The Poetry of South Africa: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Poetry of South Africa by Alexander Wilmot: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 118 original MP3 tracks, 7:06:26 running time and a link to listen.
The Poetry of South Africa, credited to Alexander Wilmot, 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 The Poetry of South Africa by Alexander Wilmot. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1879. Here he collects poetry from various sources in the Cape Colony, Natal, and the Transvaal. Summary by Larry Wilson
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Poetry of South Africa
- Author credits: Alexander Wilmot
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 118
- Listed recording duration: 7:06:26
Catalogue topics
- diamonds
- africa
- zulu
- missionary
- lion
- Boer
- gold
- natal
Opening tracks: first 24 of 118
- 000 - Preface — 5:10
- 001 - The Emigrants. — 4:09
- 002 - The Bechuana Boy — 6:14
- 003 - Afar in the Desert. — 6:54
- 004 - Evening Rambles — 8:38
- 005 - The Lion Hunt — 3:51
- 006 - The Lion and the Giraffe — 2:19
- 007 - The Desolate Valley — 4:51
- 008 - The Coranna — 1:28
- 009 - Song of the Wild Bushman — 1:47
- 010 - The Captive of Camal — 4:22
- 011 - The Brown Hunter's Song — 1:13
- 012 - The Bushman — 1:07
- 013 - The Cape of Storms — 1:10
- 014 - The Hottentot — 1:18
- 015 - The Caffer — 1:07
- 016 - The Ghona Widow's Lullaby — 3:19
- 017 - The Kosa — 2:51
- 018 - Makanna's Gathering — 2:27
- 019 - The Incantation — 2:27
- 020 - The Caffer Commando — 1:53
- 021 - The Rock of Reconcilement — 2:34
- 022 - The Forester of the Neutral Ground — 5:25
- 023 - The Emigrant's Cabin at the Cape — 9:56
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