The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd, credited to D. H. Lawrence, 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 Widowing of Mrs Holroyd by D. H. Lawrence. Read in English by a full cast. Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, apparently patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly neighbor makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. - Summary by Michele Eaton Cast List: Stage Directions: Scarbo Jack: silverquill Clara: Dtcastid Blackmore: MrsHand Mrs Holroyd: EltonTheSnowman Holroyd: alanmapstone Minnie: shreyasethi Grandmother: Availle Manager: ToddHW Rigley: alanmapstone First Bearer: Salvationist Laura: LaurenEmma3 Second Bearer: ChuckW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
• Author credits: D. H. Lawrence
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:54:59

Catalogue topics

• play
• romance
• death
• family life
• adultery

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 7:22
2. 01 - Act 1 — 42:18
3. 02 - Act 2 — 27:24
4. 03 - Act 3 — 37:55

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