There are Crimes and Crimes

Written by August Strindberg

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Maurice, a playwright on the brink of success, feels so confident in his professional future he proposes to Jeanne, his mistress. However, upon meeting Henriette, his friend's mistress, he gets swept away by his overwhelming passion for her. The feelings are reciprocated by Henriette and their relationship quickly spins out of control. Tragedy strikes and both are swept up in accusations of murder with the potential to destroy them both. This is a story of passion, tragedy, redemption, and repentance. (Summary by Amanda Friday)

Cast
Maurice: Brett W. Downey
Jeanne/Servant Girl: Elizabeth Klett
Marion: Emily Jones
Adolphe: BellonaTimes
Henriette/Narrator: Amanda Friday
Emile: Chuck Williamson
Madame Catherine: Caprisha Page
The Abbe: Algy Pug
Watchman/Waiter/Guard: Charlotte Duckett
Commissaire/Detective: Todd

Audio edited by Caprisha Page and Elizabeth Klett

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

August Strindberg

Harry G. Carlson teaches Drama and Theatre at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He has written widely on Swedish drama and theatre and has been honored in Sweden for his books, Strindberg and the Poetry of Myth (California, 1982) and Out of Inferno: Strindberg's Reawakening as an Artist (1996), play translations and critical essays.