EPISODE · Jun 21, 2026 · 24 MIN
Billy Budd Chapter 18
from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville
In which the sombre machinery of martial justice grinds inexorably forward upon a grievous deed aboard the Indomitable, compelling a captain of calm resolve to convene a swift tribunal amid a swirl of moral perplexity and rigid duty. The innocence and guilt entangled in the tragic event are weighed with austere strictness, as the officers wrestle with the harsh necessities imposed by the exigencies of naval law and discipline during a time of unrest.
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In which the sombre machinery of martial justice grinds inexorably forward upon a grievous deed aboard the Indomitable, compelling a captain of calm resolve to convene a swift tribunal amid a swirl of moral perplexity and rigid duty. The innocence and guilt entangled in the tragic event are weighed with austere strictness, as the officers wrestle with the harsh necessities imposed by the exigencies of naval law and discipline during a time of unrest.
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