• The Corsair

  • By: Lord Byron
  • Narrated by: Rob Goll
  • Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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The Corsair

By: Lord Byron
Narrated by: Rob Goll
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"The Corsair" is a narrative poem in three cantos. It was published in February 1814, and such was Byron's popularity at the time, that it sold 10,000 copies on its first day of sale.

The poem is the third, and the longest, in the series of Byron's Oriental Romances or Heroic Tales - the other poems being "The Giaour", "The Bride of Abydos", "Lara", and "The Siege of Corinth" and "Parisina". The poem has been the inspiration for numerous musical adaptations, among them two operas and a ballet.

Conrad, the Corsair, is the chieftain of a pirate band, and plans to attack the Pacha, Seyd, and seize his possessions. Conrad's wife, Medora, prevails upon her husband to abandon his plan and remain at home. Confident in his plan and assured of his safe return, Conrad and his pirate crew set sail for the Pacha's island.

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Reading Byron is always a favorite pastime for me. I decided to listen to the audio version and was immediately drawn in. Rob Goll gives life to the characters in Bryon's verse tale. It's is an emotional tale as well as a swashbuckling story. A real treat to listen. I highly recommend.

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