Public-domain audiobook
Rape of Lucrece, Version 2 (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Rape of Lucrece, Version 2 by William Shakespeare: 1 h 32 min in 2 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
1 h 32 minrunning time
2sections
≈ 14,000words
About this recording
A tale in verse recounting Tarquin's subterfuge and sexual assault of the wife of his best friend and comrade-in-arms Collatine, leading to the agonising mortification of Lucrece and her consequent suicide, and the ensuing political and personal upheavals in the state of Rome. - Summary by Peter Tucker
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.