Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert, credited to Lewis Carroll; W. S. Gilbert; Edward Lear; Robert J. Shores, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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

LibriVox recording of Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert by Lewis Carroll; W. S. Gilbert; Edward Lear; Robert J. Shores. Read in English by David Wales Silly and fun verses beginning with the lesser known Robert J. Shores and going on to the more known Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and W.S. Gilbert. - Summary by David Wales

Recording facts

• Recording title: Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert
• Author credits: Lewis Carroll; W. S. Gilbert; Edward Lear; Robert J. Shores
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 1:45:26

Catalogue topics

• humor
• lewis carroll
• verses
• edward lear
• robert j. shores
• w.s. gilbert

Track guide

1. 01 - Robert J. Shores: Gay Gods and Merry Mortals: Humorous Verses About Actaeon, Adonis, Proserpina, Anaxarete, Penelope, Sappho, Syrinix, Tithonus, Ariadne, Io, Dido, And Daphne — 33:13
2. 02 - Lewis Carroll: Father William; The Hunting Of The Snark; Jabberwocky; Ways And Means; Humpty Dumpty’s Recitation; Some Hallucinations; The Walrus And The Carpenter — 17:49
3. 03 - Edward Lear: The Ahkond Of Swat; The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo; The Jumbles; The Pobble Who Has No Toes; The New Vestments; The Two Old Bachelors; The Owl And The Pussy-Cat — 20:22
4. 04 - W S Gilbert: The Played-Out Humorist; The Practical Joker; To Phoebe; To The Terrestrial Globe; Etiquette; The Mighty Must; The Yarn Of The ‘Nancy Bell’; Ferdinando And Elvira; Gentle Alice Brown; The Story Of Prince Agib; Sir Guy The Crusader; Sing For The Garish Eye — 34:02

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