Ballads

Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads

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John Lomax


John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up …

Balada de la cárcel de Reading

Read by Victor Villarraza


Oscar Wilde


Testamentos vitales y literarios de Oscar Wilde que escribió tras su encarcelamiento. Casado y padre de dos hijos, Wilde era un decla…

The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Lewis Carroll


The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…

Lara, A Tale

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George Gordon, Lord Byron


This powerful poem narrates the fateful return of Count Lara to the British Isles after spending years abroad traveling the orient.Returning…

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

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Arthur J. Lamb


LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A Bird in a Gilded Cage by Arthur J. Lamb. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 2, …

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field

Read by Peter Tucker


Sir Walter Scott


Marmion is an epic poem in six cantos, written in emulation of the ancient Scottish minstrel style which was of such great interest to Scott…

The Bab Ballads

Read by Graham Redman


W. S. Gilbert


The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …

Lily Of The West

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William James Mcglothlin


"Lily of the West is an Irish folk poem. Some say it is a metaphor for the Irish life after emigrating to America." - Summary by …

Ballady i Romanse

Read by Gosia Leksandrówna


Adam Mickiewicz


Świat Ballad i Romansów, choć jak najbardziej rzeczywisty, o określonym miejscu na mapie i w dziejach, tchnie ludową wyobraźnią, niep…

A Collection of Ballads

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Andrew Lang


This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic…

Bars and Shadows: The Prison Poems of Ralph Chaplin

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Ralph Chaplin


Ralph Chaplin and many other prominent members of the Industrial Workers of the World were imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917 as the…

Balladen

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Carl Spitteler


Eine Balladensammlung des Schweizer Dichters und Schriftstellers Carl Spitteler. Er erhielt 1919 den Nobelpreis für Literatur. - Summar…

Mein blaues Buch

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Hermann Löns


Mein blaues Buch ist eine Sammlung von Balladen und Romanzen, welche 1909 erschien. Löns war leidenschaftlicher Jäger und gerne in…

Ballad of the Tempest

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James Thomas Fields


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Ballad of the Tempest by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 4t…

More Bab Ballads

Read by Graham Redman


W. S. Gilbert


This is a subset of the second collection of Gilbert’s “Bab Ballads” – light verses poking fun at the life and people of his time in Gilbert…

Up The Line

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Will Carleton


LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010.

Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?

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Robert Burns


A LibriVox' Weekly Poetry tribute to Robbie Burns on the upcoming Robbie Burns Day. (January 25)Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Ra…

Grand'ther Baldwin's Thanksgiving, with Other Ballads and Poems

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Horatio Alger, Jr.


Horatio Alger, better known for his juvenile fiction, also penned some great poetry. His Ballads, including the 8 war poems and his odes, ar…

The Bab Ballads (version 2)

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W. S. Gilbert


The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …

Verses Popular And Humorous (Version 2)

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Henry Lawson


Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earli…

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