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Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land

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This is a volume of poetry by Charles Godfrey Leland. The first half of this volume is taken up by the Songs of the Sea, with rather romantic songs about seafaring, mermaids, and adventures, and the second half of the volume contains the Lays of the Land, with poems focused on the things a seaman may encounter when he enters a port. - Summary by Carolin (4 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface

8:30

Read by Stephen Christie

The Old Tavern

3:25

Read by Larry Wilson

El Capitan General

4:01

Read by Stephen Christie

Uncle Sam

2:54

Read by Jude

Mother Carey

2:45

Read by Jude

The Bird Crew

1:58

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

Davy Jones

1:39

Read by Tony Scheinman

The Devil’s Pot

2:26

Read by zgorelick

One, Two, Three

3:11

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

La Bella Strega

2:39

Read by Sonia

The Beautiful Witch

2:41

Read by Sonia

The Witch’s Box

4:23

Read by Stephen Christie

The Mermaid

2:48

Read by Tony Scheinman

The Merman

5:17

Read by Hilary Busby

The Wizard Finn

3:57

Read by Stephen Christie

Charley Buff

2:13

Read by zgorelick

Bold Robin Rover

3:09

Read by Jude

Time for Us to Go

3:55

Read by MonkofHunk

Rolling Over

4:01

Read by MonkofHunk

The Musquito

2:07

Read by MonkofHunk

Stand from Under!

5:20

Read by Emma Charlotte

Near Havanna

2:46

Read by Emma Charlotte

The Three Dead Men

2:23

Read by Tony Scheinman

The Lady-Sailor

1:19

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

The Spanish Sailor’s Song

1:33

Read by Larry Wilson

The Lover to the Sailor

1:23

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

Green Corn and Potatoes

2:03

Read by Jude

The Sailor’s Farewell

3:01

Read by Larry Wilson

Mackerel Signs

1:29

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

True Blue

2:33

Read by AlexandraWilhelmina

The Story of Samuel Jackson

6:47

Read by Diana Schmidt

The Dandy Ship

1:40

Read by Larry Wilson

Jack of all Trades

2:23

Read by Robert Robinson

The Girl Wind

2:14

Read by Tony Scheinman

The Rise and Fall of Gloryville

10:41

Read by Greg Giordano

In the Wrong Box

4:46

Read by erinbrooke

Zion Jersey Boggs

7:46

Read by Mark Nelson

The Ballad of the Green Old Man

6:58

Read by Robert Robinson

Carrying Coals

1:56

Read by Jude

Carey, of Carson

5:23

Read by Greg Giordano

Josephi in Benicia

5:33

Read by Greg Giordano

The Story of a Lie

2:49

Read by Greg Giordano

The Legend of Saint Anthony

4:10

Read by Mark Nelson

A Russian Lyric

4:25

Read by Son of the Exiles

Melodramnation

4:52

Read by Greg Giordano

A Tale of Idaho

3:21

Read by Eris Bueller

A Californian Romance

5:05

Read by Larry Wilson

The Story of Mr. Scroper, Architect

3:58

Read by Greg Giordano

That Interestin’ Boy

1:18

Read by boilingforest

Miss Miles, the Telegraph Girl

6:30

Read by Greg Giordano

An American Cock-Tale

7:32

Read by Larry Wilson

Judge Wyman

5:28

Read by Robert Robinson

In Nevada

8:10

Read by Greg Giordano

The Philanthropic Club

4:33

Read by Greg Giordano

The Coloured Fortune-Hunter

0:59

Read by Jude

Penn

3:35

Read by Greg Giordano

Ballad of the Foxes

5:05

Read by Greg Giordano

Est Modus in Rebus

5:15

Read by Linda Olsen Fitak

The Masher

8:11

Read by Greg Giordano

Arizona John

3:25

Read by Greg Giordano

The Ballad of Charity

4:45

Read by ShamaAbbasi

Multum in Parvo

1:13

Read by ToddHW

The Organist of Bergamo

7:49

Read by ToddHW

The Goth and the Pigeon

5:36

Read by ToddHW

Reflections in a Printing-Office

0:54

Read by Larry Wilson