Monologues
Richard Middleton
32 chapters · 5 h 21 min · English
Read by Scotty Smith, Bob Hamilton, JoeBlu, Daniel Hennis, Larry Wilson, Gerwin Kramer and others
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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
Chapters
1 The Decay of the Essay 12 min 2 The Tyranny of the Ugly 6 min 3 The True Bohemia 9 min 4 Dreaming as an Art 9 min 5 On Facts 8 min 6 On Knowing London 8 min 7 The Poet and the People 10 min 8 Pensions for Poets 10 min 9 How to be a Poet 10 min 10 Traitors of Art 11 min 11 Suicide and the State 9 min 12 The Age of Disenchantment 9 min 13 On Dreams 12 min 14 New Year's Eve 9 min 15 Why Women Fail in Art 11 min 16 An Election-tide Dream 10 min 17 The New Sex 11 min 18 On Editors 11 min 19 The Revolt of the Philistines 11 min 20 The Virtues of Getting Drunk 10 min 21 The Verdict of Posterity 10 min 22 Is England Decadent? 11 min 23 Uncomfortable Spring 11 min 24 The Philosophy of Gambling 10 min 25 The Poet who Was 10 min 26 The Gift of Appreciation 10 min 27 Poets and Critics 12 min 28 Montjoie 10 min 29 A Summer Holiday 11 min 30 Commercial Literature 9 min 31 A Monologue on Love Songs 12 min 32 Conversational Misers 11 min
