Songs Without Words

Robert Jones Burdette (1844 - 1914)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Songs Without Words by Robert J. Burdette. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 9, 2013.

Robert Jones Burdette was an American humorist and clergyman who became noted through his paragraphs in the Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye. A collection of his writings, edited by Clara, his second wife, was published in 1922 under the title Robert J. Burdette: His Message.
This poem is taken from The Wit and Humor of America, Volume 7. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Songs Without Words - Read by BGH 00:01:24
Play 02 Songs Without Words - Read by BHB 00:01:13
Play 03 Songs Without Words - Read by DD 00:01:14
Play 04 Songs Without Words - Read by DL 00:01:20
Play 05 Songs Without Words - Read by JCM 00:01:19
Play 06 Songs Without Words - Read by JF 00:01:18
Play 07 Songs Without Words - Read by LAH 00:01:21
Play 08 Songs Without Words - Read by LLW 00:01:42
Play 09 Songs Without Words - Read by RG 00:01:12
Play 10 Songs Without Words - Read by RN 00:01:41