Giles Corey of the Salem Farms

About this film

LibriVox recording of Giles Corey of the Salem Farms by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Giles Corey was an English-born farmer who was "pressed to death" for refusing to enter a plea during the notorious Salem Witch Trials in 1692. His wife Martha was one of fourteen women hanged after the trials. This verse drama was written in 1868 and published as one of Longfellow's New England Tragedies. (Summary by Alan Mapstone) 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 (46MB)

Directors & creators

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;tragedy; witch trials

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