The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Margaret Duncan Kelly: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 11 original MP3 tracks, 2:16:03 running time and a link to listen.
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh, credited to Margaret Duncan Kelly, 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 Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Margaret Duncan Kelly. Read in English by Aaron M. Lebowitz and John. The story of Sir Walter Raleigh from his boyhood days to his exploits in Ireland and his unexpected entry into the court of Queen Elizabeth. We travel with him as he pursues the ships of the Spanish Armada and makes voyages to the New World in search of gold and lands to settle. We learn how he introduced potatoes and tobacco to the England and Ireland and more. We hear how he is relegated to the Tower of London where he spends the last years of his life. The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh is a wonderful adventure. (Summary by johnb2)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
- Author credits: Margaret Duncan Kelly
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 11
- Listed recording duration: 2:16:03
Catalogue topics
- exploration
- new world
- walter
- raliegh
Track guide
- 01 - Dedication and Chapter 1: The Devon Sailors and Their Strange Stories — 6:09
- 02 - Chapter 2: Raleigh's First Adventures — 10:05
- 03 - Chapter 3: Raleigh and the Queen — 15:26
- 04 - Chapter 4: The Spanish Armada — 12:15
- 05 - Chapter 5: Raleigh's Ships — 18:56
- 06 - Chapter 6: Westward Ho! — 19:44
- 07 - Chapter 7: A Fight by Sea and Land — 10:43
- 08 - Chapter 8: Raleigh and his Enemies — 13:05
- 09 - Chapter 9: In the Tower — 8:20
- 10 - Chapter 10: Raleigh's Last Voyage — 9:07
- 11 - Chapter 11: Raleigh's Death — 12:13
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