In New England Fields and Woods
Rowland E. Robinson
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Born in rural Vermont in 1833, and nearly unknown to today's readers, Rowland Evans Robinson was once one of Vermont's best-known writers. A talented artist, he drew cartoons in New York City for the “funny papers" before returning to Vermont, where he authored nearly a dozen widely-read books on nature and rural farm life. Poor vision progressed to blindness between the ages of 44 and 60, yet he continued to write with the aid of his wife, Anna. This collection of short essays follows New England's changing seasons and moods in all its natural beauty. - Summary by Nemo (5 hr 38 min)
Chapters
The Nameless Season | 5:59 | Read by Nemo |
March Days | 9:31 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Home Fireside | 5:05 | Read by Nemo |
The Crow | 5:54 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Mink | 6:30 | Read by Eva Davis |
April Days | 8:16 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Woodchuck | 5:40 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Chipmunk | 3:17 | Read by Eva Davis |
Spring Shooting | 3:31 | Read by Nemo |
The Garter-Snake | 6:51 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Toad | 4:12 | Read by Eva Davis |
May Days | 4:41 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Bobolink | 3:40 | Read by Nemo |
The Golden-Winged Woodpecker | 5:17 | Read by Nemo |
June Days | 3:43 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Bullfrog | 4:27 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Angler | 10:44 | Read by Nemo |
Farmers and Field Sports | 5:16 | Read by Nemo |
To a Trespass Sign | 4:14 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Gentle Sportsman | 3:05 | Read by Nemo |
July Days | 7:48 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Camping Out | 5:17 | Read by Nemo |
The Camp-Fire | 5:22 | Read by Nemo |
A Rainy Day in Camp | 7:29 | Read by Nemo |
August Days | 5:21 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Voyage in the Dark | 12:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Summer Camp-Fire | 3:20 | Read by Nemo |
The Raccoon | 10:07 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Reluctant Camp-Fire | 2:55 | Read by Nemo |
September Days | 5:07 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Plea for the Unprotected | 7:49 | Read by Nemo |
The Skunk | 3:56 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Camp-Fire Run Wild | 5:38 | Read by Nemo |
The Dead Camp-Fire | 5:21 | Read by Nemo |
October Days | 4:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |
A Common Experience | 7:24 | Read by Nemo |
The Red Squirrel | 4:28 | Read by Eva Davis |
The Ruffed Grouse | 8:43 | Read by Nemo |
Two Shots | 8:19 | Read by Nemo |
November Days | 5:01 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Muskrat | 4:22 | Read by Larry Wilson |
November Voices | 2:53 | Read by Nemo |
Thanksgiving | 3:13 | Read by Eva Davis |
December Days | 7:14 | Read by Eva Davis |
Winter Voices | 3:42 | Read by Nemo |
The Varying Hare | 5:05 | Read by Larry Wilson |
The Winter Camp-Fire | 5:41 | Read by Nemo |
January Days | 7:38 | Read by Eva Davis |
A New England Woodpile | 20:04 | Read by Nemo |
A Century of Extermination | 4:47 | Read by Nemo |
The Persistency of Pests | 5:27 | Read by Nemo |
The Weasel | 3:44 | Read by Nemo |
February Days | 8:30 | Read by Nemo |
The Fox | 6:45 | Read by Eva Davis |
An Ice-Storm | 5:13 | Read by Larry Wilson |
Spare the Trees | 4:17 | Read by Nemo |
The Chickadee | 4:28 | Read by Eva Davis |