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Persa; The Persian

LibriVox recording of Persa; The Persian by Titus Maccius Plautus. (Translated by Henry Thomas Riley.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. A Slave wants to marry a Courtesan, and so has to find a way to get enough money to buy her from her Procurer. Being a clever slave, this of course involves a trick, including Persian disguises and some very fast talking. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Toxilus, a servant: KeltonLee Sagaristio, a servant: Beeswaxcandle Saturio, a Parasite: Larry Wilson Paegnium, a boy: Alan Mapstone Dordalus, a Procurer: Brian Fullen Lemniselene, a Courtesan, beloved by Toxilus: Winterberry Sophoclidisca, her attendant: ShrimpPhish A Young Woman, daughter of Saturio: ShrimpPhish Stage Directions and Editing: ToddHW For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (49MB)

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