Selected Poems of John Clare, Vol 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Selected Poems of John Clare, Vol 1, credited to John Clare, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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A LibriVox recording of Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1. Selected and read by David Barnes. John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his ‘Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery’ was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. The poems in this collection are from his early career, and are largely free of pointers to his later mental illness. (Summary by David Barnes).

Recording facts

• Recording title: Selected Poems of John Clare, Vol 1
• Author credits: John Clare
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 37:06

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• nature

Track guide

1. 01- The Setting Sun — 1:17
2. 02 - A Scene — 1:15
3. 03 - The Harvest Morning — 5:03
4. 04 - Noon — 3:59
5. 05 - What is Life? — 2:18
6. 06 - Summer — 1:12
7. 07 - Ballad — 1:24
8. 08 - To My Cottage — 1:14
9. 09 - Joys of Youth — 1:16
10. 10 - The Meeting — 1:33
11. 11 - Winter — 1:19
12. 12 - Sudden Shower — 1:14
13. 13 - Careless Rambles — 1:14
14. 14 - Bloomfield (I) — 1:20
15. 15 - Woodland Thoughts — 1:23
16. 16 - The Heath — 2:48
17. 17 - Winter in the Fens — 2:14
18. 18 - Sabbath Bells — 2:35
19. 19 - An Idle Hour — 1:15
20. 20 - Winter Fields — 1:22

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