The Prisoner of Chillon
by Lord Byron
22 minutes
Unabridged Longform Narrative Poem
1816
The story of Francois Bonivard, a 16th century monk imprisoned in the Chateau de Chillon.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2007 Release, Adventure, Alex Wilson (Reader), Formal Verse, Lord Byron, Lyrical Verse, Poetry
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial License on June 27, 2012 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
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22 minutes
Unabridged Longform Narrative Poem
1816
The story of Francois Bonivard, a 16th century monk imprisoned in the Chateau de Chillon.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Categories: 100 cents, 15-30 minutes, 19th Century AD, 2007 Release, Adventure, Alex Wilson (Reader), Formal Verse, Lord Byron, Lyrical Verse, Poetry
Lord Byron (1788-1824) was the most Romantic of all the British Romantic poets. So much so that he died of a fever while trying to finish Don Juan.
Alex Wilson is a writer and stage/film actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He starred in the North American Premiere of Richard Taylor's musical Whistle Down the Wind and recently filmed The Third Cord with Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido. His animated comics-parody film All's Fair in Love and Police Actions was recently selected as an iFilm Pick. He is the founder of Telltale Weekly and Spoken Alexandria. See his website for more. [new windows, all].
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial License on June 27, 2012 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
Posted by alex at June 27, 2007 1:49 PM
