My Hunt After 'The Captain': Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

My Hunt After 'The Captain', credited to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 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 My Hunt After 'The Captain', by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Read by David Wales. Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally published in The Atlantic Magazine, 1862. Holmes, Sr. (1809 -1894) was an American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author. He was regarded by his peers as one of the best writers of the 19th century. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858). He is also recognized as an important medical reformer. (Summary by Atlantic Magazine, Wikipedia, David Wales)

Recording facts

• Recording title: My Hunt After 'The Captain'
• Author credits: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 2:11:45

Catalogue topics

• American Civil War
• Keedysville

Track guide

1. 1 Part 1 — 31:14
2. 2 Part 2 — 32:22
3. 3 Part 3 — 32:00
4. 4 Part 4 — 36:09

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