The Lady From the Sea: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Lady From the Sea by Henrik Ibsen: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 5 original MP3 tracks, 2:42:25 running time and a link to listen.
The Lady From the Sea, credited to Henrik Ibsen, 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 Lady of the Sea by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling. Read for Librivox.org by a full cast. The title character in Ibsen's drama, Ellida Wangel, is married to a prosperous doctor, but feels stifled by her roles as wife and stepmother to her husband's two daughters by a previous marriage, Hilde and Bolette. Ten years earlier she had promised to marry another man - and on a sultry summer day, he comes back to her. Ellida must decide whether to choose the safety of her life with Wangel, or to yield to the siren song of the sea. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Dr. Wangel: Bruce Pirie Ellida Wangel: Elizabeth Klett Bolette Wangel: Arielle Lipshaw Hilde Wangel: Lucy Perry Arnholm: Algy Pug Lyngstrand: mb Ballested: Pascal Ramseier The Stranger: David Lawrence Narrator: Availle
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Lady From the Sea
- Author credits: Henrik Ibsen
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 5
- Listed recording duration: 2:42:25
Catalogue topics
- audio
- ibsen
- drama
Track guide
- 1 - Act 1 — 38:58
- 2 - Act 2 — 28:39
- 3 - Act 3 — 26:27
- 4 - Act 4 — 34:04
- 5 - Act 5 — 34:17
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