Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia and Letter to a Friend: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia and Letter to a Friend, credited to Thomas Browne, 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 Selected Works of Sir Thomas Browne by Thomas Browne. Read in English by Barbara Baker Selections from the varied writings of a 17th century English doctor with a well-stocked mind, an interest in the new science of his age and a deep religious faith. His prose is famous for its Baroque complexity and its frequent eloquence. Sir Thomas endowed English with numerous quotations and was a notable coiner of words, many of which are still in common use. - Summary by Barbara Baker

Recording facts

• Recording title: Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia and Letter to a Friend
• Author credits: Thomas Browne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 7:34:05

Catalogue topics

• religion
• 17th century english prose
• medical writings
• esoteric writings

Track guide

1. 01 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: To the Reader; 1-8 — 27:26
2. 02 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 9-13 — 22:34
3. 03 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 14-22 — 30:26
4. 04 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 23-35 — 37:43
5. 05 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 26-45 — 29:36
6. 06 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 46-51 — 20:32
7. 07 - Religio Medici - Pt 1: 52-60 — 19:37
8. 08 - Religio Medici - Pt 2:1-3 — 18:25
9. 09 - Religio Medici - Pt 2:4-6 — 15:22
10. 10 - Religio Medici - Pt 2:7-10 — 21:18
11. 11 - Religio Medici - Pt 2:11-15 — 18:25
12. 12 - Letter to a Friend - 1 — 19:37
13. 13 - Letter to a Friend - 2 — 21:16
14. 14 - Letter to a Friend - 3 — 17:29
15. 15 - Hydriotaphia - Dedication — 7:49
16. 16 - Hydriotaphia - Chapter 1 — 17:57
17. 17 - Hydriotaphia - Chapter 2 — 24:05
18. 18 - Hydriotaphia - Chapter 3 — 36:06
19. 19 - Hydriotaphia - Chapter 4 — 22:44
20. 20 - Hydriotaphia - Chapter 5 — 25:38

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