Pierre, or The Ambiguities
Herman Melville
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The life of a young heir, Pierre is altered when he meets a mysterious woman who claims to be his sister. (17 hr 10 min)
Chapters
| BOOK I. | 1:01:37 | Read by Naduplants |
| BOOK II. - Part 1 | 38:50 | Read by Naduplants |
| BOOK II. - Part 2 | 39:47 | Read by Naduplants |
| BOOK III. - Part 1 | 32:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK III. - Part 2 | 35:57 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK IV. | 53:00 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK V. | 1:05:13 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK VI. | 54:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK VII. | 43:09 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK VIII. | 1:01:55 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK IX. | 21:28 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK X. | 29:59 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XI. | 17:12 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XII. | 32:26 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XIII. | 7:14 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XIV. | 38:06 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XV. | 34:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XVI. | 37:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XVII. | 34:11 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XVIII. | 23:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XIX. | 31:05 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XX. | 20:15 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXI. | 37:24 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXII. | 30:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXIII. | 36:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXIV. | 20:47 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXV. - Part 1 | 27:17 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXV. - Part 2 | 23:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
| BOOK XXVI. | 39:16 | Read by Jim Locke |
Reviews
probably Melville’s second best book but one of the worst readings I have ever …
A LibriVox Listener
I love Melville, so much I tried to listen through this horrible reading. The first 3 chapters were great. The reader knows what she is doing. But when the male took over. It’s hard to describe except that it is painful. I know it is free and I love LibriVox. But this turned into punishment. It’s as though the reader randomly decided to put pauses not only into sentences but also in between syllables of words. Imagine a non native speaker trying to read a child’s scrawl. Imagine a dyslexic trying to construe syllables. Imagine a demon inserting random breaks in the tape recording. Well, this is worse. I love Melville. But I will have to reread this book on my own.