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Successful Recitations

Successful Recitations

by Various

Short stories

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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

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  1. 1THE ROYAL RECITER: PREFACE2:39 · read by Rapunzelina
  2. 2PREFATORY3:17 · read by Rapunzelina
  3. 3JOHN BULL AND HIS ISLAND. BY ALFRED H. MILES3:53 · read by Alan Mapstone
  4. 4THE RED ROSE OF WAR. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS4:49 · read by Mark F. Smith
  5. 5ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK3:56 · read by Alan Mapstone
  6. 6A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA. BY WILLIAM COX BENNET4:01 · read by Alan Mapstone
  7. 7THE PLOUGHSHARE OF OLD ENGLAND. BY ELIZA COOK2:06 · read by Alan Mapstone
  8. 8THE STORY OF ABEL TASMAN. BY FRANCES S. LEWIN.3:40 · read by Michael Earley
  9. 9THE GROOM'S STORY. BY A. CONAN DOYLE6:23 · read by Tony Scheinman
  10. 10THE HARDEST PART I EVER PLAYED. BY RE HENRY20:47 · read by Katty Cuadra
  11. 11THE STORY OF MR. KING. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY7:27 · read by Michael Earley
  12. 12THE ART OF "POETRY." FROM "TOWN TOPICS."1:48 · read by therealpursuit
  13. 13THE KING OF BRENTFORD'S TESTAMENT. W. M. THACKERAY10:38 · read by Michael Earley
  14. 14UNIVERSALLY RESPECTED. BY J. BRUNTON STEPHENS8:32 · read by Mark F. Smith
  15. 15THE AMENITIES OF SHOPPING. BY LEOPOLD WAGNER11:35 · read by BettyB
  16. 16SHAMUS O'BRIEN: A TALE OF '98. BY J. SHERIDAN LE FANU13:04 · read by Mark F. Smith
  17. 17HOME, SWEET HOME. BY WILLIAM THOMSON0:29 · read by Brize C
  18. 18THE CANE-BOTTOM'D CHAIR. BY W.M. THACKERAY3:28 · read by Anthony Will
  19. 19THE ALMA. BY WILLIAM C. BENNET3:19 · read by Kitten Loves
  20. 20THE MAMELUKE CHARGE. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE2:17 · read by Kitten Loves
  21. 21MY LADY'S LEAP. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN8:11 · read by Katty Cuadra
  22. 22A SONG FOR THE END OF THE SEASON. BY J.R. PLANCHE1:04 · read by Anthony Will
  23. 23THE AGED PILOT MAN. BY MARK TWAIN6:16 · read by Brize C
  24. 24TIM KEYSER'S NOSE. BY MAX ADELER2:45 · read by Bob Bonvino
  25. 25THE LOST EXPRESSION. BY MARSHALL STEELE7:45 · read by Brize C
  26. 26A NIGHT SCENE. BY ROBERT B. BROUGH1:24 · read by Anthony Will
  27. 27KARL, THE MARTYR. BY FRANCES WHITESIDE13:21 · read by Katty Cuadra
  28. 28THE ROMANCE OF TENACHELLE. BY HERCULES ELLIS10:34 · read by Katty Cuadra
  29. 29MICHAEL FLYNN. BY WILLIAM THOMSON0:29 · read by Anthony Will
  30. 30A NIGHT WITH A STORK. BY WILLIAM G. WILCOX9:22 · read by Anthony Will
  31. 31AN UNMUSICAL NEIGHBOUR. BY WILLIAM THOMSON0:40 · read by Bob Bonvino
  32. 32THE CHALICE. BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY5:24 · read by Kyle E. Johnson
  33. 33LIVINGSTONE. BY HENRY LLOYD.3:35 · read by Cavaet
  34. 34IN SWANAGE BAY. BY MRS. CRAIK5:34 · read by MFQ1
  35. 35BALLAD OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. BY GEORGE HENRY BOKER6:09 · read by Phil Schempf
  36. 36PHADRIG CROHOORE. BY JAMES SHERIDAN LE FANU6:31 · read by Phil Schempf
  37. 37CUPID'S ARROWS. BY ELIZA COOK1:34 · read by KevinS
  38. 38THE CROCODILE'S DINNER PARTY. BY E. VINTON BLAKE3:12 · read by Tony Scheinman
  39. 39"TWO SOULS WITH BUT A SINGLE THOUGHT." BY WILLIAM THOMSON0:42 · read by Bruce Kachuk
  40. 40A RISKY RIDE. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN7:29 · read by Brize C
  41. 41ON MARRIAGE. BY JOSH BILLINGS4:26 · read by Tom Merritt
  42. 42THE ROMANCE OF CARRIGCLEENA. BY HERCULES ELLIS7:32 · read by Katty Cuadra
  43. 43THE FALSE FONTANLEE. BY WILLIAM CALDWELL ROSCOE6:22 · read by Brize C
  44. 44THE LEGEND OF SAINT LAURA. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK3:51 · read by ShrimpPhish
  45. 45DAVID SHAW, HERO. BY JAMES BUCKHAM2:42 · read by Shipra
  46. 46BROTHERHOOD. BY ALFRED H. MILES3:24 · read by Bob Bonvino
  47. 47THE STRAIGHT RIDER. (FROM "BLACK AND WHITE?" BY PERMISSION.)5:29 · read by czandra
  48. 48WOMEN AND WORK. BY ALFRED H. MILES5:11 · read by Katty Cuadra
  49. 49A COUNTRY STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES3:37 · read by Phil Schempf
  50. 50THE BEGGAR MAID. BY LORD TENNYSON0:58 · read by MorphineLolly
  51. 51THE VENGEANCE OF KAFUR. BY CLINTON SCOLLARD5:41 · read by Brize C
  52. 52THE WISHING WELL. BY VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD5:01 · read by Katty Cuadra
  53. 53THE TWO CHURCH-BUILDERS. BY JOHN G. SAXE2:45 · read by Kyle E. Johnson
  54. 54THE CAPTAIN OF THE NORTHFLEET, BY GERALD MASSEY3:11 · read by Katty Cuadra
  55. 55THE HAPPIEST LAND. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW1:28 · read by Nickyy
  56. 56THE PIPES AT LUCKNOW. BY J. G. WHITTIER4:05 · read by czandra
  57. 57THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL4:16 · read by Katty Cuadra
  58. 58THE GRAVE SPOILERS. BY HERCULES ELLIS3:50 · read by Katty Cuadra
  59. 59BOW-MEETING SONG. BY REGINALD HEBER1:48 · read by Bruce Kachuk
  60. 60THE BALLAD OF ROU. BY LORD LYTTON5:03 · read by czandra
  61. 61BINGEN ON THE RHINE. BY THE HON. MRS. NORTON5:26 · read by Kyle E. Johnson
  62. 62DEEDS NOT WORDS. BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT2:19 · read by Tony Scheinman
  63. 63OLD KING COLE. BY ALFRED H. MILES4:12 · read by Tony Scheinman
  64. 64THE GREEN DOMINO. ANONYMOUS5:42 · read by Brize C
  65. 65THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW5:23 · read by Phil Schempf
  66. 66THE BELL OF ATRI. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW6:54 · read by Brize C
  67. 67THE STORM. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR1:36 · read by Julie Anne Thompson
  68. 68THE THREE RULERS. BY ADELAIDE PROCTOR1:07 · read by Anthony Will
  69. 69THE HORN OF EGREMONT CASTLE. BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH5:37 · read by Brize C
  70. 70THE MIRACLE OF THE ROSES. BY ROBERT SOUTHEY5:28 · read by czandra
  71. 71THE BRIDAL OF MALAHIDE. BY GERALD GRIFFIN5:17 · read by MFQ1
  72. 72THE DAUGHTER OF MEATH. BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY4:44 · read by Brize C
  73. 73GLENARA. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL2:19 · read by czandra
  74. 74A FABLE FOR MUSICIANS. BY CLARA DOTY BATES4:55 · read by czandra
  75. 75"ONWARD." A TALE OF THE S. E. RAILWAY. ANONYMOUS3:15 · read by Brize C
  76. 76THE DECLARATION. BY NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS1:44 · read by Patrick Wallace
  77. 77LOVE AND AGE. BY THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK3:35 · read by Adrian Stephens
  78. 78HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER. BY BRET HARTE3:11 · read by Adrian Stephens
  79. 79HE WORRIED ABOUT IT. BY S. W. FOSS2:22 · read by Adrian Stephens
  80. 80ASTRONOMY MADE EASY. ANONYMOUS6:44 · read by Adrian Stephens
  81. 81BROTHER WATKINS. BY JOHN B. GOUGH4:31 · read by Adrian Stephens
  82. 82LOGIC. ANONYMOUS2:30 · read by Ellen Marie
  83. 83THE PRIDE OF BATTERY B. BY F.H. GASSAWAY3:32 · read by Adrian Stephens
  84. 84THE DANDY FIFTH. BY F.H. GASSAWAY4:55 · read by Adrian Stephens
  85. 85"BAY BILLY." BY F.H. GASSAWAY5:08 · read by Adrian Stephens
  86. 86THE OLD VETERAN. BY BAYARD TAYLOR3:24 · read by Adrian Stephens
  87. 87SANTA CLAUS. BY ALFRED H. MILES12:24 · read by Fenman
  88. 88THE IMPERIAL RECITER: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1:40 · read by Brize C
  89. 89PREFATORY4:23 · read by Brize C
  90. 90THE ENGLISHMAN. BY ELIZA COOK3:00 · read by Fenman
  91. 91ENGLAND GOES TO BATTLE. BY GERALD MASSEY2:35 · read by Michael Earley
  92. 92ENGLAND ONCE MORE. BY FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE3:15 · read by Michael Earley
  93. 93GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS2:12 · read by Michael Earley
  94. 94THE VOLUNTEER. BY ALFRED H. MILES4:03 · read by Michael Earley
  95. 95DOWN IN AUSTRALIA. BY GERALD MASSEY2:01 · read by Michael Earley
  96. 96AUSTRALIA SPEAKS. BY GERALD MASSEY1:03 · read by Michael Earley
  97. 97AN IMPERIAL REPLY. BY GERALD MASSEY1:55 · read by Michael Earley
  98. 98THE BOYS' RETURN. BY GERALD MASSEY3:04 · read by Michael Earley
  99. 99"SOUND THE ASSEMBLY!" BY CLEMENT SCOTT3:14 · read by Michael Earley
  100. 100THE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. BY RUDYARD KIPLING2:46 · read by Adrian Stephens
  101. 101FOR THE EMPIRE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS2:09 · read by Adrian Stephens
  102. 102WANTED—A CROMWELL. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS2:39 · read by Adrian Stephens
  103. 103ENGLAND'S IRONSIDES. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS1:41 · read by Adrian Stephens
  104. 104THE THREE CHERRY-STONES. ANONYMOUS7:42 · read by Fenman
  105. 105THE MIDSHIPMAN'S FUNERAL. BY BARLEY DALE8:14 · read by Katty Cuadra
  106. 106LADYSMITH. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS9:03 · read by Katty Cuadra
  107. 107THE SIX-INCH GUN. "THE BOMBSHELL"3:15 · read by Katty Cuadra
  108. 108ST. PATRICK'S DAY. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS4:05 · read by Katty Cuadra
  109. 109THE HERO OF OMDURMAN. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS3:30 · read by Katty Cuadra
  110. 110BOOT AND SADDLE. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS6:16 · read by Katty Cuadra
  111. 111THE MIDNIGHT CHARGE. BY CLEMENT SCOTT8:44 · read by Katty Cuadra
  112. 112MAFEKING. BY REV. A. FREWEN AYLWARD2:07 · read by Mark F. Smith
  113. 113THE FIGHT AT RORKE'S DRIFT. BY EMILY PFEIFFER6:05 · read by Mark F. Smith
  114. 114RELIEVED! (AT MAFEKING.)0:41 · read by MamaPhish
  115. 115HOW SAM HODGE WON THE VICTORIA CROSS. BY WILLIAM JEFFREY PROWSE4:44 · read by Brize C
  116. 116THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. BY R.T.S. LOWELL.3:57 · read by czandra
  117. 117A BALLAD OF WAR. BY MENELLA BUTE SMEDLEY4:34 · read by Patrick Wallace
  118. 118THE ALMA. BY RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH3:00 · read by Alan Mapstone
  119. 119AFTER ALMA. BY GERALD MASSEY5:37 · read by Patrick Wallace
  120. 120BALACLAVA. BY LORD TENNYSON2:19 · read by ChrisH
  121. 121AFTER BALACLAVA. BY JAMES WILLIAMS3:04 · read by Alan Mapstone
  122. 122INKERMAN. BY GERALD MASSEY8:45 · read by Patrick Wallace
  123. 123KILLED IN ACTION. BY F. HARALD WILLIAMS1:56 · read by MFQ1
  124. 124AT THE BREACH. BY SARAH WILLIAMS2:55 · read by Brize C
  125. 125SANTA FILOMENA. BY H. W. LONGFELLOW.2:35 · read by Phil Schempf
  126. 126THE LITTLE HATCHET STORY. BY BURDETTE6:43 · read by Jacob M.
  127. 127THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE4:00 · read by czandra
  128. 128ELIHU. BY ALICE CAREY3:33 · read by heljar
  129. 129THE LAST OF THE "EURYDICE." BY SIR NOEL PATON3:00 · read by Alan Mapstone
  130. 130THE WARDEN OF THE CINQUE PORTS. BY H.W. LONGFELLOW2:49 · read by Patrick Wallace
  131. 131ENGLAND'S DEAD. BY FELICIA HEMANS3:14 · read by heljar
  132. 132MEHRAB KHAN. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE2:52 · read by Phil Schempf
  133. 133THE RED THREAD OF HONOUR. BY SIR F.H. DOYLE5:00 · read by czandra
  134. 134THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS. BY SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE3:30 · read by Alan Mapstone
  135. 135A FISHERMAN'S SONG. BY ALFRED H. MILES1:30 · read by MFQ1
  136. 136THE FIELD OF WATERLOO. BY LORD BYRON5:54 · read by Alan Mapstone
  137. 137THE LAY OF THE BRAVE CAMERON. JOHN STUART BLACKIE3:06 · read by Phil Schempf
  138. 138A SONG FOR STOUT WORKERS. BY JOHN STUART BLACKIE1:54 · read by Bruce Kachuk
  139. 139AT THE BURIAL OF A VETERAN. BY ALFRED H. MILES1:31 · read by Brize C
  140. 140NAPOLEON AND THE BRITISH SAILOR. BY THOMAS CAMPBELL3:00 · read by Cavaet
  141. 141THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE. BY REV. CHARLES WOLFE2:01 · read by Cavaet
  142. 142AT TRAFALGAR. BY GERALD MASSEY7:35 · read by Cavaet
  143. 143CAMPERDOWN. BY ALFRED H. MILES5:57 · read by Patrick Wallace
  144. 144THE ARMADA. BY LORD MACAULAY6:11 · read by Patrick Wallace
  145. 145MR. BARKER'S PICTURE. BY MAX ADELER4:21 · read by Brize C
  146. 146THE WOODEN LEG. BY MAX ADELER7:32 · read by Brize C
  147. 147THE ENCHANTED SHIRT. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY3:46 · read by Michael (Mike) Gilbertson
  148. 148JIM BLUDSO. BY COLONEL JOHN HAY2:49 · read by Brize C
  149. 149FREEDOM. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL2:05 · read by Jacob M.
  150. 150THE COORTIN'. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL4:43 · read by Brize C
  151. 151THE HERITAGE. BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL3:29 · read by Jacob M.
  152. 152LADY CLARE. BY LORD TENNYSON4:19 · read by Patrick Wallace
  153. 153BREAK, BREAK, BREAK. BY LORD TENNYSON1:11 · read by Larry Wilson
  154. 154THE LORD OF BURLEIGH. BY LORD TENNYSON4:21 · read by czandra
  155. 155DORA. BY LORD TENNYSON8:33 · read by czandra
  156. 156MRS. B.'S ALARMS. BY JAMES PAYN19:39 · read by Brize C
  157. 157SHELTERED. BY SARAH ORME JEWETT12:29 · read by Ellen Marie
  158. 158GUILD'S SIGNAL. BY BRET HARTE2:20 · read by Stacey Malcolm
  159. 159BILL MASON'S BRIDE. BY BRET HARTE2:39 · read by Donald Warren
  160. 160THE CLOWN'S BABY. FROM "ST. NICHOLAS."3:56 · read by czandra
  161. 161AUNT TABITHA. BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES2:19 · read by Brize C
  162. 162LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE. BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY2:57 · read by Tony Scheinman
  163. 163THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUTH. BY EUGENE FIELD2:31 · read by Jacob M.
  164. 164RUBINSTEIN'S PLAYING. ANONYMOUS11:32 · read by Brize C
  165. 165OBITUARY. BY WILLIAM THOMSON0:40 · read by Vincent Spring
  166. 166THE EDITOR'S STORY. BY ALFRED H. MILES6:33 · read by czandra
  167. 167NAT RICKET. BY ALFRED H. MILES5:39 · read by czandra
  168. 168'SPÄCIALLY JIM. FROM "HARPER'S MAGAZINE."1:17 · read by MFQ1
  169. 169'ARRY'S ANCIENT MARINER. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN.6:11 · read by Brize C
  170. 170THE AMATEUR ORLANDO. BY GEORGE T. LANIGAN6:19 · read by Brize C
  171. 171A BALLAD OF A BAZAAR. BY CAMPBELL RAE-BROWN2:39 · read by MFQ1
  172. 172A PARENTAL ODE TO MY SON, AGED THREE YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS. BY THOMAS HOOD3:29 · read by followingnearly
  173. 173'TWAS EVER THUS. BY HENRY S. LEIGH1:03 · read by Larry Wilson
  174. 174MISS MALONEY ON THE CHINESE QUESTION. BY MARY MAPES DODGE6:45 · read by czandra
  175. 175THE HEATHEN CHINEE. BY BRET HARTE2:50 · read by Donald Warren
  176. 176HO-HO OF THE GOLDEN BELT. BY JOHN G. SAXE5:42 · read by ShrimpPhish
  177. 177THE HIRED SQUIRREL. A RUSSIAN FABLE1:27 · read by Vincent Spring
  178. 178BALLAD OF THE TRAILING SKIRT. NEW YORK "LIFE."1:36 · read by Larry Wilson
  179. 179TO THE GIRL IN KHAKI. "MODERN SOCIETY."1:06 · read by heljar
  180. 180THE TENDER HEART. BY HELEN GRAY CONE2:04 · read by MFQ1
  181. 181A SONG OF SARATOGA. BY JOHN G. SAXE2:50 · read by MFQ1
  182. 182THE SEA. BY EVAL. OGDEN2:03 · read by Jacob M.
  183. 183A TALE OF A NOSE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS1:43 · read by Larry Wilson
  184. 184LEEDLE YAWCOB STRAUSS. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS2:08 · read by czandra
  185. 185DOT BABY OF MINE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS2:44 · read by czandra
  186. 186A DUTCHMAN'S MISTAKE. BY CHARLES F. ADAMS2:54 · read by Brize C
  187. 187THE OWL CRITIC. JAMES T. FIELDS3:40 · read by Tony Scheinman
  188. 188THE TRUE STORY OF KING MARSHMALLOW. ANONYMOUS2:14 · read by ShrimpPhish
  189. 189THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS. BY THOMAS INGOLDSBY (REV. R.H. BARHAM)8:19 · read by Tony Scheinman
  190. 190TUBAL CAIN. BY CHARLES MACKAY3:56 · read by Jacob M.
  191. 191THE THREE PREACHERS. BY CHARLES MACKAY3:54 · read by Tony Scheinman
  192. 192SAY NOT THE STRUGGLE. BY ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH1:18 · read by Bruce Kachuk
  193. 193PATRIOTISM. BY LORD TENNYSON4:40 · read by czandra
  194. 194TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. BY GERALD MASSEY2:36 · read by Larry Wilson
  195. 195RING OUT, WILD BELLS. BY LORD TENNYSON2:31 · read by Alan Mapstone
  196. 196RULE, BRITANNIA! BY JAMES THOMSON3:19 · read by Alan Mapstone

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