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When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of "When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead" by Charles Hamilton Sorley.
This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 28, 2026.
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This week marks the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the deadliest battles in human history. Charles Hamilton Sorley did not fight there - he was killed at the Battle of Loos in 1915 - but his untitled sonnet, published posthumously in 1916, became closely associated with the Somme because its stark rejection of empty patriotic remembrance resonated after the immense loss. - Summary by Rapunzelina.

Year of Publication: 1916Genres: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Running Time: 16 minutes 58 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by BK Bruce Kachuk	1:25
2	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by BLC Brize C	1:17
3	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by BWC Beeswaxcandle	1:15
4	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by DC dc	1:12
5	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by DL David Lawrence	1:21
6	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by DLS LeeSalter	1:21
7	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by EL Newgatenovelist	1:28
8	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by JBW jenno	1:21
9	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett	1:19
10	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by PFS Phil Schempf	1:14
11	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by PY Peter Yearsley	1:17
12	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by R Rapunzelina	1:13
13	When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead - read by TL Tony Lettore	1:15