306: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 1)

Beyond Shakespeare

Welcome to a new monthly Tuesday short release - it's a reading of a book you might not have read, but you will know.
The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter One: Of his Parentage and Birth.
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