Two Cumberland Ballads: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Two Cumberland Ballads by John Stagg: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 2 original MP3 tracks, 1:31:15 running time and a link to listen.
Two Cumberland Ballads, credited to John Stagg, 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 Two Cumberland Ballads by John Stagg. Read in English by Phil Benson Two narrative ballads, based on local lore, by the Cumberland poet John Stagg. In 'The Hermit of Rockcliffe', a young fugitive takes refuge with a hermit, hears a bizarre and cautionary tale of what might befall a lusty young man at a masked ball, and learns surprising news about himself. In 'The Rose of Corby' a young maid's elopement with her lover, on the day of her betrothal to a local lord, has an unexpected outcome. (Summary by Phil Benson)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Two Cumberland Ballads
- Author credits: John Stagg
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 2
- Listed recording duration: 1:31:15
Catalogue topics
- cumberland
Track guide
- 01 - The Hermit of Rockcliffe — 50:56
- 02 - The Rose of Corby — 40:19
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