Observations of an Orderly: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Observations of an Orderly by Ward Muir: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 15 original MP3 tracks, 3:51:52 running time and a link to listen.
Observations of an Orderly, credited to Ward Muir, 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 Observations of an Orderly, by Ward Muir. Ward Muir brings us into the heart of an English war hospital, describing scenes of cleanliness, triumph, order and sadness. Through the eyes of the orderly we get to see the processes that kept the wards running, and relive some tales from within the hospital walls. (Summary by Christine Blachford)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Observations of an Orderly
- Author credits: Ward Muir
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 15
- Listed recording duration: 3:51:52
Catalogue topics
- memoir
- World War I
- medicine
Track guide
- 01 - My First Day — 14:59
- 02 - Life in the Orderlies' Hut — 19:18
- 03 - Washing Up — 12:43
- 04 - A 'Hut' Hospital — 15:30
- 05 - From the 'D Block' Wards — 13:34
- 06 - When the Wounded Arrive — 11:50
- 07 - 'T... A...' — 15:31
- 08 - Laundry Problems — 16:30
- 09 - On Buttons — 8:48
- 10 - A Word About 'Slackers in Khaki' — 11:40
- 11 - The Recreation Rooms — 13:49
- 12 - The Cockney — 27:35
- 13 - The Station Party — 16:07
- 14 - Slang in a War Hospital — 16:14
- 15 - A Blind Man's Home-coming — 17:50
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