Billy Budd

Released: August 17, 2009
Length: 1 hr 57 mins
Format: Abridged Audiobook
Publisher: Audio Holdings, LLC

Billy Budd is a young sailor admired for his goodness and beauty, who joins the crew of the HMS Indomitable in 1797. His presence sparks tension with Claggart, the master-at-arms, leading to a series of dramatic events that culminate in a court-martial and a consequential execution at sea.

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Billy Budd