The Island Hunting-Song

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of The Island Hunting-Song by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 23, 2018. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; Ellies; Foon; Garth Burton; Graham Scott; Larry Wilson; Phil Schempf; RajVO; Tomas Peter and tovarisch. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858). He was also an important medical reformer. In addition to his work as an author and poet, Holmes also served as a physician, professor, lecturer and inventor and, although he never practiced it, he received formal training in law. - Summary by Wikipedia For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (10MB)

Directors & creators

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; literature; poetry; nature; philosophy; Hunting; summer; autumn

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