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Successful Recitations

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

Year of Publication: 1901Genres: Anthologies

Running Time: 14 hours 10 minutes 51 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	THE ROYAL RECITER: PREFACE Rapunzelina	2:39
2	PREFATORY Rapunzelina	3:17
3	JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND. BY ALFRED H. MILES Alan Mapstone	3:53
4	THE RED ROSE OF WAR. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Mark F. Smith	4:49
5	ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK Alan Mapstone	3:56
6	A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA. BY WILLIAM COX BENNET Alan Mapstone	4:01
7	THE PLOUGHSHARE OF OLD ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK Alan Mapstone	2:06
8	THE STORY OF ABEL TASMAN. BY FRANCES S. LEWIN. Michael Earley	3:40
9	THE GROOM'S STORY. BY A. CONAN DOYLE Tony Scheinman	6:23
10	THE HARDEST PART I EVER PLAYED. BY RE HENRY Katty Cuadra	20:47
11	THE STORY OF MR. KING. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY Michael Earley	7:27
12	THE ART OF "POETRY." FROM "TOWN TOPICS." therealpursuit	1:48
13	THE KING OF BRENTFORD'S TESTAMENT. W. M. THACKERAY Michael Earley	10:38
14	UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED. BY J. BRUNTON STEPHENS Mark F. Smith	8:32
15	THE AMENITIES OF SHOPPING. BY LEOPOLD WAGNER BettyB	11:35
16	SHAMUS O'BRIEN: A TALE OF '98. BY J. SHERIDAN LE FANU Mark F. Smith	13:04
17	HOME, SWEET HOME. BY WILLIAM THOMSON Brize C	0:29
18	THE CANE-BOTTOM'D CHAIR. BY W.M. THACKERAY Anthony Will	3:28
19	THE ALMA. BY WILLIAM C. BENNET Kitten Loves	3:19
20	THE MAMELUKE CHARGE. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE Kitten Loves	2:17
21	MY LADY'S LEAP. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN Katty Cuadra	8:11
22	A SONG FOR THE END OF THE SEASON. BY J.R. PLANCHE Anthony Will	1:04
23	THE AGED PILOT MAN. BY MARK TWAIN Brize C	6:16
24	TIM KEYSER'S NOSE. BY MAX ADELER Bob Bonvino	2:45
25	THE LOST EXPRESSION. BY MARSHALL STEELE Brize C	7:45
26	A NIGHT SCENE. BY ROBERT B. BROUGH Anthony Will	1:24
27	KARL, THE MARTYR. BY FRANCES WHITESIDE Katty Cuadra	13:21
28	THE ROMANCE OF TENACHELLE. BY HERCULES ELLIS Katty Cuadra	10:34
29	MICHAEL FLYNN. BY WILLIAM THOMSON Anthony Will	0:29
30	A NIGHT WITH A STORK. BY WILLIAM G. WILCOX Anthony Will	9:22
31	AN UNMUSICAL NEIGHBOUR. BY WILLIAM THOMSON Bob Bonvino	0:40
32	THE CHALICE. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY Kyle E. Johnson	5:24
33	LIVINGSTONE. BY HENRY LLOYD. Cavaet	3:35
34	IN SWANAGE BAY. BY MRS. CRAIK MFQ1	5:34
35	BALLAD OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. BY GEORGE HENRY BOKER Phil Schempf	6:09
36	PHADRIG CROHOORE. BY JAMES SHERIDAN LE FANU Phil Schempf	6:31
37	CUPID'S ARROWS. BY ELIZA COOK KevinS	1:34
38	THE CROCODILE'S DINNER PARTY. BY E. VINTON BLAKE Tony Scheinman	3:12
39	"TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT." BY WILLIAM THOMSON Bruce Kachuk	0:42
40	A RISKY RIDE. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN Brize C	7:29
41	ON MARRIAGE. BY JOSH BILLINGS Tom Merritt	4:26
42	THE ROMANCE OF CARRIGCLEENA. BY HERCULES ELLIS Katty Cuadra	7:32
43	THE FALSE FONTANLEE. BY WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE Brize C	6:22
44	THE LEGEND OF SAINT LAURA. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK ShrimpPhish	3:51
45	DAVID SHAW, HERO. BY JAMES BUCKHAM Shipra	2:42
46	BROTHERHOOD. BY ALFRED H. MILES Bob Bonvino	3:24
47	THE STRAIGHT RIDER. (FROM "BLACK AND WHITE?" BY PERMISSION.) czandra	5:29
48	WOMEN AND WORK. BY ALFRED H. MILES Katty Cuadra	5:11
49	A COUNTRY STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES Phil Schempf	3:37
50	THE BEGGAR MAID. BY LORD TENNYSON MorphineLolly	0:58
51	THE VENGEANCE OF KAFUR. BY CLINTON SCOLLARD Brize C	5:41
52	THE WISHING WELL. BY VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD Katty Cuadra	5:01
53	THE TWO CHURCH-BUILDERS. BY JOHN G. SAXE Kyle E. Johnson	2:45
54	THE CAPTAIN OF THE NORTHFLEET, BY GERALD MASSEY Katty Cuadra	3:11
55	THE HAPPIEST LAND. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW Nickyy	1:28
56	THE PIPES AT LUCKNOW. BY J. G. WHITTIER czandra	4:05
57	THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL Katty Cuadra	4:16
58	THE GRAVE SPOILERS. BY HERCULES ELLIS Katty Cuadra	3:50
59	BOW-MEETING SONG. BY REGINALD HEBER Bruce Kachuk	1:48
60	THE BALLAD OF ROU. BY LORD LYTTON czandra	5:03
61	BINGEN ON THE RHINE. BY THE HON. MRS. NORTON Kyle E. Johnson	5:26
62	DEEDS NOT WORDS. BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT Tony Scheinman	2:19
63	OLD KING COLE. BY ALFRED H. MILES Tony Scheinman	4:12
64	THE GREEN DOMINO. ANONYMOUS Brize C	5:42
65	THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW Phil Schempf	5:23
66	THE BELL OF ATRI. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW Brize C	6:54
67	THE STORM. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR Julie Anne Thompson	1:36
68	THE THREE RULERS. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR Anthony Will	1:07
69	THE HORN OF EGREMONT CASTLE. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Brize C	5:37
70	THE MIRACLE OF THE ROSES. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY czandra	5:28
71	THE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDE. BY GERALD GRIFFIN MFQ1	5:17
72	THE DAUGHTER OF MEATH. BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY Brize C	4:44
73	GLENARA. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL czandra	2:19
74	A FABLE FOR MUSICIANS. BY CLARA DOTY BATES czandra	4:55
75	"ONWARD." A TALE OF THE S. E. RAILWAY. ANONYMOUS Brize C	3:15
76	THE DECLARATION. BY NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS Patrick Wallace	1:44
77	LOVE AND AGE. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK Adrian Stephens	3:35
78	HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER. BY BRET HARTE Adrian Stephens	3:11
79	HE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BY S. W. FOSS Adrian Stephens	2:22
80	ASTRONOMY MADE EASY. ANONYMOUS Adrian Stephens	6:44
81	BROTHER WATKINS. BY JOHN B. GOUGH Adrian Stephens	4:31
82	LOGIC. ANONYMOUS Ellen Marie	2:30
83	THE PRIDE OF BATTERY B. BY F.H. GASSAWAY Adrian Stephens	3:32
84	THE DANDY FIFTH. BY F.H. GASSAWAY Adrian Stephens	4:55
85	"BAY BILLY." BY F.H. GASSAWAY Adrian Stephens	5:08
86	THE OLD VETERAN. BY BAYARD TAYLOR Adrian Stephens	3:24
87	SANTA CLAUS. BY ALFRED H. MILES Fenman	12:24
88	THE IMPERIAL RECITER: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Brize C	1:40
89	PREFATORY Brize C	4:23
90	THE ENGLISHMAN. BY ELIZA COOK Fenman	3:00
91	ENGLAND GOES TO BATTLE. BY GERALD MASSEY Michael Earley	2:35
92	ENGLAND ONCE MORE. BY FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE Michael Earley	3:15
93	GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Michael Earley	2:12
94	THE VOLUNTEER. BY ALFRED H. MILES Michael Earley	4:03
95	DOWN IN AUSTRALIA. BY GERALD MASSEY Michael Earley	2:01
96	AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. BY GERALD MASSEY Michael Earley	1:03
97	AN IMPERIAL REPLY. BY GERALD MASSEY Michael Earley	1:55
98	THE BOYS' RETURN. BY GERALD MASSEY Michael Earley	3:04
99	"SOUND THE ASSEMBLY!" BY CLEMENT SCOTT Michael Earley	3:14
100	THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. BY RUDYARD KIPLING Adrian Stephens	2:46
101	FOR THE EMPIRE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Adrian Stephens	2:09
102	WANTED—A CROMWELL. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Adrian Stephens	2:39
103	ENGLAND'S IRONSIDES. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Adrian Stephens	1:41
104	THE THREE CHERRY-STONES. ANONYMOUS Fenman	7:42
105	THE MIDSHIPMAN'S FUNERAL. BY BARLEY DALE Katty Cuadra	8:14
106	LADYSMITH. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Katty Cuadra	9:03
107	THE SIX-INCH GUN. "THE BOMBSHELL" Katty Cuadra	3:15
108	ST. PATRICK'S DAY. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Katty Cuadra	4:05
109	THE HERO OF OMDURMAN. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Katty Cuadra	3:30
110	BOOT AND SADDLE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS Katty Cuadra	6:16
111	THE MIDNIGHT CHARGE. BY CLEMENT SCOTT Katty Cuadra	8:44
112	MAFEKING. BY REV. A. FREWEN AYLWARD Mark F. Smith	2:07
113	THE FIGHT AT RORKE'S DRIFT. BY EMILY PFEIFFER Mark F. Smith	6:05
114	RELIEVED! (AT MAFEKING.) MamaPhish	0:41
115	HOW SAM HODGE WON THE VICTORIA CROSS. BY WILLIAM JEFFREY PROWSE Brize C	4:44
116	THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. BY R.T.S. LOWELL. czandra	3:57
117	A BALLAD OF WAR. BY MENELLA BUTE SMEDLEY Patrick Wallace	4:34
118	THE ALMA. BY RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH Alan Mapstone	3:00
119	AFTER ALMA. BY GERALD MASSEY Patrick Wallace	5:37
120	BALACLAVA. BY LORD TENNYSON ChrisH	2:19
121	AFTER BALACLAVA. BY JAMES WILLIAMS Alan Mapstone	3:04
122	INKERMAN. BY GERALD MASSEY Patrick Wallace	8:45
123	KILLED IN ACTION. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS MFQ1	1:56
124	AT THE BREACH. BY SARAH WILLIAMS Brize C	2:55
125	SANTA FILOMENA. BY H. W. LONGFELLOW. Phil Schempf	2:35
126	THE LITTLE HATCHET STORY. BY BURDETTE Jacob M.	6:43
127	THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE czandra	4:00
128	ELIHU. BY ALICE CAREY heljar	3:33
129	THE LAST OF THE "EURYDICE." BY SIR NOEL PATON Alan Mapstone	3:00
130	THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS. BY H.W. LONGFELLOW Patrick Wallace	2:49
131	ENGLAND'S DEAD. BY FELICIA HEMANS heljar	3:14
132	MEHRAB KHAN. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE Phil Schempf	2:52
133	THE RED THREAD OF HONOUR. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE czandra	5:00
134	THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE Alan Mapstone	3:30
135	A FISHERMAN'S SONG. BY ALFRED H. MILES MFQ1	1:30
136	THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. BY LORD BYRON Alan Mapstone	5:54
137	THE LAY OF THE BRAVE CAMERON. JOHN STUART BLACKIE Phil Schempf	3:06
138	A SONG FOR STOUT WORKERS. BY JOHN STUART BLACKIE Bruce Kachuk	1:54
139	AT THE BURIAL OF A VETERAN. BY ALFRED H. MILES Brize C	1:31
140	NAPOLEON AND THE BRITISH SAILOR. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL Cavaet	3:00
141	THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. BY REV. CHARLES WOLFE Cavaet	2:01
142	AT TRAFALGAR. BY GERALD MASSEY Cavaet	7:35
143	CAMPERDOWN. BY ALFRED H. MILES Patrick Wallace	5:57
144	THE ARMADA. BY LORD MACAULAY Patrick Wallace	6:11
145	MR. BARKER'S PICTURE. BY MAX ADELER Brize C	4:21
146	THE WOODEN LEG. BY MAX ADELER Brize C	7:32
147	THE ENCHANTED SHIRT. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY Michael (Mike) Gilbertson	3:46
148	JIM BLUDSO. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY Brize C	2:49
149	FREEDOM. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Jacob M.	2:05
150	THE COORTIN'. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Brize C	4:43
151	THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL Jacob M.	3:29
152	LADY CLARE. BY LORD TENNYSON Patrick Wallace	4:19
153	BREAK, BREAK, BREAK. BY LORD TENNYSON Larry Wilson	1:11
154	THE LORD OF BURLEIGH. BY LORD TENNYSON czandra	4:21
155	DORA. BY LORD TENNYSON czandra	8:33
156	MRS. B.'S ALARMS. BY JAMES PAYN Brize C	19:39
157	SHELTERED. BY SARAH ORME JEWETT Ellen Marie	12:29
158	GUILD'S SIGNAL. BY BRET HARTE Stacey Malcolm	2:20
159	BILL MASON'S BRIDE. BY BRET HARTE Donald Warren	2:39
160	THE CLOWN'S BABY. FROM "ST. NICHOLAS." czandra	3:56
161	AUNT TABITHA. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Brize C	2:19
162	LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE. BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Tony Scheinman	2:57
163	THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH. BY EUGENE FIELD Jacob M.	2:31
164	RUBINSTEIN'S PLAYING. ANONYMOUS Brize C	11:32
165	OBITUARY. BY WILLIAM THOMSON Vincent Spring	0:40
166	THE EDITOR'S STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES czandra	6:33
167	NAT RICKET. BY ALFRED H. MILES czandra	5:39
168	'SPÄCIALLY JIM. FROM "HARPER'S MAGAZINE." MFQ1	1:17
169	'ARRY'S ANCIENT MARINER. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN. Brize C	6:11
170	THE AMATEUR ORLANDO. BY GEORGE T. LANIGAN Brize C	6:19
171	A BALLAD OF A BAZAAR. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN MFQ1	2:39
172	A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS. BY THOMAS HOOD followingnearly	3:29
173	'TWAS EVER THUS. BY HENRY S. LEIGH Larry Wilson	1:03
174	MISS MALONEY ON THE CHINESE QUESTION. BY MARY MAPES DODGE czandra	6:45
175	THE HEATHEN CHINEE. BY BRET HARTE Donald Warren	2:50
176	HO-HO OF THE GOLDEN BELT. BY JOHN G. SAXE ShrimpPhish	5:42
177	THE HIRED SQUIRREL. A RUSSIAN FABLE Vincent Spring	1:27
178	BALLAD OF THE TRAILING SKIRT. NEW YORK "LIFE." Larry Wilson	1:36
179	TO THE GIRL IN KHAKI. "MODERN SOCIETY." heljar	1:06
180	THE TENDER HEART. BY HELEN GRAY CONE MFQ1	2:04
181	A SONG OF SARATOGA. BY JOHN G. SAXE MFQ1	2:50
182	THE SEA. BY EVAL. OGDEN Jacob M.	2:03
183	A TALE OF A NOSE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS Larry Wilson	1:43
184	LEEDLE YAWCOB STRAUSS. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS czandra	2:08
185	DOT BABY OF MINE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS czandra	2:44
186	A DUTCHMAN'S MISTAKE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS Brize C	2:54
187	THE OWL CRITIC. JAMES T. FIELDS Tony Scheinman	3:40
188	THE TRUE STORY OF KING MARSHMALLOW. ANONYMOUS ShrimpPhish	2:14
189	THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY (REV. R.H. BARHAM) Tony Scheinman	8:19
190	TUBAL CAIN. BY CHARLES MACKAY Jacob M.	3:56
191	THE THREE PREACHERS. BY CHARLES MACKAY Tony Scheinman	3:54
192	SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE. BY ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH Bruce Kachuk	1:18
193	PATRIOTISM. BY LORD TENNYSON czandra	4:40
194	TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. BY GERALD MASSEY Larry Wilson	2:36
195	RING OUT, WILD BELLS. BY LORD TENNYSON Alan Mapstone	2:31
196	RULE, BRITANNIA! BY JAMES THOMSON Alan Mapstone	3:19