Epistle to Lord Byron and other poems: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Epistle to Lord Byron and other poems, credited to Leigh Hunt, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Epistle to Lord Byron and other poems by Leigh Hunt. Read in English by Alan Mapstone. Leigh Hunt was an English poet, essayist and editor best remembered as the host of a literary circle which gathered at his home in Hampstead and attracted many well known writers of the day including Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, John Keats, William Hazlitt, Thomas Moore and Charles Lamb. He wrote many letters to various friends including some Epistles in Verse of which those to Byron, Moore, Hazlitt and Lamb are recorded here. He also made translations from Poets of Antiquity (Homer, Theocritus, Anacreon and Catullus) (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Epistle to Lord Byron and other poems
• Author credits: Leigh Hunt
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 1:24:58

Catalogue topics

• potry

Track guide

1. 01 - EPISTLES: To Lord Byron — 10:42
2. 02 - To Thomas Moore — 6:56
3. 03 - To William Hazlitt — 10:10
4. 04 - To Charles Lamb — 7:05
5. 05 - MISCELLANIES: Fancy's Party — 4:02
6. 06 - Thoughts of the Avon — 3:38
7. 07 - Song — 1:25
8. 08 - SONNETS: Description of Hampstead — 1:33
9. 09 - Under a Portrait of Raphael — 1:38
10. 10 - To Percy Shelley — 1:34
11. 11 - To the Same — 1:30
12. 12 - To John Keats — 1:31
13. 13 - On Receiving a Lock of Milton's Hair — 1:33
14. 14 - The Nile — 1:32
15. 15 - TRANSLATIONS: The First Re-appearance of Achilles — 8:24
16. 16 - Priam Venting his Temper — 3:39
17. 17 - Priam at the Feet of Achilles — 5:00
18. 18 - The Cyclops — 8:27
19. 19 - The Rural Concert — 1:01
20. 20 - The Banquet — 1:21
21. 21 - The Dance — 1:12
22. 22 - The Seat Under the Tree — 1:07

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