There Was a Cherry-Tree

James Whitcomb Riley (1849 - 1916)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of There Was a Cherry-Tree by James Whitcomb Riley. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 13, 2012.

Riley began his career writing verses as a sign maker and submitting poetry to newspapers. Thanks in part to an endorsement from poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, he eventually earned successive jobs at Indiana newspaper publishers during the latter 1870s. Riley gradually rose in prominence during the 1880s through his poetry reading tours. He traveled a touring circuit first in the Midwest, and then nationally, holding shows and making joint appearances on stage with other famous talents. Regularly struggling with his alcohol addiction, Riley never married or had children, and was involved in a scandal in 1888 when he became too drunk to perform. He became more popular in spite of the bad press he received, and as a result extricated himself from poorly negotiated contracts that limited his earnings; he quickly became very wealthy. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by ALG Amy Gramour
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Play 02 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by AS acousticwave
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Play 03 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by DL David Lawrence
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Play 04 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by Elli Elli
00:00:59
Play 05 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by FS fshort
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Play 06 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by GC Snapdragon
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Play 07 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by JCM Jason Mills
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Play 08 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by JL April Gonzales
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Play 09 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by JM2 Jannie Meisberger
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Play 10 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by JRPB James Bendall
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Play 11 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by KJS Kevin Snyder
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Play 12 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by LAH Lee Ann Howlett
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Play 13 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by LLW Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
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Play 14 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by MJF MJ Franck
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Play 15 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by REF Rhonda Federman
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Play 16 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by RN ravenotation
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Play 17 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by RWH Robert Hoffman
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Play 18 There Was a Cherry-Tree - Read by UM ekzemplaro
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