Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville (English) Compact Disc Book

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Billy Budd, Sailor is a maritime classic from the master pen of Herman Melville. Written some forty years after Moby Dick, Melville's Billy Budd is a moving tale of good versus evil.Set aboard a British navy ship at the end of the eighteenth century, a young, innocent sailor's charm and good nature put the men around him at ease. Ship life agreed with Billy. He made friends quickly and was well liked, which infuriated John Claggart, the ship's cold-blooded superior officer. Mutiny was a continual threat greatly feared by naval officers. Even minor offences were dealt with harshly to keep crews in their place--regardless of whether the accused was guilty or innocent. The envious master-at-arms becomes obsessed with the destruction of the "handsome sailor" and torments the young man until his false accusations lead to an eventual charge of treason against Billy.

FORMATCompact Disc LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was born in New York. Family hardships forced him to leave school for various occupations, including shipping as a cabin boy to Liverpool in 1839--a voyage that sparked his love for the sea. A shrewd social critic and philosopher in his fiction, he is considered an outstanding writer of the sea and a great stylist who mastered both realistic narrative and a rich, rhythmical prose.William Roberts' theater appearances include Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. Among his films are Cold Mountain and Death Wish III, while he has been seen on television in Martin Chuzzlewit and The Old Devils. An accomplished voice artist, he is a frequent narrator of audiobooks and has received an AudioFile Earphones Award.

Review

"Many of Melville's unpolished passages read like philosophical ruminations rather than dramatic narrative. William Roberts uses this to his advantage, narrating with the persuasive tone of a debater. His reading will leave listeners pondering Budd's situation even after the novel is finished. The musical excerpts seem superfluous in the early chapters but underscore the drama later as Budd's situation becomes clearer."-- "AudioFile"

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"Many of Melville's unpolished passages read like philosophical ruminations rather than dramatic narrative. William Roberts uses this to his advantage, narrating with the persuasive tone of a debater. His reading will leave listeners pondering Budd's situation even after the novel is finished. The musical excerpts seem superfluous in the early chapters but underscore the drama later as Budd's situation becomes clearer."

Details ISBN1094012599 Author William Roberts Short Title BILLY BUDD SAILOR D Playing time 215 Publisher Naxos Language English ISBN-10 1094012599 ISBN-13 9781094012599 Format Compact Disc DEWEY FIC Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-12-17 Audience Age 8 Narrator William Roberts Imprint Naxos Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this

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