The Retired Cat: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Retired Cat, credited to William Cowper, 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 13 recordings of The Retired Cat by William Cowper. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 27, 2105. Read in English by Algy Pug; Bruce Kachuk; Beth Thomas; Brian Darby; clarinetcarrot; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; Greg Giordano; George Allen; John Burlinson; Maria Kasper; Ruth Golding and Tony Addison. William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. His religious sentiment and association with John Newton (who wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace") led to much of the poetry for which he is best remembered. His poem "Light Shining out of Darkness" gave English the phrase: "God moves in a mysterious way/His wonders to perform." (Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Retired Cat
• Author credits: William Cowper
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 1:16:29

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• ballad
• cats
• imprisoned

Track guide

1. 01 - The Retired Cat - Read by ALP — 5:36
2. 02 - The Retired Cat - Read by BK — 5:40
3. 03 - The Retired Cat - Read by BLT — 5:10
4. 04 - The Retired Cat - Read by BSD — 5:24
5. 05 - The Retired Cat - Read by CHA — 5:03
6. 06 - The Retired Cat - Read by DL — 5:56
7. 07 - The Retired Cat - Read by EL — 5:42
8. 08 - The Retired Cat - Read by GG — 6:38
9. 09 - The Retired Cat - Read by GPA — 5:43
10. 10 - The Retired Cat - Read by JDB — 6:16
11. 11 - The Retired Cat - Read by MK — 5:41
12. 12 - The Retired Cat - Read by RG — 6:32
13. 13 - The Retired Cat - Read by TA — 7:08

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