Brief Lives Volume I

About this film

LibriVox recording of Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey. Read in English by Nicole Lee A collection of sparkling gossipy biographical pieces of Aubrey's contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glimpses into the unofficial side of these towering figures has won it an undying popularity, with Ruth Scurr's recent reimagined "autobiography" of Aubrey, breathing new life into this classic for the next generation of readers. - Summary by Nicole Lee For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook part 1 (137MB) M4B Audiobook part 2 (165MB)

Directors & creators

John Aubrey

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;literature; civil war; gossip; jacobean; seventeenth century

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