The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Sir Walter Scott
Read by Peter Tucker
An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lady Margaret Scott of Buccleuch, the "Flower of Teviot" is beloved by Baron Henry of Cranstown an ally of the Ker Clan, but a deadly feud exists between the two border clans of Scott and Carr/Ker, which has resulted in the recent murder of Lady Margaret's father, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch by the Kers on the High Street in Edinburgh. Maragaret's widowed mother – Lady Janet – hates the Ker clan as a result, and is adamant in refusing her consent to any suggestion of marriage between the lovers. Summary by Wikipedia (2 hr 53 min)
Chapters
Introduction by Author, 1831 | 27:42 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Inscription and foreword | 2:08 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto I | 21:33 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto II | 21:51 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto III | 20:26 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto IV | 28:19 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto V | 23:38 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto VI | 27:49 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Reviews
AND LOVE IS STILL THE LORD OF ALL
Avid Listener
No writer of heroic verse does a better job than Scott. This work, perhaps owing to its relative brevity, is easier to follow than some. I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. Tucker provided a very even narration; good job, thank you.
A LibriVox Listener
Excellent narration of an old favourite.