Underwoods (Book 1)

Underwoods (Book 1)

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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.

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Episodes

Epigram

Episode 0 · 51s
Envoy

Episode 1 · 42s
A Song of the Road

Episode 2 · 2:09
The Canoe Speaks

Episode 3 · 2:32
It is the season

Episode 4 · 1:32
The House Beautiful

Episode 5 · 1:49
A Visit from the Sea

Episode 6 · 1:05
To a Gardener

Episode 7 · 1:50
To Minnie

Episode 8 · 54s
To K. de M.

Episode 9 · 1:26
To N.V. de G.S.

Episode 10 · 1:39
To Will. H. Low

Episode 11 · 1:42
To Mrs. Will. H. Low

Episode 12 · 1:34
To H. F. Brown

Episode 13 · 2:30
To Andrew Lang

Episode 14 · 1:49
Et tu in Arcadia vixisti

Episode 15 · 6:39
To W. E. Henley

Episode 16 · 2:17
Henry James

Episode 17 · 1:31
The Mirror Speaks

Episode 18 · 1:47
Katharine

Episode 19 · 44s
To F. J. S.

Episode 20 · 1:03
Requiem

Episode 21 · 45s
The Celestial Surgeon

Episode 22 · 57s
Our Lady of the Snows

Episode 23 · 5:11
Not yet, my soul

Episode 24 · 2:35
It is not yours, O Mother, to complain

Episode 25 · 2:21
The Sick Child

Episode 26 · 1:36
In Memoriam F. A. S.

Episode 27 · 1:38
To my Father

Episode 28 · 2:42
In the States

Episode 29 · 1:14
A Portrait

Episode 30 · 1:18
Sing clearlier, Muse

Episode 31 · 43s
A Camp

Episode 32 · 44s
The Country of the Camisards

Episode 33 · 44s
Skerryvore

Episode 34 · 43s
Skerryvore: the Parallel

Episode 35 · 1:02
My house, I say

Episode 36 · 1:03
My body which my dungeon is

Episode 37 · 2:37
Say not of me that weakly I declined

Episode 38 · 1:07