WALT WHITMAN Ultimate Collection: 500+ Works in Poetry & Prose (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Leaves of Grass, Franklin Evans, The Half-Breed, Manly Health and Training, Specimen Days…By Walt Whitman
Length79h 39m
About this audiobook
WALT WHITMAN Ultimate Collection: 500+ Works in Poetry & Prose gathers the many voices of America's most audacious nineteenth-century poet: the visionary bard of Leaves of Grass, the democratic essayist, the Civil War witness, and the prose chronicler of a rapidly transforming republic. Its contents reveal Whitman's expansive free verse, catalogic rhythms, bodily candor, and prophetic address, placing his poetry beside journalism, prefaces, letters, and reflective prose that illuminate the literary revolution he helped inaugurate. Walt Whitman (1819–1892), born on Long Island and formed by the print culture of Brooklyn and New York, worked as printer, editor, teacher, journalist, and hospital volunteer. These experiences shaped his radical inclusiveness: he absorbed the speech of workers, the spectacle of urban crowds, the trauma of war, and the ideals and failures of American democracy. His life's project was to fashion a poetic self large enough to contain the nation's contradictions. This collection is highly recommended for readers seeking not merely selected poems, but the full architecture of Whitman's imagination. Scholars, students, and general readers will find it indispensable for tracing how his poetry and prose together redefine authorship, citizenship, the body, and the possibilities of modern literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length79 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
64The Madman
2Introduction
65Eris; A Spirit Record
3Author Biography
66My Boys and Girls
4Historical Context
67The Fireman's Dream
5Synopsis (Selection)
68The Little Sleighers
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6Leaves of Grass (The Original 1855 Edition) (pt. 1)
69Shirval: A Tale of Jerusalem
7Leaves of Grass (The Original 1855 Edition) (pt. 2)
70Richard Parker's Widow
8Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 1)
71Some Fact-Romances
9Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 2)
72The Shadow and the Light of a Young Man's Soul
10Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 3)
73Essays & Articles
11Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 4)
74Manly Health and Training
12Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 5)
75Part I
13Leaves of Grass (The Final Edition) (pt. 6)
76Part II
14Other Poems
77Part III
15Novels
78Part IV
16Franklin Evans
79Part V
17INTRODUCTORY.
80Part VI
18CHAPTER I.
81Part VII
19CHAPTER II.
82Part VIII
20CHAPTER III.
83Part IX
21CHAPTER IV.
84Part X
22CHAPTER V.
85Part XI
23CHAPTER VI.
86Part XII
24CHAPTER VII.
87Part XIII
25CHAPTER VIII.
88Specimen Days
26CHAPTER IX.
89A HAPPY HOUR'S COMMAND (pt. 1)
27CHAPTER X.
90A HAPPY HOUR'S COMMAND (pt. 2)
28CHAPTER XI.
91ENTERING A LONG FARM-LANE (pt. 1)
29CHAPTER XII.
92ENTERING A LONG FARM-LANE (pt. 2)
30CHAPTER XIII.
93REMINISCENCE OF ELIAS HICKS
31CHAPTER XIV
94Collect
32CHAPTER XV.
95ONE OR TWO INDEX ITEMS (pt. 1)
33CHAPTER XVI.
96ONE OR TWO INDEX ITEMS (pt. 2)
34CHAPTER XVII.
97ORIGINS OF ATTEMPTED SECESSION (pt. 1)
35CHAPTER XVIII.
98ORIGINS OF ATTEMPTED SECESSION (pt. 2)
36CHAPTER XIX.
99Notes Left Over
37CHAPTER XX.
100NATIONALITY—(AND YET)
38CHAPTER XXI.
101Pieces in Early Youth
39CHAPTER XXII.
102DOUGH-FACE SONG
40CHAPTER XXIII.
103November Boughs
41CHAPTER XXIV.
104OUR EMINENT VISITORS, Past, Present and Future (pt. 1)
42CHAPTER XXV.
105OUR EMINENT VISITORS, Past, Present and Future (pt. 2)
43Life and Adventures of Jack Engle (pt. 1)
106Good-Bye My Fancy
44Life and Adventures of Jack Engle (pt. 2)
107AN OLD MAN'S REJOINDER
45Short Stories
108Some Laggards Yet
46The Half-Breed
109THE PERFECT HUMAN VOICE
47Chapter I.
110Letters
48Chapter II
111The Wound Dresser
49Chapter III.
112THE GREAT ARMY OF THE WOUNDED
50Chapter IV
113LETTERS OF 1862-3
51Chapter V
114LETTERS OF 1864
52Chapter VI.
115The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman
53Chapter VII.
116PREFACE
54Chapter VIII.
117INTRODUCTION
55Chapter IX.
118A WOMAN’S ESTIMATE OF WALT WHITMAN1
56Bervance; or, Father and Son
119LETTER I3. WALT WHITMAN TO W. M. ROSSETTI AND ANNE GILCHRIST
57The Tomb-Blossoms
120LETTER XII. ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN
58The Last of the Sacred Army
121LETTER XXVII. ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN
59The Child-Ghost
122LETTER XLVI. HERBERT H. GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN
60Reuben's Last Wish
123LETTER LXV. ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN
61A Legend of Life and Love
124Analysis
62The Angel of Tears
125Reflection
63The Death of Wind-Foot
126Memorable Quotes
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