Birds and Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Birds and Man, credited to William Henry Hudson, 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 Birds and Man by William Henry Hudson. Read in English by clarinetcarrot During the later part of his life Hudson lived in southern England, where he was involved very early on with the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). Birds and Man is a slow moving work where Hudson discusses his love of birds, and the need for better protection of them. - Summary by clarinetcarrot

Recording facts

• Recording title: Birds and Man
• Author credits: William Henry Hudson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 6:25:33

Catalogue topics

• nature
• birds
• england
• conservation
• britian

Track guide

1. 01 - Birds at their Best — 49:51
2. 02 - Birds and Man — 27:17
3. 03 - Daws in the West Country — 27:35
4. 04 - Early Spring in Savernake Forest — 28:52
5. 05 - A Wood Wren at Wells — 19:16
6. 06 - The Secret of the Willow Wren — 20:17
7. 07 - Secret of the Charm of Flowers — 33:17
8. 08 - Ravens in Somerset — 17:46
9. 09 - Owls in a Village — 18:03
10. 10 - The Strange and Beautiful Sheldrake — 15:37
11. 11 - Geese: An Appreciation and a Memory — 29:35
12. 12 - The Dartford Warbler — 33:59
13. 13 - Vert - Vert, or Parrot Gossip — 24:45
14. 14 - Something Pretty in a Glass Case — 16:26
15. 15 - Selborne — 22:57

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