Public-domain audiobook
India's Love Lyrics (audiobook)
Free audiobook of India's Love Lyrics by Laurence Hope: 3 h 37 min in 12 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
3 h 37 minrunning time
12sections
≈ 33,000words
About this recording
The poetry of Adela Florence Cory aka Violet Nicolson, is some of the most unique and passionate in the English language. Under the pen name of Laurence Hope, her works were extremely popular in the early years of the 20th century, inspiring popular music, lovers, silent films and even the creation of Shalimar perfume. Her work wades fearlessly into issues of racism, same sex attraction, violence and taboo love, but also transports the reader to a vibrant India of another era, with it's exotic peoples, flora, fauna, folklore and larger than life landscapes and intrigues.
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.