An Alphabet of History: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

An Alphabet of History, credited to Wilbur D. Nesbit, 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 recording of An Alphabet of History by Wilbur D. Nesbit An alphabet of historical characters presented in poetical form In their original form, the contents of this book appeared in the Chicago Sunday Tribune, which newspaper is hereby thanked for the privilege of reproducing this Alphabet (Summary from the Acknowledgment and Ann Boulais) Who frets about the mystery Enshrouding all of history On reading this will, maybe, see We've made it plain as A, B, C.

Recording facts

• Recording title: An Alphabet of History
• Author credits: Wilbur D. Nesbit
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Combined MP3 track duration: 58:37

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• history
• alphabet

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - Alexander the Great — 2:08
2. 02 - Brutus — 1:46
3. 03 - Christopher Columbus — 2:10
4. 04 - Diogenes — 2:08
5. 05 - Euripides — 2:13
6. 06 - Franklin — 1:28
7. 07 - Galilei Galileo — 2:00
8. 08 - Hippocrates — 2:20
9. 09 - Iago — 2:59
10. 10 - Jonson — 2:14
11. 11 - Kidd — 2:11
12. 12 - Lucullus — 2:11
13. 13 - Methuselah — 2:00
14. 14 - Newton — 2:30
15. 15 - Omar — 2:08
16. 16 - Pepys — 2:34
17. 17 - Quintilian — 2:23
18. 18 - Raleigh — 2:03
19. 19 - Shakspeare — 2:22
20. 20 - Tell — 1:50
21. 21 - Ulysses — 3:34
22. 22 - Villon — 1:58
23. 23 - Watt — 1:54
24. 24 - Xantippe — 2:28

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