Rhymes of a Red Cross Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. Service: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 53 original MP3 tracks, 3:02:30 running time and a link to listen.
Rhymes of a Red Cross Man, credited to Robert W. Service, 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 Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Robert W. Service. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Joshua Cabana; Nemo; Nigel Fisher; Skip Corris; Peter Yearsley; Joseph Tabler; Maria de Fátima da Silva; Erin Grassie; Greg Giordano; MartinW; ChadH94 Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. His poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee" helped secure his reputation as the “Bard of the Yukon.” During World War I, Service was an ambulance driver and stretcher bearer for the Red Cross. This volume of poems springs from these experiences during the war. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Recording facts
- Recording title: Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
- Author credits: Robert W. Service
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 53
- Listed recording duration: 3:02:30
Opening tracks: first 24 of 53
- 01 - Dedication & Foreword — 4:06
- 02 - The Fool — 2:26
- 03 - The Volunteer — 2:21
- 04 - The Convalescent — 1:45
- 05 - The Man from Athabaska — 4:39
- 06 - The Red Retreat — 4:01
- 07 - The Haggis of Private McPhee — 7:49
- 08 - The Lark — 1:16
- 09 - The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins — 5:09
- 10 - A Song of Winter Weather — 1:39
- 11 - Tipperary Days — 2:34
- 12 - Fleurette — 5:07
- 13 - Funk — 1:36
- 14 - Our Hero — 2:11
- 15 - My Mate — 2:44
- 16 - Milking Time — 3:23
- 17 - Young Fellow My Lad — 2:57
- 18 - A Song of the Sandbags — 3:43
- 19 - On the Wire — 4:06
- 20 - Bill's Grave — 3:05
- 21 - Jean Desprez — 7:52
- 22 - Going Home — 1:47
- 23 - Cocotte — 4:38
- 24 - My Bay'nit — 2:27
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