Saint Distaffs day, or the morrow after Twelfth day


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 different recordings of Saint Distaff's Day, or the Morrow After Twelfth Day, by Robert Herrick. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of January 6th, 2008.

What is St. Distaff's Day? Historically, it was the day after the Christmas festivals ended (the 12 days of Christmas), and most women went back to work with their spinning… but it was also a day of pranks and horsing around. Additional information can be found in Chambers' Book of Days. (0 hr 12 min)

Kapitel

Version 1 0:54 Gelesen von Caitlin Teresa
Version 2 0:58 Gelesen von Betsie Bush
Version 3 0:47 Gelesen von Sarah Jennings
Version 4 1:03 Gelesen von Kristin LeMoine
Version 5 0:44 Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Version 6 0:50 Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Version 7 1:03 Gelesen von Jc Guan
Version 8 0:53 Gelesen von Mary Mac
Version 9 0:48 Gelesen von Esther
Version 10 0:59 Gelesen von Lee Ann Howlett
Version 11 1:05 Gelesen von Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Version 12 0:53 Gelesen von Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
Version 13 0:53 Gelesen von Clarica
Version 14 0:42 Gelesen von Shurtagal