The Winter's Tale: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Winter's Tale, credited to William Shakespeare, 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 Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare. Mad with jealousy, King Leontes of Sicilia orders his best friend Polixenes killed, his child abandoned, and his wife put on trial for adultery. Sixteen years later, Perdita, raised as a shepherd's daughter, falls in love with Polixenes's royal son and returns to her father's kingdom. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw) Cast: Antigonus: John Doyle Archidamus: David Nicol Autolycus: Algy Pug Camillo: mb Cleomenes: Vicente Costa Filho Clown: Baggz Dion: Robert Fletcher Dorcas: Patti Cunningham Emilia: Laurie Anne Walden First Gentleman: Skythrock First Lady/Servant/Third Gentleman: musicalheart1 First Lord: Guero First Servant: Sweetlilbirdy Florizel: Mark F. Smith Gaoler: Dennis D. Gentleman/Narrator: Jo Karabasz Hermione: Arielle Lipshaw Leontes: Bruce Pirie Lord: Rat King Mamillius: Susanna Mariner: David Lawrence Mopsa: Availle Officer: Bellona Times Old Shepherd: om123 Paulina: Elizabeth Klett Perdita: Karen Savage Polixenes: David Goldfarb Second Gentleman: Martin Geeson Second Lady: Maria Therese Second Servant: Lucy Perry Time: Philippa Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Winter's Tale
• Author credits: William Shakespeare
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 6
• Listed recording duration: 2:55:34

Catalogue topics

• audio
• shakespeare
• drama
• romance

Track guide

1. 0 - Dramatis Personae — 2:26
2. 1 - Act 1 — 28:08
3. 2 - Act 2 — 26:26
4. 3 - Act 3 — 24:43
5. 4 - Act 4 — 1:00:48
6. 5 - Act 5 — 33:08

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