03
4. 03 - Canto III — 31:04
5. 04 - Canto IV — 32:19
6. 05 - Canto V — 1:05:07
7. 06 - Canto VI — 1:00:00

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