Underwoods (Book 1): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Underwoods (Book 1), credited to Robert Louis Stevenson, 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 Underwoods (Book 1) by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist and poet best known for his children's adventure stories. Born in Edinburgh he travelled extensively during his lifetime before settling on the island of Samoa where he died. Underwoods was Stevenson's second book of poetry published in 1887. It contains 38 English language poems (Book 1) which are recorded here and also 16 Scottish dialect poems (Book 2) which are not included in this recording. - Summary by Alan Mapstone Bruce Kachuk helped with proof-listening.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Underwoods (Book 1)
• Author credits: Robert Louis Stevenson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 1:07:05

Catalogue topics

• poetry

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 00 - Epigram — 0:51
2. 01 - Envoy — 0:42
3. 02 - A Song of the Road — 2:09
4. 03 - The Canoe Speaks — 2:32
5. 04 - It is the season — 1:32
6. 05 - The House Beautiful — 1:49
7. 06 - A Visit from the Sea — 1:05
8. 07 - To a Gardener — 1:50
9. 08 - To Minnie — 0:54
10. 09 - To K. de M. — 1:26
11. 10 - To N.V. de G.S. — 1:39
12. 11 - To Will. H. Low — 1:42
13. 12 - To Mrs. Will. H. Low — 1:34
14. 13 - To H. F. Brown — 2:30
15. 14 - To Andrew Lang — 1:49
16. 15 - Et tu in Arcadia vixisti — 6:39
17. 16 - To W. E. Henley — 2:17
18. 17 - Henry James — 1:31
19. 18 - The Mirror Speaks — 1:47
20. 19 - Katharine — 0:44
21. 20 - To F. J. S. — 1:03
22. 21 - Requiem — 0:45
23. 22 - The Celestial Surgeon — 0:57
24. 23 - Our Lady of the Snows — 5:11

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