The Hand that Rocks the Cradle is the Hand that Rules the World

The Hand that Rocks the Cradle is the Hand that Rules the World

Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
Hand that Rocks the Cradle - Read by APC	2.2 MB	1.5 MB	1.1 MB
Hand that Rocks the Cradle - Read by DJS	1.7 MB	918.6 KB	886.8 KB
Hand that Rocks the Cradle - read by LF	2.0 MB	1.1 MB	1.0 MB
Hand That Rocks the Cradle - Read by MS	1.8 MB	1.3 MB	920.3 KB
Hand that Rocks the Cradle - Read by SDW	1.6 MB	920.8 KB	823.9 KB

"The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Is The Hand That Rules The World" is a poem by William Ross Wallace that praises motherhood as the preeminent force for change in the world. The poem was first published in 1865 under the title "What Rules The World".

Librivox recording of The Hand that Rocks the Cradle is the Hand that Rules the World, by William Ross Wallace.

For Mother's Day 2006, they recorded five versions of this tribute to Mothers and their role in shaping the future. The title is very famous out of its context, but now you can hear how it was originally intended.

For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. This audio is part of the collection: [Librivoxaudio collection] It also belongs to collections: [Audio_bookspoetry collection]; [Opensource_audio collection] Composition Licence: This MP3 (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 in this case 1865 are now in the public domain.

This MP3 (or other media file) is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case William Ross Wallace (1819 – May 5, 1881) and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31st of that year.

Performance License: Creative Commons license: Public Domain by librivox.org

Artist/Composer: William Ross Wallace
Date: 2006-05-13
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; poetry; audio book
Creative Commons license: Public Domain +sookie tex

IMAGE CREDIT: Public Domain Clip Art