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Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville

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Billy Budd, Sailor

Author
Herman Melville
Narrator
William Roberts
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 June 2003
Run Time
3 hours 35 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Classic fiction
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A maritime classic from the master pen of Herman Melville. Written some forty years after Moby Dick, Melville’s Billy Budd is a moving tale of good versus evil. Set aboard a British navy ship at the end of the eighteenth century, a young, innocent sailor’s charm and good nature put the men around him at ease. Ship-life agreed with Billy. He made friends quickly and was well liked, which infuriated John Claggart, the ship’s cold-blooded superior officer. Mutiny was a continual threat greatly feared by naval officers. Even minor offences were dealt with harshly to keep crews in their place – regardless of whether the accused was guilty or innocent. The envious Master-at-Arms becomes obsessed with the destruction of the ‘Handsome Sailor’ and torments the young man until his false accusations lead to an eventual charge of treason against Billy.

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Author
Herman Melville
Narrator
William Roberts
Duration
3 hours 35 minutes
Release Date
1 June 2003
ISBN
9789629545581
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Classic fiction

Synopsis

Here are twelve short stories by Anton Chekhov, one of the finest masters of what is acknowledged to be a difficult genre. There is the richly comic Oh! The Public, about a hassled ticket inspector, a wry look at morals and manners in The Chorus Girl, and the melancholic tale of a cab driver in Misery. Perhaps the finest of all is the novella In The Ravine, a minutely observed look at life in a village through the eyes of one family. All the characters come to life with their foibles, their strengths and their hopes. Kenneth Branagh uses his natural talent for characterisation to bring this village to life.

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