The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses


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(4.4 stars; 5 reviews)

This book of poetry by G. K. Chesterton, originally published in 1922, contain 35 poems on a variety of subjects. (Summary by Maria Therese) (1 hr 16 min)

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01 - To F.C. in Memoriam Palestine, '19 1:52 Gelesen von matty_castaway
02 - The Ballad of St. Barbara 8:21 Gelesen von anjieliu
03 - Elegy in a Country Churchyard 0:52 Gelesen von leah23
04 - The Sword of Surprise 1:24 Gelesen von Tracie
05 - A Wedding in War-time 4:20 Gelesen von Justin Brett
06 - The Mystery 0:52 Gelesen von Elli
07 - "The Myth of Arthur" 1:25 Gelesen von Amy Gramour
08 - The Old Song 3:05 Gelesen von Amanda Potter
09 - The Trinkets 1:15 Gelesen von bish
10 - The Philanthropist 1:32 Gelesen von David Lawrence
11 - On the Downs 3:10 Gelesen von Gayle Cato
12 - The Red Sea 1:49 Gelesen von Kenny B
13 - For a War Memorial 1:04 Gelesen von Elizabeth Wilcox
14 - Memory 1:08 Gelesen von Elli
15 - The English Graves 1:45 Gelesen von Malane
16 - Nightmare 2:40 Gelesen von bish
17 - A Second Childhood 2:37 Gelesen von Gayle Cato
18 - "Mediaevalism" 3:10 Gelesen von Justin Brett
19 - Poland 1:46 Gelesen von LizMourant
20 - The Hunting of the Dragon 2:43 Gelesen von Justin Brett
21 - Sonnet 1:23 Gelesen von Kenny B
22 - Fantasia 1:47 Gelesen von LizMourant
23 - A Christmas Carol 1:19 Gelesen von Penelope Greenwell
24 - To Captain Fryatt 1:27 Gelesen von Winston Tharp
25 - For Four Guilds: The Glass-Stainers 1:22 Gelesen von bish
26 - For Four Guilds: The Bridge Builders 1:56 Gelesen von bish
27 - For Four Guilds: The Stone-Masons 2:00 Gelesen von bish
28 - For Four Guilds: The Bell-Ringers 2:43 Gelesen von bish
29 - The Convert 1:30 Gelesen von a LibriVox Volunteer
30 - Songs of Education: History 2:59 Gelesen von Algy Pug
31 - Songs of Education: Geography 2:40 Gelesen von Algy Pug
32 - Songs of Education: For the Creche 2:00 Gelesen von Algy Pug
33 - Songs of Education: Citizenship 2:04 Gelesen von Algy Pug
34 - Songs of Education: The Higher Mathematics 1:58 Gelesen von Algy Pug
35 - Songs of Education: Hygiene 2:12 Gelesen von Algy Pug

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(4 stars)

Great poems, good readers for the most part. A couple were difficult to understand due to foreign accents, and a couple were read in a stiff or stilted manner, but overall this was a nice collection.