Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
    1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
    1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
    Audiobook20 minutes

    1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors

    Written by Mark Twain

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook


    Please note: this recording contains strong language.

    "1601," wrote Mark Twain, "is a supposititious conversation which takes place in Queen Elizabeth's closet in that year, between the Queen, Ben Jonson, Beaumont, Sir Walter Raleigh, the Duchess of Bilgewater, and one or two others ... If there is a decent word findable in it, it is because I overlooked it." 1601 depicts a highfalutin and earthy discussion between the Queen and her court about farting and a variety of sexual peccadillos, narrated disapprovingly and sanctimoniously by the Queen's Cup-Bearer, an eyewitness at "the Social Fireside." [Summary by Denny Sayers]

    Cast:
    Introduction — Denny Sayers
    Narrator — Jonathan Horniblow
    The Queen — miette
    Beaumonte — David Lawrence
    Lady Margery Boothy — Kristin Hughes
    Lady Alice Dilberry, Ben Jonson, Lord Bacon — Ruth Golding
    Lady Helen — Philippa
    Sir Walter Ralegh — Mark F. Smith
    Shaxpur — Andy Minter

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Mark Twain

    Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910. 

    More audiobooks from Mark Twain

    Related to 1601

    Related audiobooks

    Humor & Satire For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Justice For Helene

      Jul 29, 2021

      Justice For Helene
      2 min read

    • Article

      TV, FILM & RADIO

      May 14, 2020

      TV, FILM & RADIO
      5 min read

    • Article

      The Quarantine Bookshelf

      Mar 19, 2021

      The Quarantine Bookshelf
      4 min read

    • Article

      I Wish I’d Known…

      Mar 5, 2020

      ‘It took me a long time to take my own writing positively and seriously because that little critical voice in my head kept telling me that publishing wasn’t a world open to me, and that no one could possibly want to read a novel I had written. ‘Yet t

      1 min read

    • Article

      Afterlife Accident Insurance

      Aug 5, 2021

      Have you thought about how your loved ones will cope after your death? Of course you have. But have you thought about how YOU will cope after you die? Afterlife Assurance is the UK’s biggest post-death insurer, with thousands of satisfied customers i

      1 min read

    • Article

      Not The Usual Suspects

      Jul 1, 2021

      Not The Usual Suspects
      1 min read

    • Article

      Look who’s Tolkien

      May 5, 2019

      Look who’s Tolkien
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Machine

      Oct 10, 2021

      Hey, man. I wasn’t sure exactly how to start this. I needed to write this letter—the details are such that they have to be written down—but I’m not much of a prose stylist, so you’ll just have to bear with me. And I do hope you’ll forgive this; I kno

      4 min read

    • Article

      The Bay View Tragedy

      Sep 10, 2019

      The Bay View Tragedy
      10 min read

    • Article

      When Rape Is a Plot Twist

      Oct 31, 2017

      When Rape Is a Plot Twist
      5 min read

    • Article

      Time Travels in Two Directions

      Oct 8, 2016

      SOME BOOKS OUGHT TO COME WITH A warning—not for the reader but for those nearby, who are bound to be interrupted with passages read aloud. Mind-blowing ideas demand to be shared. Such a warning ought to come with both James Gleick’s Time Travel: A H

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Quiet Killer At The Core Of Patriotism

      Jun 6, 2019

      What? Another mass murder? Almost missed this one: Virginia Beach. Twelve killed on May 31, plus the killer himself, who was a city employee -- an engineer. He had legitimate access to the building where he shot people on three floors. His guns were

      4 min read

    • Article

      FROM THE WD EDITORS: Our favourite Beginnings and Endings

      Jul 31, 2019

      The best beginnings toss readers into the whirlwind that is going to be your story right as the action begins, giving them no choice but to read further. The best endings stick with readers for years after they’ve closed the book. WD editors got toge

      1 min read

    • Article

      Driven By Distraction

      Jun 8, 2018

      The creeping devastation of a beautiful land is a story that resonates everywhere in India. Sudeep Chakravarti's novel is set in Goa, but its rapacious developers, mournful lookers-back, see-no-evil bystanders and raging activists might be from anywh

      1 min read

    • Article

      I’m Known As The Coffin Guy

      Aug 28, 2020

      IT WAS a repulsive act of cruelty and humiliation that shocked people around the world. “Do you want to die fast or slow?” the two burly farmers taunted as they forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin. They threatened to douse him in petrol and burn him

      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for 1601

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words