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00:46:13
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Catalog date:
2017-02-04
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Book Coordinator:
Larry Wilson
Meta Coordinator:
David Lawrence
Proof Listener:
Jill Engle

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Ventures into Verse

H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)

Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Single author

Language: English

Keyword(s): poetry (1795), satire (290), Americana (47), ballad (28), madrigal (2), rondeau (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 To R. K. Larry Wilson
 00:01:48
Play 02 The Song Of The Olden Time Dru Conway
 00:02:01
Play 03 The Spanish Main DebK
 00:01:29
Play 04 The Transport Gen'ral Ferguson DebK
 00:02:28
Play 05 A War Song Dru Conway
 00:01:23
Play 06 Faith DebK
 00:00:58
Play 07 The Ballad Of Ships In Harbor Larry Wilson
 00:02:00
Play 08 The Orf'cer Boy DebK
 00:01:39
Play 09 The Filipino Maiden BettyB
 00:01:50
Play 10 The Violet Larry Wilson
 00:00:38
Play 11 The Tin-clads BettyB
 00:02:51
Play 12 September Larry Wilson
 00:00:32
Play 13 Arabesque BettyB
 00:01:08
Play 14 A Ballade Of Protest Dru Conway
 00:01:55
Play 15 A Frivolous Rondeau Dru Conway
 00:01:14
Play 16 The Rhymes Of Mistress Dorothy BettyB
 00:02:01
Play 17 A Few Lines BettyB
 00:00:42
Play 18 A Rondeau Of Two Hours BettyB
 00:01:00
Play 19 An Ante-Christmas Rondeau BettyB
 00:01:04
Play 20 Roundel BettyB
 00:00:44
Play 21 In Vaudeville BettyB
 00:00:54
Play 22 The Rondeau Of Riches BettyB
 00:00:53
Play 23 In Eating Soup BettyB
 00:00:55
Play 24 Love And The Rose BettyB
 00:01:00
Play 25 A Rondeau Of Statesmanship Michaelanthony Mitchell
 00:00:59
Play 26 Songs Of The City Larry Wilson
 00:03:32
Play 27 A Madrigal BettyB
 00:01:02
Play 28 A Ballad Of Looking BettyB
 00:00:58
Play 29 When The Pipe Goes Out Larry Wilson
 00:00:28
Play 30 A Paradox BettyB
 00:00:45
Play 31 The Song Of The Slapstick Michaelanthony Mitchell
 00:01:12
Play 32 Il Penseroso Michaelanthony Mitchell
 00:01:50
Play 33 Finis Larry Wilson
 00:02:20