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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Author
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Publish Date
- 27 November 2025
- Run Time
- 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this haunting and vivid ballad,
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner weaves a timeless tale of guilt, redemption, and the destructive power of nature. When an old mariner stops a wedding guest to recount the eerie tale of his voyage, the story unfolds like a dark, mesmerizing dream.
The mariner, cursed for his reckless act of killing an albatross, finds himself and his crew trapped in a desolate, supernatural world of endless sea and sky. As they battle the elements and face the consequences of their actions, the mariner must come to terms with the grave sins he's committed, while the ocean itself seems to conspire against him.
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Details
- Author
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Narrator
- Justin Avoth
- Duration
- 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9781836771593
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Genre
- Poetry / Poems, Classic poetry / poems
Synopsis
In this haunting and vivid ballad, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner weaves a timeless tale of guilt, redemption, and the destructive power of nature. When an old mariner stops a wedding guest to recount the eerie tale of his voyage, the story unfolds like a dark, mesmerizing dream. The mariner, cursed for his reckless act of killing an albatross, finds himself and his crew trapped in a desolate, supernatural world of endless sea and sky. As they battle the elements and face the consequences of their actions, the mariner must come to terms with the grave sins he's committed, while the ocean itself seems to conspire against him.
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