A Psalm Of Life: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Psalm Of Life, credited to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of A Psalm Of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 03, 2019. Read in English by Amy Gramour; Bruce Kachuk; Chris Pyle; Campbell Schelp; David Lawrence; Ellies; Newgatenovelist; Eileen Rose Kelly; Foon; Graham Scott; Jim Gallagher; Josh Kibbey; Kristine Bekere; Larry Wilson; Michele Fry; Nemo; Phil Schempf; Peter Yearsley; SweetHome; Tomas Peter; Wayne Cooke and William Allan Jones. This poem was first published in the October 1838 issue of The Knickerbocker, a New York City magazine. It then appeared in Longfellow's first published book of poems, Voices Of The Night, in 1839. It is an upbeat psalmists answer to the biblical psalm that we are but dust heading for the grave, urging us instead to be heroic, to make the most of our lives, and set a good example for others to follow. (Summary by Michele Fry)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Psalm Of Life
• Author credits: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 46:04

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• philosophy

Track guide

1. 01 - A Psalm of Life by ALG — 1:56
2. 02 - A Psalm of Life by BK — 2:25
3. 03 - A Psalm of Life by CLP — 1:45
4. 04 - A Psalm of Life by CS — 1:57
5. 05 - A Psalm of Life by DL — 2:05
6. 06 - A Psalm of Life by EC — 1:55
7. 07 - A Psalm of Life by EL — 2:32
8. 08 - A Psalm of Life by ERK — 2:07
9. 09 - A Psalm of Life by FH — 2:11
10. 10 - A Psalm of Life by GRS — 2:14
11. 11 - A Psalm of Life by JFG — 1:48
12. 12 - A Psalm of Life by JK — 1:41
13. 13 - A Psalm of Life by KB — 2:04
14. 14 - A Psalm of Life by LCW — 1:47
15. 15 - A Psalm of Life by MTF — 1:56
16. 16 - A Psalm of Life by NR — 2:18
17. 17 - A Psalm of Life by PS — 1:54
18. 18 - A Psalm of Life by PY — 2:01
19. 19 - A Psalm of Life by SH — 2:20
20. 20 - A Psalm of Life by TP — 2:23
21. 21 - A Psalm of Life by WC — 2:18
22. 22 - A Psalm of Life by WJ — 2:27

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