The Ballad of the Oysterman: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Ballad of the Oysterman, credited to Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 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 volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Ballad of the Oysterman by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 11, 2018. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; Chris Pyle; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; fshort; Greg Giordano; Gary Grenholm; Larry Wilson; Michele Fry; Phil Schempf; RajVO; Scotty Smith; Tahirih Ogunfiditimi; Tomas Peter and tovarisch. from THE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TO MY READERS NAY, blame me not; I might have spared Your patience many a trivial verse, Yet these my earlier welcome shared, So, let the better shield the worse.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Ballad of the Oysterman
• Author credits: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 39:15

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• nature
• drama
• romance

Track guide

1. 01 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by BK — 2:55
2. 02 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by CLP — 2:09
3. 03 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by DL — 2:23
4. 04 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by EL — 2:33
5. 05 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by FS — 3:00
6. 06 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by GG — 2:54
7. 07 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by GGG — 2:36
8. 08 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by LCW — 2:20
9. 09 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by MTF — 2:37
10. 10 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by PS — 2:10
11. 11 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by RAJ — 2:38
12. 12 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by SWS — 2:32
13. 13 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by TO — 2:41
14. 14 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by TP — 2:49
15. 15 - The Ballad of the Oysterman - Read by VB — 2:57

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