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Bib Ballads

by Ring Lardner (1885-1933)

Ring Lardner is a typical parent when his first child is born, full of wonder and the rest of the usual emotions as he watches his little son grow. He wrote a series of 29 short poems on various facets of parenthood. (Summary by Jack Thro)

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Total running time: 0:52:06
Read by Jack Thro

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• 00 – Foreword – 00:01:40
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• 01 – Good-by Bill – 00:02:19
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• 02 – A Visit from Young Gloom – 00:02:07
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• 03 – An Appreciative Audience – 00:01:36
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• 04 – Discipline – 00:01:44
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• 05 – Inexpensive Guests – 00:01:17
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• 06 – His Sense of Humor – 00:01:52
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• 07 – Speech Economy – 00:01:45
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• 08 – Welcome to Spring – 00:01:45
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• 09 – Taste – 00:01:35
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• 10 – Riddles – 00:01:22
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• 11 – Hesitation – 00:02:01
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• 12 – His Wonderful Choo-choos – 00:02:10
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• 13 – Cousinly Affection – 00:01:37
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• 14 – My Baby’s Garden – 00:02:01
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• 15 – Decision Reversed – 00:01:28
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• 16 – The Grocery Man and the Bear – 00:02:11
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• 17 – Coming Home – 00:01:44
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• 18 – His Imagination – 00:01:46
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• 19 – His Memory – 00:01:39
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• 20 – Confession – 00:01:30
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• 21 – His Lady Friend – 00:01:22
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• 22 – Declaration of Independen – 00:01:41
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• 23 – The Eternal Greeting – 00:02:02
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• 24 – Guess Again – 00:01:19
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• 25 – Nearly A Sinecure – 00:01:32
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• 26 – The Heckuses – 00:02:05
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• 27 – His Favorite Role – 00:01:36
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• 28 – The Paths of Rashness – 00:01:57
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• 29 – The New Plaything – 00:01:23
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Cataloged on November 17, 2008