#1276: Bk. 6B, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as Fr. Giuseppe Caponsacchi explains his assignment in Arezzo.

Book 6B

18:36.

#1261: Bk. 6A, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we begin to hear Giuseppe Caponsacchi’s side of the story. He says he was just protecting a woman who thought her life was in danger — and that her fate proves she was right.

Book 6A

13:22.

#1251: Bk. 5E, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as the Count finishes saying his piece.

Book 5E

35:44.

#1242: Bk. 5D, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as the Count continues to tell his troubles.

Book 5D

18:15.

As you can see, last week’s technical difficulties appear to have gone away. So here you go.

#1232: Bk. 5C, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book (and Count Guido’s side of the story) continues.

Book 5C

26:41.

#1227: Bk. 5B, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, with more hardhitting commentary on the case from Count Guido Franceschini — the murderer.

Book 5B

21:42.

#1218: Bk. 5A, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we finally hear from the accused.

Book 5A: Count Guido Franceschini.

25:14.

#1198: Bk. 4C, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, with more explanation of events by someone who takes a “moderate” view of everyone involved. But is that view any easier to believe?

Book 4C

23:14.

#1189: Bk. 4B, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as our proponent of a third explanation talks about Pompilia and Guido’s marriage problems.

Book 4B

37:19.

#1165: Book 4A, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we meet someone theorizing a “Third Way” about who’s guilty and who’s innocent.

Book 4A: Tertium Quid.

18:46.

#1117: Bk. 3D, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, and Book 3 finally ends. (I think it was a very interesting canto, but it was pretty long, wasn’t it?) We’ll start Book 4 in Easter Week.

Book 3D

16:11.

#1109: Bk. 3C, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as The Other Half-Rome’s narrator outlines a dastardly plan, and pities the two young people caught up in it.

Book 3C

38:06.

#1102: Bk. 3B, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, with more of the story from the POV of the friends of Pompilia and the Comparini family.

Book 3B.

18:20.

#1093: Bk. 3A, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as “The Other Half-Rome” tells the story from the POV of Pompilia’s family.

Book III: The Other Half-Rome

30:56.

#1086: Bk. 2C, The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning

The Ring and the Book continues, as we find out exactly why “Half-Rome” is telling the murder’s story.

Book 2C

20:39.