The Lie: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Lie, credited to Sir Walter Raleigh, 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 volunteers bring you 10 recordings of "The Lie" by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the fortnightly poem for the period beginning September 16, 2012. The Lie is a political and social criticism poem probably written by Sir Walter Raleigh. Speaking in the imperative mood throughout, he commands his soul to go "upon a thankless errand" and tell various people and organizations of their misdeeds and wrongdoings. And if they object, Raleigh commands, publicly accuse them to be lying, or "give them the lie." To "give the lie" was a common phrase in Raleigh's time of writing. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Lie
• Author credits: Sir Walter Raleigh
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 10
• Listed recording duration: 37:20

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• historical fiction
• philosophy
• satire

Track guide

1. The Lie - Read by CAM — 4:28
2. The Lie - Read by CC — 4:07
3. The Lie - Read by CC — 3:38
4. The Lie - Read by CMP — 3:42
5. The Lie - Read by GC — 3:29
6. The Lie - Read by JCM — 3:32
7. The Lie - Read by JM2 — 3:27
8. The Lie - Read by LLW — 3:46
9. The Lie - Read by RN — 4:05
10. The Lie - Read by ZW — 3:07

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