Ben King's Verse
Benjamin King
Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers
This is a volume of Benjamin King's collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in Chicago after his death, reportedly outselling any other volume of poetry in Michigan for 25 years after being published. It is also prefaced by two short biographies by John McGovern and Opie Read. - Summary by Carolin (3 hr 35 min)
Kapitel
| Introduction by John McGovern | 3:41 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| Biography by Opie Read | 3:18 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| If I Should Die | 1:03 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Say When, and Say It | 1:32 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| Gittin' My Soul Inter Shape | 1:42 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Evolution | 3:00 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Gedder in Yo' Grain | 1:15 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
| Jane Jones | 2:47 | Gelesen von Ilia Tivin |
| Elopement | 1:06 | Gelesen von Katherine Rivera |
| Her Folks an' Hiz'n | 2:17 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| The Yaller Jackets' Nest | 1:45 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| How Hank Died | 2:27 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| How Often | 0:46 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Renton Harbor, Mich. | 3:21 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Asphodel | 1:11 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| The Flowers' Ball | 2:53 | Gelesen von Katherine Rivera |
| De Sun's Comin' Back | 1:29 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The River St. Joe | 2:00 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| The Robin and the Chicken | 1:02 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Baby Up at Battenberg's | 1:11 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| No Harm Done | 3:34 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| The Fates | 1:54 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| Paraphrase | 3:52 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| If I can be by Her | 2:14 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Toboggan | 1:53 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| De Bugel on de Hill | 2:36 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Old St. Joe | 3:01 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| The Tramp | 1:05 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| The Chautauquan Maid | 2:11 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| I'm a Bluejay | 1:16 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| 'Rastus King | 1:52 | Gelesen von Katherine Rivera |
| That Valentine | 0:57 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| De Good Ship | 1:03 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| A Casual Observation | 1:10 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
| Like the New Friends Best | 2:19 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| A Negro Song of Home | 1:54 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| S'posin' | 1:05 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Little 'Rasmus | 2:06 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Nobody Knows | 1:27 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| She does not Hear | 2:15 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| Down the Mississippi | 3:10 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The Mermaid | 1:44 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| De Blackbird Fetched de Spring | 2:22 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Appearances | 1:11 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The Girl with the Jersey | 1:07 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| If my Wife Taught School | 1:52 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The Old Spinning Wheel | 1:35 | Gelesen von Phil Schempf |
| The Owl and the Crow | 1:22 | Gelesen von Alitheia |
| De Clouds am Gwin ter Pass | 1:57 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| A Summer's Afternoon | 1:30 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| I Fed the Fishes | 2:49 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| Ole Bossie Cow | 1:22 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| That Cat | 1:15 | Gelesen von Alitheia |
| A Frog's Thanksgiving | 1:25 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Lovey-Loves | 1:07 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Hank Spink | 1:22 | Gelesen von Melanie T |
| The Nile | 1:23 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Like de Ole Mule Bes' | 3:25 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| De Ribber ob Life | 2:26 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The Cat o' Nine Tails | 1:59 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| The Hair-Tonic Bottle | 1:26 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| De Circus Turkey | 2:33 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Sofie Jakobowski | 8:56 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Sunrise | 0:43 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| The Woodticks | 1:43 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Didn't we, Jim? | 2:10 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| The Post-Driver | 1:09 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Lef' de Ole Hoss Out | 1:17 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Ec-A-Lec-Tic Fits | 2:05 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Keep Him a Baby | 1:46 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Angeliny | 1:10 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| De Eyarfquake | 1:53 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| The Pessimist | 1:16 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| But Then | 2:07 | Gelesen von nighthawks |
| Presque Isle | 1:55 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Beulah Land | 1:31 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| The Blackbird and the Thrush | 1:28 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| De Spring-House | 1:30 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Under Obligations | 1:06 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Cleopatra and Charmian | 2:55 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Pinkey | 2:40 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| The Bung Town Canal | 3:03 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| De Massa | 2:28 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Coonie in de Holler | 1:30 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| After Weidenfeller Goes | 1:52 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Zaccheus | 3:50 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| A Retrospection | 2:18 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| St. Patrick's Day | 1:49 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Injun Summah | 1:20 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| 'Cause it's Gittin' Spring | 1:38 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Decorate de Cabin | 1:23 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| The Ultimatum | 1:12 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| Dreamy Days | 0:51 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| When the Stage Gits in | 2:01 | Gelesen von Jude |
| The Cultured Girl Again | 1:21 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| The Cushville Hop | 1:23 | Gelesen von antonygirgis |
| Gord Only Knows | 1:53 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Jes' Take my Advice | 1:23 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Patriotism and a Pension | 1:43 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| The Old Musician's Fate | 4:12 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| A Record from 'way back | 2:19 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Thanksgibbin in Ole Virginny | 1:19 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Grave Matters | 1:35 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Comin' Christmas Morn | 3:01 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| Sad Fate of Yim Yohnsen | 2:43 | Gelesen von GentleJim |
| Legend of the St. Joseph | 2:46 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |
| Little Jude | 1:55 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
| Little Pucken Singer | 2:10 | Gelesen von Scotty Smith |
| Down in Walhallalah | 1:32 | Gelesen von Jason in Panama |