Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2010
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Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 32 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781982431594 MWT10026178, 1982431598 10026178
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by Stefan Rudnicki
Billy Budd, an orphaned, illegitimate child suffused with innocence, openness, and natural charisma, has been impressed into service aboard the HMS Bellipotent. He is adored by the crew, but for unexplained reasons arouses the antagonism of the ship's Master-at-Arms John Claggart, who falsely accuses Billy of conspiracy to mutiny. Set in 1797, Herman Melville's Billy Budd exploits the tension of this period during the war between England and France to create a tale of satanic treachery, tragedy, and great pathos that explores human relationships and the inherently ambiguous nature of man-made justice
Mode of access: World Wide Web