The Wreck of the Hesperus: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 46:12 running time and a link to listen.

The Wreck of the Hesperus, credited to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 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 Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Claudia Salto; Ian King; Jason Mills; Julia Niedermaier; Leonard Wilson; MaryAnn; Nic Sebastian; Rosslyn Carlyle; and Ruth Golding. LibriVox volunteers bring you ten recordings of "The Wreck of the Hesperus” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,the Fortnightly Poem for August 31, 2014. May we each be spared from the wreck of pride on the reef of Norman's Woe. (Summary by MaryAnn).
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Wreck of the Hesperus
- Author credits: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 46:12
Catalogue topics
- shipwreck
- pride
- guns
- norman's woe
- disheveled
- hesperus
- hurricane
- gale
Track guide
- 01 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by BT — 3:35
- 02 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by CCS — 5:26
- 03 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by IK — 4:56
- 04 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by JCM — 3:56
- 05 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by JN — 4:53
- 06 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by LLW — 4:57
- 07 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by MAS — 4:21
- 08 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by NS — 4:12
- 09 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by RC — 4:40
- 10 - The Wreck of the Hesperus - read by RG — 5:16
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Source and rights
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