Hedda Gabler

Written by Henrik Ibsen

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. In it, Hedda Gabler, daughter of an aristocratic General, has just returned from her honeymoon with George Tesman, an aspiring young academic, reliable but not brilliant, who has combined research with their honeymoon. The reappearance of Tesman's academic rival, Eilert Lovborg, throws their lives into disarray. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by wildemoose)

Characters:

George Tesman - Read by mb
Hedda Tesman, his wife - Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Miss Juliana Tesman, his aunt - Read by Kalynda
Mrs. Elvsted - Read by Elizabeth Klett
Judge Brack - Read by Joe Bly
Eilbert Loveborg - Read by Bob Sherman
Berta, servant at the Tesmans - Read by Diana Majlinger
Narrator|Stage Directions - Read by Availle

Director|File Editor - Arielle Lipshaw

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright who thrived during the late nineteenth century. He began his professional career at age 15 as a pharmacist’s apprentice. He would spend his free time writing plays, publishing his first work Catilina in 1850, followed by The Burial Mound that same year. He eventually earned a position as a theatre director and began producing his own material. Ibsen’s prolific catalogue is noted for depicting modern and real topics. His major titles include Brand, Peer Gynt and Hedda Gabler.