The Captive Dove: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Captive Dove, credited to Anne Brontë, 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 Captive Dove by Anne Bronte. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 17, 2016. Read in English by Aubrey Anne; Bruce Kachuk; Brian Darby; clarinetcarrot; David J. Heaney; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; Jennifer Fournier; Gloria Fontaine; Greg Giordano; John Burlinson; Julia Niedermaier; Lee Ann Howlett; Maria Kasper and Rapunzelina. Many victorian women felt trapped by the role society gave them. So did Anne Bronte. This is a poem about lonelyness, and about feeling caged. A poem which would bring tears to your eyes. ( Stav Nisser )

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Captive Dove
• Author credits: Anne Brontë
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 27:31

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• nature
• captivity
• philosophy

Track guide

1. 01 - The Captive Dove - Read by AKB — 1:48
2. 02 - The Captive Dove - Read by BK — 1:59
3. 03 - The Captive Dove - Read by BSD — 1:35
4. 04 - The Captive Dove - Read by CHA — 1:38
5. 05 - The Captive Dove - Read by DJH — 1:20
6. 06 - The Captive Dove - Read by DL — 1:45
7. 07 - The Captive Dove - Read by EL — 1:54
8. 08 - The Captive Dove - Read by JEF — 1:58
9. 09 - The Captive Dove - Read by GF — 1:54
10. 10 - The Captive Dove - Read by GG — 2:05
11. 11 - The Captive Dove - Read by JDB — 2:05
12. 12 - The Captive Dove - Read by JN — 1:56
13. 13 - The Captive Dove - Read by LAH — 1:52
14. 14 - The Captive Dove - Read by MK — 1:53
15. 15 - The Captive Dove - Read by RP — 1:49

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