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AudioThe Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
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LibriVox recording of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Read in English by Lauren Huff. After the brutal and turbulent Wars of the Roses, Henry VII reigned over England and the sons of his rival Edward IV, once held captive in the Tower of London, were lost to time. Years later, a young man with boundless energy and hope emerged, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, heir of Edward IV and the rightful king of England. Mary Shelley’s swashbuckling narrative of the doomed claimant to the throne imagines Richard from his youth in hiding as the lowly Perkin Warbeck to his execution as a traitor at the hands of Henry VII. Richard gains friends and supporters in his quest to claim the English crown, but treachery dogs his every step. (Summary by Lauren Huff) 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 01-28 (236MB) M4B Audiobook 29-59 (229MB)
Directors & creators
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;henry vii; imposture; impostors; pretender to the throne; great britain history
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