Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate 1642-1658: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate 1642-1658, credited to John Milton, 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 Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate 1642-1658 by John Milton. Read in English by Alan Mapstone. The English poet John Milton supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War and publicly defended the execution of King Charles I. He held the post of Secretary for Foreign Tongues in the government of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. The relatively few poems he wrote during this period often reference the political situation of the time. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate 1642-1658
• Author credits: John Milton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Listed recording duration: 27:23

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• politics
• English
• english civil war
• king charles i
• parliamentarian

Track guide

1. 01 - When the Assault was Intended to the City — 2:01
2. 02 - To a Virtuous Young Lady — 1:33
3. 03 - To the Lady Margaret Ley — 1:26
4. 04 - On the Detraction which Followed Upon my Writing Certain Treatises — 1:38
5. 05 - On the Same — 1:29
6. 06 - On the New Forcers of Conscience Under the Long Parliament — 2:00
7. 07 - To Mr. H. Lawes on his Airs — 1:33
8. 08 - On the Religious Memory of Mrs. Catherine Thomson, my Christian Friend, Deceased Dec. 16, 1646 — 1:47
9. 09 - On the Lord General Fairfax at the Siege of Colchester — 1:34
10. 10 - To the Lord General Cromwell, on the Proposals of Certain Ministers at the Committee for the Propagation of the Gospel — 1:38
11. 11 - To Sir Henry Vane the Younger — 1:30
12. 12 - On the late Massacre in Piemont — 1:29
13. 13 - On his Blindness — 1:27
14. 14 - To Mr. Lawrence — 1:30
15. 15 - To Cyriack Skinner — 1:29
16. 16 - To the Same — 1:29
17. 17 - On his Deceased Wife — 1:50

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