Public-domain audiobook
Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 2 (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 2 by Martin Andersen Nexø: 9 h 16 min in 27 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
9 h 16 minrunning time
27sections
≈ 86,000words
About this recording
"The novel follows the character Pelle Karlsson, who immigrates to Denmark from Sweden in 1877 at age eight. At 18, he moves from Bornholm to Copenhagen, and becomes a leader in the labour movement in Denmark, motivated by poor working conditions." (Wikipedia) The second volume covers Pelle's apprenticeship to a shoemaker. - Summary by Wikipedia
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.