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LibriVox recording of "First and Last" by Hilaire Belloc, read by Ray Clare, proofed and produced by Karen Merline.

“When a man weighs anchor in a little ship or a large one he does a jolly thing! He cuts himself off and he starts for freedom and for the chance of things. He pulls the jib a-weather, he leans to her slowly pulling round, he sees the wind getting into the mainsail, and he feels that she feels the helm. He has her on a slant of the wind, and he makes out between the harbour piers.” (quotation from Hilaire Belloc)

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Artist/Composer: Hilaire Belloc
Date: 2009-07-31
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audio books; essays


Creative Commons license: Public Domain

1    Chapter 01  6:27
2    Chapter 02  8:16
3    Chapter 03  10:55
4    Chapter 04  12:25
5    Chapter 05  13:03
6    Chapter 06  10:55
7    Chapter 07  10:58
8    Chapter 08  8:17
9    Chapter 09  11:57
10  Chapter 10  18:45
11  Chapter 11  11:46
12  Chapter 12  8:59
13  Chapter 13  8:01
14  Chapter 14  12:53
15  Chapter 15  8:52
16  Chapter 16  13:33
17  Chapter 17  22:44
18  Chapter 18  9:20
19  Chapter 19  9:54
20  Chapter 20  11:19
21  Chapter 21  11:01
22  Chapter 22  9:45
23  Chapter 23  12:27
24  Chapter 24  9:21
25  Chapter 25  11:01
26  Chapter 26  11:45
27  Chapter 27  9:06
28  Chapter 28  8:36
29  Chapter 29  10:31
30  Chapter 30  13:55
31  Chapter 31  9:03
32  Chapter 32  7:14
33  Chapter 33  10:15
34  Chapter 34  12:59
35  Chapter 35  8:45
36  Chapter 36  12:01
37  Chapter 37  9:53
38  Chapter 38  9:24
39  Chapter 39  9:14
40  Chapter 40  9:32
41  Chapter 41  12:06