Successful Recitations
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196 chapters · 14 h 11 min · English
Read by Rapunzelina, Alan Mapstone, Mark F. Smith, Michael Earley, Tony Scheinman, Katty Cuadra and others
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A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity, style, and emotional connection when presenting poetry in front of an audience. - Summary by Jessie Percival
Chapters
1 THE ROYAL RECITER: PREFACE 3 min 2 PREFATORY 3 min 3 JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND. BY ALFRED H. MILES 4 min 4 THE RED ROSE OF WAR. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 5 min 5 ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK 4 min 6 A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA. BY WILLIAM COX BENNET 4 min 7 THE PLOUGHSHARE OF OLD ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK 2 min 8 THE STORY OF ABEL TASMAN. BY FRANCES S. LEWIN 4 min 9 THE GROOM'S STORY. BY A. CONAN DOYLE 6 min 10 THE HARDEST PART I EVER PLAYED. BY RE HENRY 21 min 11 THE STORY OF MR. KING. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY 7 min 12 THE ART OF "POETRY." FROM "TOWN TOPICS." 2 min 13 THE KING OF BRENTFORD'S TESTAMENT. W. M. THACKERAY 11 min 14 UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED. BY J. BRUNTON STEPHENS 9 min 15 THE AMENITIES OF SHOPPING. BY LEOPOLD WAGNER 12 min 16 SHAMUS O'BRIEN: A TALE OF '98. BY J. SHERIDAN LE FANU 13 min 17 HOME, SWEET HOME. BY WILLIAM THOMSON 1 min 18 THE CANE-BOTTOM'D CHAIR. BY W.M. THACKERAY 3 min 19 THE ALMA. BY WILLIAM C. BENNET 3 min 20 THE MAMELUKE CHARGE. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE 2 min 21 MY LADY'S LEAP. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN 8 min 22 A SONG FOR THE END OF THE SEASON. BY J.R. PLANCHE 1 min 23 THE AGED PILOT MAN. BY MARK TWAIN 6 min 24 TIM KEYSER'S NOSE. BY MAX ADELER 3 min 25 THE LOST EXPRESSION. BY MARSHALL STEELE 8 min 26 A NIGHT SCENE. BY ROBERT B. BROUGH 1 min 27 KARL, THE MARTYR. BY FRANCES WHITESIDE 13 min 28 THE ROMANCE OF TENACHELLE. BY HERCULES ELLIS 11 min 29 MICHAEL FLYNN. BY WILLIAM THOMSON 1 min 30 A NIGHT WITH A STORK. BY WILLIAM G. WILCOX 9 min 31 AN UNMUSICAL NEIGHBOUR. BY WILLIAM THOMSON 1 min 32 THE CHALICE. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY 5 min 33 LIVINGSTONE. BY HENRY LLOYD 4 min 34 IN SWANAGE BAY. BY MRS. CRAIK 6 min 35 BALLAD OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. BY GEORGE HENRY BOKER 6 min 36 PHADRIG CROHOORE. BY JAMES SHERIDAN LE FANU 7 min 37 CUPID'S ARROWS. BY ELIZA COOK 2 min 38 THE CROCODILE'S DINNER PARTY. BY E. VINTON BLAKE 3 min 39 "TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT." BY WILLIAM THOMSON 1 min 40 A RISKY RIDE. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN 7 min 41 ON MARRIAGE. BY JOSH BILLINGS 4 min 42 THE ROMANCE OF CARRIGCLEENA. BY HERCULES ELLIS 8 min 43 THE FALSE FONTANLEE. BY WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE 6 min 44 THE LEGEND OF SAINT LAURA. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK 4 min 45 DAVID SHAW, HERO. BY JAMES BUCKHAM 3 min 46 BROTHERHOOD. BY ALFRED H. MILES 3 min 47 THE STRAIGHT RIDER. (FROM "BLACK AND WHITE?" BY PERMISSION.) 5 min 48 WOMEN AND WORK. BY ALFRED H. MILES 5 min 49 A COUNTRY STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES 4 min 50 THE BEGGAR MAID. BY LORD TENNYSON 1 min 51 THE VENGEANCE OF KAFUR. BY CLINTON SCOLLARD 6 min 52 THE WISHING WELL. BY VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD 5 min 53 THE TWO CHURCH-BUILDERS. BY JOHN G. SAXE 3 min 54 THE CAPTAIN OF THE NORTHFLEET, BY GERALD MASSEY 3 min 55 THE HAPPIEST LAND. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW 1 min 56 THE PIPES AT LUCKNOW. BY J. G. WHITTIER 4 min 57 THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL 4 min 58 THE GRAVE SPOILERS. BY HERCULES ELLIS 4 min 59 BOW-MEETING SONG. BY REGINALD HEBER 2 min 60 THE BALLAD OF ROU. BY LORD LYTTON 5 min 61 BINGEN ON THE RHINE. BY THE HON. MRS. NORTON 5 min 62 DEEDS NOT WORDS. BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT 2 min 63 OLD KING COLE. BY ALFRED H. MILES 4 min 64 THE GREEN DOMINO. ANONYMOUS 6 min 65 THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW 5 min 66 THE BELL OF ATRI. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW 7 min 67 THE STORM. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR 2 min 68 THE THREE RULERS. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR 1 min 69 THE HORN OF EGREMONT CASTLE. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 6 min 70 THE MIRACLE OF THE ROSES. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY 5 min 71 THE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDE. BY GERALD GRIFFIN 5 min 72 THE DAUGHTER OF MEATH. BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY 5 min 73 GLENARA. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL 2 min 74 A FABLE FOR MUSICIANS. BY CLARA DOTY BATES 5 min 75 "ONWARD." A TALE OF THE S. E. RAILWAY. ANONYMOUS 3 min 76 THE DECLARATION. BY NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS 2 min 77 LOVE AND AGE. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK 4 min 78 HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER. BY BRET HARTE 3 min 79 HE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BY S. W. FOSS 2 min 80 ASTRONOMY MADE EASY. ANONYMOUS 7 min 81 BROTHER WATKINS. BY JOHN B. GOUGH 5 min 82 LOGIC. ANONYMOUS 2 min 83 THE PRIDE OF BATTERY B. BY F.H. GASSAWAY 4 min 84 THE DANDY FIFTH. BY F.H. GASSAWAY 5 min 85 "BAY BILLY." BY F.H. GASSAWAY 5 min 86 THE OLD VETERAN. BY BAYARD TAYLOR 3 min 87 SANTA CLAUS. BY ALFRED H. MILES 12 min 88 THE IMPERIAL RECITER: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2 min 89 PREFATORY 4 min 90 THE ENGLISHMAN. BY ELIZA COOK 3 min 91 ENGLAND GOES TO BATTLE. BY GERALD MASSEY 3 min 92 ENGLAND ONCE MORE. BY FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE 3 min 93 GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 2 min 94 THE VOLUNTEER. BY ALFRED H. MILES 4 min 95 DOWN IN AUSTRALIA. BY GERALD MASSEY 2 min 96 AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. BY GERALD MASSEY 1 min 97 AN IMPERIAL REPLY. BY GERALD MASSEY 2 min 98 THE BOYS' RETURN. BY GERALD MASSEY 3 min 99 "SOUND THE ASSEMBLY!" BY CLEMENT SCOTT 3 min 100 THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. BY RUDYARD KIPLING 3 min 101 FOR THE EMPIRE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 2 min 102 WANTED, A CROMWELL. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 3 min 103 ENGLAND'S IRONSIDES. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 2 min 104 THE THREE CHERRY-STONES. ANONYMOUS 8 min 105 THE MIDSHIPMAN'S FUNERAL. BY BARLEY DALE 8 min 106 LADYSMITH. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 9 min 107 THE SIX-INCH GUN. "THE BOMBSHELL" 3 min 108 ST. PATRICK'S DAY. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 4 min 109 THE HERO OF OMDURMAN. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 4 min 110 BOOT AND SADDLE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 6 min 111 THE MIDNIGHT CHARGE. BY CLEMENT SCOTT 9 min 112 MAFEKING. BY REV. A. FREWEN AYLWARD 2 min 113 THE FIGHT AT RORKE'S DRIFT. BY EMILY PFEIFFER 6 min 114 RELIEVED! (AT MAFEKING.) 1 min 115 HOW SAM HODGE WON THE VICTORIA CROSS. BY WILLIAM JEFFREY PROWSE 5 min 116 THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. BY R.T.S. LOWELL 4 min 117 A BALLAD OF WAR. BY MENELLA BUTE SMEDLEY 5 min 118 THE ALMA. BY RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH 3 min 119 AFTER ALMA. BY GERALD MASSEY 6 min 120 BALACLAVA. BY LORD TENNYSON 2 min 121 AFTER BALACLAVA. BY JAMES WILLIAMS 3 min 122 INKERMAN. BY GERALD MASSEY 9 min 123 KILLED IN ACTION. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS 2 min 124 AT THE BREACH. BY SARAH WILLIAMS 3 min 125 SANTA FILOMENA. BY H. W. LONGFELLOW 3 min 126 THE LITTLE HATCHET STORY. BY BURDETTE 7 min 127 THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE 4 min 128 ELIHU. BY ALICE CAREY 4 min 129 THE LAST OF THE "EURYDICE." BY SIR NOEL PATON 3 min 130 THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS. BY H.W. LONGFELLOW 3 min 131 ENGLAND'S DEAD. BY FELICIA HEMANS 3 min 132 MEHRAB KHAN. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE 3 min 133 THE RED THREAD OF HONOUR. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE 5 min 134 THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE 4 min 135 A FISHERMAN'S SONG. BY ALFRED H. MILES 2 min 136 THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. BY LORD BYRON 6 min 137 THE LAY OF THE BRAVE CAMERON. JOHN STUART BLACKIE 3 min 138 A SONG FOR STOUT WORKERS. BY JOHN STUART BLACKIE 2 min 139 AT THE BURIAL OF A VETERAN. BY ALFRED H. MILES 2 min 140 NAPOLEON AND THE BRITISH SAILOR. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL 3 min 141 THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. BY REV. CHARLES WOLFE 2 min 142 AT TRAFALGAR. BY GERALD MASSEY 8 min 143 CAMPERDOWN. BY ALFRED H. MILES 6 min 144 THE ARMADA. BY LORD MACAULAY 6 min 145 MR. BARKER'S PICTURE. BY MAX ADELER 4 min 146 THE WOODEN LEG. BY MAX ADELER 8 min 147 THE ENCHANTED SHIRT. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY 4 min 148 JIM BLUDSO. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY 3 min 149 FREEDOM. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 2 min 150 THE COORTIN'. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 5 min 151 THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 3 min 152 LADY CLARE. BY LORD TENNYSON 4 min 153 BREAK, BREAK, BREAK. BY LORD TENNYSON 1 min 154 THE LORD OF BURLEIGH. BY LORD TENNYSON 4 min 155 DORA. BY LORD TENNYSON 9 min 156 MRS. B.'S ALARMS. BY JAMES PAYN 20 min 157 SHELTERED. BY SARAH ORME JEWETT 12 min 158 GUILD'S SIGNAL. BY BRET HARTE 2 min 159 BILL MASON'S BRIDE. BY BRET HARTE 3 min 160 THE CLOWN'S BABY. FROM "ST. NICHOLAS." 4 min 161 AUNT TABITHA. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 2 min 162 LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE. BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY 3 min 163 THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH. BY EUGENE FIELD 3 min 164 RUBINSTEIN'S PLAYING. ANONYMOUS 12 min 165 OBITUARY. BY WILLIAM THOMSON 1 min 166 THE EDITOR'S STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES 7 min 167 NAT RICKET. BY ALFRED H. MILES 6 min 168 'SPÄCIALLY JIM. FROM "HARPER'S MAGAZINE." 1 min 169 'ARRY'S ANCIENT MARINER. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN 6 min 170 THE AMATEUR ORLANDO. BY GEORGE T. LANIGAN 6 min 171 A BALLAD OF A BAZAAR. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN 3 min 172 A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS. BY THOMAS HOOD 3 min 173 'TWAS EVER THUS. BY HENRY S. LEIGH 1 min 174 MISS MALONEY ON THE CHINESE QUESTION. BY MARY MAPES DODGE 7 min 175 THE HEATHEN CHINEE. BY BRET HARTE 3 min 176 HO-HO OF THE GOLDEN BELT. BY JOHN G. SAXE 6 min 177 THE HIRED SQUIRREL. A RUSSIAN FABLE 1 min 178 BALLAD OF THE TRAILING SKIRT. NEW YORK "LIFE." 2 min 179 TO THE GIRL IN KHAKI. "MODERN SOCIETY." 1 min 180 THE TENDER HEART. BY HELEN GRAY CONE 2 min 181 A SONG OF SARATOGA. BY JOHN G. SAXE 3 min 182 THE SEA. BY EVAL. OGDEN 2 min 183 A TALE OF A NOSE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS 2 min 184 LEEDLE YAWCOB STRAUSS. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS 2 min 185 DOT BABY OF MINE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS 3 min 186 A DUTCHMAN'S MISTAKE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS 3 min 187 THE OWL CRITIC. JAMES T. FIELDS 4 min 188 THE TRUE STORY OF KING MARSHMALLOW. ANONYMOUS 2 min 189 THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY (REV. R.H. BARHAM) 8 min 190 TUBAL CAIN. BY CHARLES MACKAY 4 min 191 THE THREE PREACHERS. BY CHARLES MACKAY 4 min 192 SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE. BY ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH 1 min 193 PATRIOTISM. BY LORD TENNYSON 5 min 194 TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. BY GERALD MASSEY 3 min 195 RING OUT, WILD BELLS. BY LORD TENNYSON 3 min 196 RULE, BRITANNIA! BY JAMES THOMSON 3 min
