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Richard Middleton (1882 - 1911)

This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his ghost stories, he was also an accomplished poet and essayist. The musings collected in this volume cover a variety of topics, including poetry, art, and politics. - Summary by Carolin

Genre(s): Essays & Short Works

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The Decay of the Essay	Scotty Smith	00:11:37
Play 02	The Tyranny of the Ugly	Scotty Smith	00:06:19
Play 03	The True Bohemia	Scotty Smith	00:09:16
Play 04	Dreaming as an Art	Bob Hamilton	00:08:34
Play 05	On Facts	JoeBlu	00:08:14
Play 06	On Knowing London	JoeBlu	00:07:44
Play 07	The Poet and the People	Daniel Hennis	00:10:19
Play 08	Pensions for Poets	JoeBlu	00:09:34
Play 09	How to be a Poet	Larry Wilson	00:10:11
Play 10	Traitors of Art	Gerwin Kramer	00:10:41
Play 11	Suicide and the State	Gerwin Kramer	00:08:42
Play 12	The Age of Disenchantment	Gerwin Kramer	00:09:23
Play 13	On Dreams	Lilian Elizabeth	00:11:31
Play 14	New Year's Eve	phxtopdog	00:09:23
Play 15	Why Women Fail in Art	Gerwin Kramer	00:10:44
Play 16	An Election-tide Dream	Bob Hamilton	00:10:06
Play 17	The New Sex	JoeBlu	00:10:54
Play 18	On Editors	JoeBlu	00:10:31
Play 19	The Revolt of the Philistines	Bob Hamilton	00:10:56
Play 20	The Virtues of Getting Drunk	Eva Davis	00:10:28
Play 21	The Verdict of Posterity	jftocanada	00:10:00
Play 22	Is England Decadent?	SK	00:11:20
Play 23	Uncomfortable Spring	SK	00:10:43
Play 24	The Philosophy of Gambling	SK	00:09:44
Play 25	The Poet who Was	Larry Wilson	00:09:33
Play 26	The Gift of Appreciation	dchen	00:10:17
Play 27	Poets and Critics	Larry Wilson	00:11:30
Play 28	Montjoie	JoeBlu	00:09:44
Play 29	A Summer Holiday	JoeBlu	00:10:51
Play 30	Commercial Literature	Heidi Olson	00:09:15
Play 31	A Monologue on Love Songs	dchen	00:11:47
Play 32	Conversational Misers	Bob Hamilton	00:11:17

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