Hans of Iceland
Victor Hugo
Read by Sonia
Hans of Iceland was written in 1821 and is the very first novel written by young Victor, years before he became the great Hugo. It has all the ingredients of a gothic novel: dreadful murders by the hand of a human monster, a young hero in love with the destitute heroine, royal court-intrigues and rebellious uprising, all set in dungeons, dark towers and the untamed nature of Norway.
This audio-book has been recorded as Dramatic Reading with all the voices performed by one single reader, including laughs, sobs, groans, occasional screams and a lot of growls. I hope you will enjoy listening to this adventurous journey just as much as I enjoyed recording it. - Summary by Sonia (13 hr 12 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 5:10 | Read by Sonia |
Preface to the First Edition | 2:54 | Read by Sonia |
Preface to the Second Edition | 13:01 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter I | 18:53 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter II | 3:41 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter III | 9:29 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter IV | 4:18 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter V | 28:32 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter VI | 14:56 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter VII | 19:33 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter VIII | 15:03 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter IX | 28:32 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter X | 11:40 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XI | 11:27 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XII | 55:42 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XIII | 13:26 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XIV | 13:00 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XV | 8:26 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XVI | 17:25 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XVII | 3:17 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XVIII | 10:26 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XIX | 16:55 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XX | 5:49 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXI | 5:58 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXII | 31:10 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXIII | 5:07 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXIV | 25:50 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXV | 39:52 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXVI | 2:59 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXVII | 3:54 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXVIII | 25:15 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXIX | 19:40 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXX | 12:09 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXI | 18:32 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXII | 1:34 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXIII | 7:47 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXIV | 6:17 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXV | 5:32 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXVI | 14:16 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXVII | 17:39 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXVIII | 5:45 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XXXIX | 19:37 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XL | 19:12 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLI | 9:58 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLII | 8:31 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLIII | 42:19 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLIV | 21:40 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLV | 18:24 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLVI | 5:22 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLVII | 4:11 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLVIII | 18:01 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter XLIX | 12:27 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter L | 21:41 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter LI | 3:12 | Read by Sonia |
Conclusion | 7:05 | Read by Sonia |
Reviews
Fantastic Book
JH
Excellent and exciting story to say the very least. For a first book, it was outstanding. Outstanding, also was the reading by Sonia. Her amazing talent bought this vibrant novel to life. Her intonations, laughs, cries and sighs were truly amazing. Thank you, Sonia.
Listened just because of Sonia's narration
RomanK
Great book. It what made me listen to almost a whole thing instead of just reading was Sonia narration. Superb!
john doe
great book, wish it was a series
good over extreme evil. enjoyed very much
A LibriVox Listener
Enjoyable
mcwiggle
Thanks Sonia for your labors, dramatic voices, & your multi-lingual ability to wrap your tongue around the names & places in this story. Hugo, tho young, didn't really do that poorly in the process of crafting this story of the survival of young love. If there was any lack in Hugo's plot, Sonia's rendering helped fill gaps. Kudos.