Ben King's Verse: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Ben King's Verse, credited to Benjamin King, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Ben King's Verse by Benjamin King. Read in English by Larry Wilson; GentleJim; Melanie T; Phil Schempf; Ilia Tivin; Katherine Rivera; Scotty Smith; Jason in Panama; nighthawks; Alitheia; antonygirgis; Jude 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Ben King's Verse
• Author credits: Benjamin King
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 109
• Listed recording duration: 3:35:42

Catalogue topics

• satire
• poetry
• America
• poem
• humour
• USA
• Michigan
• 1894

Opening tracks: first 24 of 109

1. 001 - Introduction by John McGovern — 3:41
2. 002 - Biography by Opie Read — 3:18
3. 003 - If I Should Die — 1:03
4. 004 - Say When, and Say It — 1:32
5. 005 - Gittin' My Soul Inter Shape — 1:42
6. 006 - Evolution — 3:00
7. 007 - Gedder in Yo' Grain — 1:15
8. 008 - Jane Jones — 2:47
9. 009 - Elopement — 1:06
10. 010 - Her Folks an' Hiz'n — 2:17
11. 011 - The Yaller Jackets' Nest — 1:45
12. 012 - How Hank Died — 2:27
13. 013 - How Often — 0:46
14. 014 - Renton Harbor, Mich. — 3:21
15. 015 - Asphodel — 1:11
16. 016 - The Flowers' Ball — 2:53
17. 017 - De Sun's Comin' Back — 1:29
18. 018 - The River St. Joe — 2:00
19. 019 - The Robin and the Chicken — 1:02
20. 020 - Baby Up at Battenberg's — 1:11
21. 021 - No Harm Done — 3:34
22. 022 - The Fates — 1:54
23. 023 - Paraphrase — 3:52
24. 024 - If I can be by Her — 2:14

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