Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Yorick
- A Jester's Tale
- Narrated by: Christopher Tester
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £13.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Denmark.
12th century.
In the castle of Kronborg, during the reign of the mighty King Rorik, an unwanted child is born to a lowly servant, Gitte, and an unknown father. But the boy Erik, later known as Yorick, will climb to a position of power that will prove his undoing.
Unruly but quick-witted, Yorick rises from humble stable-boy to joining the King's players, acting at great feasts before the highest in the realm.
On the death of the kindly Makan who has helped to raise him, Yorick becomes the King's jester. Now a hard-drinking rake, reckless of the dangers that swirl about him, he finds himself privy to secrets—and under the thumb of the King's spoiled and wilful daughter, Gurutha.
When the Princess is forced to take a husband she does not want, the dour sea-rover Horwendil, she secretly cuckolds him with his brother, Feng—and Yorick is their go-between.
On Rorik's death, when Gurutha becomes Queen, she takes the name Gertrude—her husband taking the name Hamlet. And when she bears a son, young Hamlet, Yorick becomes the Prince's playfellow, sporting happily with the boy he adores.
Yorick reaches heights he never imagined—which is the beginning of his downfall.
But as he nears the end, the final betrayal is yet to come....
More from the same
Love Books? You'll Love Audible.
Transform your day
Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.
Listen everywhere
You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.
Carry your entire Library
Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.
Listen and learn
Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.
Reach your reading goals
Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.
Find your niche
WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.