The Broken Heart: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Broken Heart, credited to John Ford, 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 The Broken Heart by John Ford. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. The Broken Heart stands next to ‘Tis Pity She's a Whore as Ford's most popular drama. All is not right in Sparta because of, as is typical in this era of tragedies, the issue of marriage. In brief, Penthea wishes to to marry Orgilus, but her brother Ithocles gets involved and bans them from doing so, making both couples distraught. He forces her to marry Bassanes, an abusive brute who happens to be more wealthy than Orgilus. Ithocles then realises what he's done wrong and tries to get his friend Prophilus to marry Orgilus's sister Euphrania. Ithocles himself wants to marry the princess of Sparta, Calantha, who chooses him over her current betrothed, her cousin Nearchus. Thus begins a shocking cycle of revenge and recrimination... with predictably grisly consequences. (Charlotte Puckett & ChuckW) Cast list: Amyclas, King of Laconis: davidpr Ithocles, a Favourite: Stuart Partin Orgilus, Son of Crotolon: Tomas Peter Bassanes, a jealous Nobleman: Hamlet Armostes, a Counsellor of the State: Mike Harris Crotolon, another Counsellor: Khaghbboommm Prophilus, Friend of Ithocles: LindaB Nearchus, Prince of Argos: alanmapstone Tecnicus, a Philosopher: tovarisch Hemophil, a Courtier: Anna Simon Amelus, friend to Nearchus: ToddHW Phulas, Servant to Bassanes: David Purdy Calantha, Daughter of Amyclas: Sonia Penthea, Sister of Ithocles and Wife of Bassanes: Charlotte Duckett Euphranea, Daughter of Crotolon, a Maid of honour: KHand Christalla, a Maid of honour: sawasawaya Grausis, Overseer of Penthea: Availle Groneas, a Courtier: K. Adrian Stroet First Servant: Availle Philema, a Maid of honour: Leanne Yau Stage Directions: Chuck Williamson Editor: Chuck Williamson

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Broken Heart
• Author credits: John Ford
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:39:46

Track guide

1. 01 - Act I — 30:16
2. 02 - Act II — 28:27
3. 03 - Act III — 36:25
4. 04 - Act IV — 41:50
5. 05 - Act V — 22:48

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