The Moon and Sixpence: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Moon and Sixpence, credited to W. Somerset Maugham, 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 Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham. Read by Barry Eads and Chip. The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character, Charles Strickland, a middle aged English stock broker who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Moon and Sixpence
• Author credits: W. Somerset Maugham
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 7:42:10

Catalogue topics

• Gauguin
• artist
• leprosy

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1 — 15:27
2. 02 - Chapters 2 and 3 — 14:07
3. 03 - Chapters 4, 5, and 6 — 18:50
4. 04 - Chapters 7, 8, and 9 — 22:06
5. 05 - Chapters 10, 11, and 12 — 35:08
6. 06 - Chapters 13, 14, and 15 — 27:38
7. 07 - Chapters 16, 17, and 18 — 13:46
8. 08 - Chapters 19, 20, and 21 — 27:58
9. 09 - Chapters 22, 23, and 24 — 19:23
10. 10 - Chapters 25, 26, and 27 — 20:17
11. 11 - Chapters 28, 29, and 30 — 25:41
12. 12 - Chapters 31, 32, and 33 — 14:30
13. 13 - Chapters 34, 35, and 36 — 13:51
14. 14 - Chapters 37, 38, and 39 — 21:20
15. 15 - Chapters 40, 41, and 42 — 29:56
16. 16 - Chapters 43, 44, and 45 — 22:46
17. 17 - Chapters 46, 47, and 48 — 33:40
18. 18 - Chapters 49, 50, and 51 — 24:34
19. 19 - Chapters 52, 53, and 54 — 20:11
20. 20 - Chapters 55 and 56 — 21:00
21. 21 - Chapters 57 and 58 — 20:08

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