The Prisoner of Chillon


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Lord Byron visited the Castle of Chillon on Lake Geneva in Switzerland in 1816 and was intrigued by the legend of Francis Bonnivard who was said to have been imprisoned there in medieval times. The title poem of this collection was written in response to that visit.

Originally published in 1816 this collection was extended after Byron's death. The final poem was written on his 36th birthday, just 3 months before he died. - Summary by Alan Mapstone (1 hr 40 min)

Chapters

The Prisoner of Chillon 25:32 Read by Alan Mapstone
Sonnet on Chillon 1:34 Read by Alan Mapstone
Fare Thee Well 5:12 Read by Alan Mapstone
She Walks in Beauty 1:10 Read by Larry Wilson
The Destruction of Sennacherib 1:51 Read by Larry Wilson
Jephthah's Daughter 1:23 Read by Larry Wilson
On a Distant View of the Village and School of Harrow on the Hill 2:59 Read by Alan Mapstone
Maid of Athens, ere we part 1:32 Read by czandra
Stanzas to Augusta 4:19 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Epistle to Augusta 10:20 Read by Alan Mapstone
When we two parted 1:44 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Stanzas for Music 3:34 Read by George Banfield
The Dream 11:08 Read by George Banfield
To Thomas Moore 0:56 Read by Stacey Malcolm
So, we'll go no more a-roving 0:49 Read by Sagarika
On the Bust of Helen by Canova 0:43 Read by Bruce Kachuk
A very mournful ballad on the Siege and Conquest of Alhama 7:17 Read by Alan Mapstone
Stanzas: "Could love for ever" 2:59 Read by czandra
Darkness 7:00 Read by Sheridan Alistair
Prometheus 4:06 Read by Alan Mapstone
Stanzas written on the road between Florence and Pisa 1:47 Read by Alan Mapstone
On this day I complete my thirty-sixth year 3:00 Read by Alan Mapstone