Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 1
Sir Thomas Malory
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Le Morte d'Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d'Arthur, "the death of Arthur") is Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. The book contains some of Malory's own original material (the Gareth story) and retells the older stories in light of Malory's own views and interpretations. First published in 1485 by William Caxton, Le Morte d'Arthur is perhaps the best-known work of English-language Arthurian literature today. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their source, including T. H. White for his popular The Once and Future King. (Summary from Wikipedia) (15 hr 50 min)
Chapters
Book 1, Chapters 1-6 | 24:25 | Read by Lizzie Driver |
Book 1, Chapters 7-11 | 22:41 | Read by Lizzie Driver |
Book 1, Chapters 12-16 | 21:17 | Read by Chrystal Layton |
Book 1, Chapters 17-21 | 20:21 | Read by Catherine Fitz |
Book 1, Chapters 22-27 | 19:59 | Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019) |
Book 2, Chapters 1-6 | 18:26 | Read by chris tierney |
Book 2, Chapters 7-13 | 18:34 | Read by chris tierney |
Book 2, Chapters 14-19 | 20:45 | Read by Chandra Gioiello |
Book 3, Chapters 1-8 | 26:55 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
Book 3, Chapters 9-15 | 30:00 | Read by Jessica AC Snyder |
Book 4, Chapters 1-7 | 27:15 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 4, Chapters 8-14 | 17:51 | Read by Tamara Hamilton |
Book 4, Chapters 14-18 | 25:28 | Read by Janice |
Book 4, Chapters 19-22 | 17:25 | Read by Ellen Wright |
Book 4, Chapters 23-28 | 19:54 | Read by tamurile |
Book 5, Chapters 1-5 | 23:09 | Read by tamurile |
Book 5, Chapters 6-9 | 18:47 | Read by ink tree |
Book 5, Chapters 10-12 | 13:06 | Read by Shauna M |
Book 6, Chapters 1-6 | 20:21 | Read by Aringguth |
Book 6, Chapters 7-10 | 20:55 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 6, Chapters 11-14 | 21:30 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 6, Chapters 15-18 | 20:00 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 7, Chapters 1-6 | 16:30 | Read by Marco |
Book 7, Chapters 7-11 | 17:27 | Read by Marco |
Book 7, Chapters 12-16 | 16:48 | Read by Marco |
Book 7, Chapters 17-21 | 16:26 | Read by Marco |
Book 7, Chapters 22-26 | 25:07 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 7, Chapters 27-31 | 23:50 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
Book 7, Chapters 32-35 | 15:37 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Book 8, Chapters 1-6 | 19:51 | Read by Catherine Fitz |
Book 8, Chapters 7-11 | 19:42 | Read by Catherine Fitz |
Book 8, Chapters 12-16 | 16:56 | Read by Catherine Fitz |
Book 8, Chapters 17-22 | 26:02 | Read by M. J. Boyle |
Book 8, Chapters 23-28 | 21:33 | Read by Vin Reilly |
Book 8, Chapters 29-33 | 23:45 | Read by Tysto |
Book 8, Chapters 34-38 | 19:16 | Read by Vin Reilly |
Book 8, Chapters 39-41 | 16:18 | Read by Gesine |
Book 9, Chapters 1-5 | 21:56 | Read by hefyd |
Book 9, Chapters 6-11 | 21:32 | Read by hefyd |
Book 9, Chapters 12-17 | 22:29 | Read by hefyd |
Book 9, Chapters 18-22 | 21:05 | Read by hefyd |
Book 9, Chapters 23-26 | 20:07 | Read by Mark F. Smith |
Book 9, Chapters 27-31 | 21:20 | Read by Keri Ford |
Book 9, Chapters 32-35 | 16:29 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Book 9, Chapters 36-39 | 22:10 | Read by tamurile |
Book 9, Chapters 40-44 | 18:52 | Read by tamurile |
Reviews
Awesome tales, most readers bad.
Madcap
I never complain about narrators, but whoa....some are unbearable. Still, some are great. Worth listening to, anyway.
A LibriVox Listener
Uneven quality of recording. One reader keeps calling the eleven kings the "elven kings"
Authur & knight tales
Ed
Interesting to hear them with out Hollywood interventions in the mix. Castle intrigues, ladies and damsels, quests and much smoting.
Worth it but...
A LibriVox Listener
The narrator has a very pleasant voice, but lilts the end of every sentence.
Unfortunate
Spoonie
I couldn't listen past the first half hour. The reader ends every sentence with an odd intonation, as if asking a question or singing. It makes it very hard to focus on the story.
too quiet
Benjamin Hodgetts
With headphones, narrator drowned out by any ambient noise. Can't recommend
SteveS
Reader Chrystal: Re-record; it’s all distorted! Impossible to get through.
2008 recording
A LibriVox Listener
still nice sound qualty good rhythm