October and Other Poems: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

October and Other Poems, credited to Robert Bridges, 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 October and Other Poems by Robert Bridges. Read in English by ThatKidsMom; Sonia; Scott Kelley; Bruce Kachuk This is a collection of poetry by Robert Bridges. This collection also contains some poems written right after World War I, reflecting the state of international politics very impressively. "This miscellaneous volume is composed of three sections. The first twelve poems were written in 1913, and printed privately by Mr. Hornby in 1914. The last of these poems proved to be a “war poem,” and on that follow eighteen pieces which were called forth on occasion during the War, the last being a broadsheet on the surrender of the German ships. All of these verses appeared in some journal or serial. There were a few others, but they are not included in this collection, either because they are lost, or because they show decidedly inferior claims to salvage. The last six poems or sonnets are of various dates." - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: October and Other Poems
• Author credits: Robert Bridges
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 1:15:37

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• World War I
• WWI
• poem
• war
• Britain
• england
• poet

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - October — 0:59
2. 02 - The Flowering Tree — 1:19
3. 03 - Noel - Christmas Eve, 1913 — 2:02
4. 04 - In der Fremde — 1:00
5. 05 - The Philosopher and his Mistress — 1:14
6. 06 - Narcissus — 1:48
7. 07 - Our Lady — 2:49
8. 08 - The Curfew Tower — 1:53
9. 09 - Flycatchers — 1:35
10. 10 - Ghosts — 0:40
11. 11 - Έτώσιον ἄχθος ἀρούρης — 0:44
12. 12 - Hell and Hate — 2:47
13. 13 - 'Wake up, England!' — 1:30
14. 14 - Lord Kitchener — 1:09
15. 15 - Ode on the Tercentenary Commemoration of Shakespeare, 1916 — 6:38
16. 16 - The Chivalry of the Sea — 2:07
17. 17 - For 'Pages Inédites,' Etc. — 0:48
18. 18 - Gheluvelt — 0:36
19. 19 - The West Front — 2:05
20. 20 - To the United States of America — 1:31
21. 21 - Trafalgar Square — 2:23
22. 22 - Christmas Eve, 1917 — 4:07
23. 23 - To the President of the United States of America — 1:42
24. 24 - Our Prisoners of War in Germany — 2:04

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