The Adventures of Master F.J.

About this film

This story presents through letters, poems and third-person commentary the love affair between a young man named Freeman Jones and a married woman named Elinor, lady of the castle he is visiting in Scotland. Events in the affair are traced from initial attraction through mutual seduction to (somewhat) graphic sexual encounters and their aftermath. Allegedly based on a real-life scandal, the author, in re-issuing his story two years after its initial publication, transplanted the action to Italy, renaming the principals Fernando Jeronimi and Leonora. The present recording follows the revised version of 1575 but has important passages that were excised from the 1573 original (designated Q1) included as footnotes in appropriate places. (Summary by Grant Hurlock) Narrated by Grant Hurlock 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 . Download M4B (100MB)

Directors & creators

George Gascoigne

Subjects

Love-affair; Poetry; Scandal; Renaissance; Shakespeare; Satire

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