Michael Strogoff
Jules Verne
Play
Length 9 h 46 min
Chapters 32
First published 1876
This is the account of the perilous mission of Michael Strogoff, courier for Czar Alexander II, who is sent from Moscow to the besieged city of Irkutsk, where the governor, brother of the Czar, has taken his last stand against a Tartar rebellion led by the fearsome Feofar-Khan. When telegraph lines are cut between the Russian Far East and the mainland, Strogoff must make his way through hostile territory to warn the governor of the return of the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a disgraced former officer who seeks vengeance against the Tsar’s family by the destruction of Irkutsk. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
A Fete at the New Palace Read by David Leeson 20:59
2
Russians and Tartars Read by David Leeson 20:15
3
Michael Strogoff Meets the Czar Read by David Leeson 12:20
4
From Moscow to Nijni-Novgorod Read by David Leeson 28:40
5
The Two Announcements Read by David Leeson 18:26
6
Brother and Sister Read by David Leeson 13:22
7
Going Down the Volga Read by David Leeson 17:17
8
Going Up the Kama Read by David Leeson 13:38
9
Day and Night in a Tarantass Read by David Leeson 16:46
10
A Storm in the Ural Mountains Read by David Leeson 15:37
11
Travelers in Distress Read by David Leeson 19:11
12
Provocation Read by David Leeson 21:51
13
Duty Before Everything Read by David Leeson 16:02
14
Mother and Son Read by David Leeson 19:30
15
The Marshes of the Baraba Read by David Leeson 17:14
16
A Final Effort Read by David Leeson 18:26
17
The Rivals Read by David Leeson 14:56
18
A Tartar Camp Read by David Leeson 19:49
19
Correspondents in Trouble Read by David Leeson 28:36
20
Blow For Blow Read by David Leeson 21:41
21
The Triumphal Entry Read by David Leeson 12:33
22
"Look While You May!" Read by David Leeson 16:17
23
A Friend on the Highway Read by David Leeson 19:43
24
The Passage of the Yenisei Read by David Leeson 19:36
25
A Hare Crosses the Road Read by David Leeson 19:05
26
In the Steppe Read by David Leeson 17:55
27
Baikal and Angara Read by David Leeson 19:05
28
Between Two Banks Read by David Leeson 20:16
29
Irkutsk Read by David Leeson 19:56
30
The Czar's Courier Read by David Leeson 16:54
31
The Night of the Fifth of October Read by David Leeson 19:28
32
Conclusion Read by David Leeson 10:28
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