Billy Budd, Foretopman

It's 1791. Friendly, handsome, and popular Billy Budd is a sailor on board the British warship HMS Indomitable. Britain is at war with France, and because of the famous Nore and Spithead mutinies that occurred earlier in the year, every captain is alert for signs of mutiny and rebellion. The master-at-arms, John Claggatt, a vicious bully, is insanely jealous of Billy's good looks and popularity. Claggatt sets about to entrap Billy in a charge of fomenting mutiny, and as events unfold - violently - Captain Vere is forced to mete out justice in a situation where the very nature of innocence is called into question.

Public Domain (P)1997 Recorded Books, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Melville's late 19th-century masterpiece...draws us back to the late 1700s with the British Royal Navy fighting the French....Frank Muller's enunciation is crisp, his accent well suited to person and place, and his tones are most expressive." (Media Review)

contrasted with Moby Dick it gives a fuller pictur

Contrasted with Moby Dick this book gives a fuller understanding that Herman Melville. I enjoy the homoerotic subtext in both books.

Poor quality

The audio quality of this book is truly terrible. This may be a great book, but I will not be able to find out based on this very subpar recording. You've been warned.

Frank Muller is the Greatest Narrator

Story is ok but Frank makes it so much better. I could listen to a laundry list if read by Frank Muller