The Changeling: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Changeling, credited to Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, 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 Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. The Changeling is a sensational 1622 tragicomedy by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley that comprises two intertwining plots. The first involves Beatrice-Joanna, daughter of the governor of Alicante, and her unruly passion for Alsemero, despite the fact that she is engaged to Alonzo de Piracquo. She enlists the aid of her father's servant De Flores to kill Alonzo so that she can marry Alsemero. However, she does not anticipate that De Flores, who is in love with her, will demand payment for the deed. The second plot is set in a madhouse, where the jealous old doctor Alibius is keeping his beautiful young wife Isabella confined so that she will not be unfaithful to him. Despite his best efforts, she is assailed by illicit suitors on all sides: Franciscus, who disguises himself as a madman, Antonio, who disguises himself as a fool, and Lollio, his lustful servant. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Alsemero: mb Jasperino: Charlotte Duckett First Servant/Servant/First Madman: Availle Pedro/Franciscus/Vermandero: Alan Mapstone Beatrice-Joanna/Lollio: Elizabeth Klett DeFlores: David Nicol Diaphanta: Meredith Clement Alibius: Algy Pug Alonzo de Piracquo: Chuck Williamson Antonio: Kevin Johnson Isabella: Caprisha Page Tomazo de Piracquo: Todd Narrator: Arielle Lipshaw Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Changeling
• Author credits: Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:12:23

Catalogue topics

• audio
• drama
• play
• tragedy
• jacobean
• middleton
• rowley

Track guide

1. 1 - Act 1 — 26:26
2. 2 - Act 2 — 20:26
3. 3 - Act 3 — 28:26
4. 4 - Act 4 — 30:23
5. 5 - Act 5 — 26:42

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