Imaginary Conversations (Dramatic Reading)


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This is a group of Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor. It is a series of dialogues of historical and mythical characters. Marcellus and Hannibal, Queen Elizabeth and Cecil, Peter the Great and Alexis, Louis XIV and Father La Chaise, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are just a few of the delights on offer. Plenty to choose from and some great reads. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Cast List:
Landor: pjmorgan

Marcellus: SirQueezle
Hannibal: bala
The Surgeon: CharlieOldfield
Gaulish Chieftain: ToddHW

Elizabeth: pjmorgan
Cecil: Martin Geeson

Tiberius: Joseph Tabler
Vipsania: Libby Gohn

Epictetus: Joseph Tabler
Seneca: MaryAnn

Peter the Great: ToddHW
Alexis: TenorBoy
Chancellor: CharlieOldfield

Louis XlV: ToddHW
Father La Chaise: Larry Wilson

Henry Vlll: CharlieOldfield
Anne Boleyn: Availle

Joseph Scaliger: ismailuser55
Montaigne: AlanW
Old Woman: Michele Eaton

Boccaccio: ismailuser55
Petrarca: Michele Eaton
Amadeo: AlanW

Metellus: Brett G. Hirsch
Marius: AlanW

Bossuet: Larry Wilson
Duchess De Fontanges: Sarah Terry

John of Gaunt: Michael6230
Joanna of Kent: Amanda Friday

Lady Lisle: Frances Brown
Elizabeth Gaunt: Elizabeth Klett

Empress Catharine: Amanda Friday
Princess Dashkof: Sarah Terry

Leofric: ToddHW
Godiva: Savannah
Bishop: David Olson

Essex : Jack Albert
Spenser: Michele Eaton

William Wallace:Zee Martin
King Edward 1: Brett G. Hirsch

Archbishop Boulter: Kathrine Engan
Philip Savage: Tomas Peter

Lord Bacon: Michele Eaton
Richard Hooker: MaryAnn

General Lacy: TriciaG
Cura Merino: Mike Harris

Oliver Cromwell: Michael6230
Walter Noble: Tomas Peter

Lord Brooke: MaryAnn
Sir Philip Sidney: Tomas Peter

Southey: MaryAnn
Porson: Michele Eaton

Abbe Delille: Michael6230
Walter Landor: TriciaG

Diogenes: Larry Wilson
Plato: SirQueezle

Barrow: MaryAnn
Newton: inflected

Scipio: Michele Eaton
Polybius: TriciaG
Panaetius: MaryAnn

David Hume: Tomas Peter
John Home: Nicholas Rao

Alfieri: Michele Eaton
Salomon : Brett G. Hirsch

Rousseau: Tomas Peter
Malesherbes: Michele Eaton

Lucullus: TriciaG
Caesar: Brett G. Hirsch

Epicurus: Ted Delorme
Leontion: pjmorgan
Ternissa: Kristin Gjerløw
Father: David Olson
Daughter: Availle

Marcus Tullius: Michele Eaton
Quinctus Cicero: TriciaG

BC, Editor, Narrator: Michele Eaton
Editor, PL: Kim
Editor, PL: Kathrine Engan
PL: Linette Geisel (0 hr 17 min)

Chapters

Introduction by Havelock Ellis 38:46 Read by Michele Eaton
Marcellus and Hannibal 11:01 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Elizabeth and Cecil 9:46 Read by Martin Geeson
Tiberius and Vipsania 9:02 Read by Libby Gohn
Epictetus and Seneca 8:51 Read by MaryAnn
Peter the Great and Alexis 15:33 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Louis XIV and Father La Chaise 15:51 Read by ToddHW
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn 16:49 Read by Availle
Joseph Scaliger and Montaigne 11:18 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Boccaccio and Petrarca 24:10 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Metellus and Marius 11:06 Read by Alan Weyman
Bossuet and The Duchess De Fontanges 15:51 Read by Larry Wilson
John of Gaunt and Joanna of Kent 9:16 Read by Amanda Friday
Lady Lisle and Elizabeth Gaunt 7:48 Read by Elizabeth Klett
The Empress Catharine and Princess Dashkof 14:17 Read by Amanda Friday
Leofric and Godiva 13:12 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Essex and Spenser 11:30 Read by Michele Eaton
William Wallace and King Edward I 13:44 Read by Michele Eaton
Archbishop Boulter and Philip Savage 21:55 Read by Kathrine Engan
Lord Bacon and Richard Hooker 13:04 Read by MaryAnn
General Lacy and Cura Merino 39:28 Read by TriciaG
Oliver Cromwell and Walter Noble 9:51 Read by Michael L
Lord Brooke and Sir Philip Sidney 9:58 Read by MaryAnn
Southey and Porson 12:20 Read by MaryAnn
The Abbe Delille and Walter Landor 5:23 Read by TriciaG
Diogenes and Plato 37:47 Read by Larry Wilson
Barrow and Newton 45:07 Read by MaryAnn
Scipio, Ploybius and Panaetius 36:57 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
David Hume and John Home 19:16 Read by TriciaG
Alfieri and Salomon the Florentine Jew 17:50 Read by Michele Eaton
Rousseau and Malesherbes 27:15 Read by Michele Eaton
Lucullus and Caesar 33:43 Read by TriciaG
Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa Part 1 1:05:00 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Epicurus, Leontion and Ternissa Part 2 12:23 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Marcus Tullius and Quinctus Cicero Part 1 48:05 Read by TriciaG
Marcus Tullius and Quinctus Cicero Part 2 24:17 Read by TriciaG