Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
George Gordon, Lord Byron
Read by Peter Tucker
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is dedicated to "Ianthe". The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who, disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry, looks for distraction in foreign lands. In a wider sense, it is an expression of the melancholy and disillusionment felt by a generation weary of the wars of the post-Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. The title comes from the term childe, a medieval title for a young man who was a candidate for knighthood. - Summary by Wikipedia (4 hr 16 min)
Chapters
Dedication | 3:04 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto the First | 49:50 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto the Second | 50:38 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto the Third | 1:00:28 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto the Fourth Part 1 | 48:04 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Canto the Fourth Part 2 | 44:11 | Read by Peter Tucker |
Reviews
WONDERFUL recipe for the generous images and lovely romantics
Devil's Rejects Moon
truly
superb
prusc
one of the best readings on librivox
Beautifully and expressively read. Thank you.
Chickadee Yellowfinch