The Ballad of St. Barbara and Other Verses


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(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)

Chapters

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

Reviews


(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.