The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 12 original MP3 tracks, 2:39:10 running time and a link to listen.
The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow, credited to Adelbert von Chamisso, 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 wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso. (Translated by Frederic Henry Hedge.) Read in English by Mihai Borobocea; Ashley M.; Megan Lam; James K. White Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot repair such a fault. The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not so widely-read as it once was. This very accessible translation by F.H. Hedge may be a good introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin
Recording facts
- Recording title: The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow
- Author credits: Adelbert von Chamisso
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 12
- Listed recording duration: 2:39:10
Catalogue topics
- German
- story
- fantasy
- devil
- shadow
- 2017
- deal
- 1814
Track guide
- 00 - Introduction — 9:26
- 01 - Chapter I — 15:41
- 02 - Chapter II — 15:33
- 03 - Chapter III — 9:51
- 04 - Chapter IV — 19:55
- 05 - Chapter V — 16:37
- 06 - Chapter VI — 17:29
- 07 - Chapter VII — 11:08
- 08 - Chapter VIII — 14:22
- 09 - Chapter IX — 8:44
- 10 - Chapter X — 7:17
- 11 - Chapter XI — 13:07
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