Pericles, Prince of Tyre
William Shakespeare · 1609 · Fiction
Full text · 5 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
The medieval poet Gower narrates the wanderings of Pericles, who flees a murderous king, loses his wife at sea and his daughter Marina to years of danger, and finds them both again. The first of Shakespeare's late romances, written with another playwright, probably George Wilkins.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who like long voyages, shipwrecks and reunions - Anyone exploring Shakespeare's late romances - Readers who enjoy a story told by a narrator
What’s inside
- 18 min
- 21 min
- 11 min
- 22 min
- 15 min
