The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship, credited to Richard Steele, 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 Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship by Richard Steele. Read in English by a full cast. "The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could bestow upon him in England. But he uses the advantages of a learned education, a ready fancy, and a liberal fortune, without the circumspection and good sense which should always attend the pleasures of a gentleman; that is to say, a reasonable creature. Thus he makes false love, gets drunk, and kills his man; but in the fifth Act awakes from his debauch, with the compunction and remorse which is suitable to a man's finding himself in a gaol for the death of his friend, without his knowing why. (From Preface) - Summary by Preface Cast list: Old Bookwit: ToddHW Young Bookwit, the "Lying Lover": Tomas Peter Lovemore, in love with Penelope: Aaron White Frederick, Friend to Lovemore: MajorToast Latine, Friend to Young Bookwit: Lex Hankins Storm, a Highwayman: Beth Thomas Charcoal, an Alchemist and Coiner: Son of the Exiles Simon, Servant to Penelope: alanmapstone Penelope: Leanne Yau Victoria, Friend to Penelope: Campbell Schelp Betty, Victoria's Woman: Devorah Allen Lettice, Penelope's Woman: Sonia Servant: Larry Wilson Maid: Nichalia Schwartz Constable: Larry Wilson Watchman: adr6090 First Prisoner: TwoFace Second Prisoner: Sandra Schmit Turnkey: Nemo Gaoler: pmstrahm Chair man: Nemo Mr Leveridge, professional singer: alanmapstone Stage Directions: Foon Edited by: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship
• Author credits: Richard Steele
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 5
• Listed recording duration: 2:43:54

Catalogue topics

• satire
• atonement
• drama
• play

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 — 40:20
2. 02 - Act 2 — 40:36
3. 03 - Act 3 — 19:08
4. 04 - Act 4 — 30:37
5. 05 - Act 5 — 33:13

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