John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses a…
Franz Von Dingelstedt
Read by Claudia Salto
This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join him in Mayence, where he lives in poverty. We get to know his enemies and his friends, and some information about why he isn't the rich man we'd expect him to be. This book was prepared and completed within two days by the volunteers at Distributed Proofreaders to mark their 15th anniversary with the 50,000th published book at Project Gutenberg. ( Claudia Salto) (2 hr 37 min)
Chapters
| Chapter I. As how John Fust, master printer in the city of Maïence, gave his da… | 27:01 | Read by Claudia Salto |
| Chapter II. What John Gutenberg, master printer, said, and what he did, while P… | 25:55 | Read by Claudia Salto |
| Chapter III. Who John Gutenberg found in his dwelling when he came back to it, … | 23:19 | Read by Claudia Salto |
| Chapter IV. How two Crosiers being engaged in a quarrel, the poor people of Maï… | 22:01 | Read by Claudia Salto |
| Chapter V. The Lord Archbishop Adolfe of Nassau having bethought him of John Gu… | 22:28 | Read by Claudia Salto |
| Chapter VI. Death of John Gutenberg. Reader, pray for the repose of his soul: h… | 36:57 | Read by Claudia Salto |