The Rape of the Lock

"The Rape of the Lock," a hero-comical poem by Alexander Pope, is a witty exploration of an incident involving the unauthorized cutting of a lock of hair from the lady Arabella Fermor by her suitor, Lord Petre. Blending classical style with sharp humor, Pope draws comparisons between this trivial theft and epic events like the capture of Helen, which ignited the Trojan War. This audiobook, edited by Thomas W. Parrott and narrated by Denis Daly, presents both the original two-canto version and the expanded five-canto final edition.