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Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 2 (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 2 by Erasmus Darwin: 5 h 57 min in 21 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
5 h 57 minrunning time
21sections
≈ 55,000words
About this recording
The Botanic Garden. Part 2, Containing the Loves of the Plants. Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus was also a famous naturalist in his own day, in addition to being a celebrated poet. This is the second part of his popular science poem in heroic couplets intended to introduce botany to the English public. It summarizes Linnaeus’ system of sexual selection in plants.-Summary by Matthew Muñoz
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.