Ventures into Verse
H. L. Mencken
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson (0 hr 46 min)
Chapters
| To R. K. | 1:48 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Song Of The Olden Time | 2:01 | Read by Dru Conway |
| The Spanish Main | 1:29 | Read by DebK |
| The Transport Gen'ral Ferguson | 2:28 | Read by DebK |
| A War Song | 1:23 | Read by Dru Conway |
| Faith | 0:58 | Read by DebK |
| The Ballad Of Ships In Harbor | 2:00 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Orf'cer Boy | 1:39 | Read by DebK |
| The Filipino Maiden | 1:50 | Read by BettyB |
| The Violet | 0:38 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Tin-clads | 2:51 | Read by BettyB |
| September | 0:32 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Arabesque | 1:08 | Read by BettyB |
| A Ballade Of Protest | 1:55 | Read by Dru Conway |
| A Frivolous Rondeau | 1:14 | Read by Dru Conway |
| The Rhymes Of Mistress Dorothy | 2:01 | Read by BettyB |
| A Few Lines | 0:42 | Read by BettyB |
| A Rondeau Of Two Hours | 1:00 | Read by BettyB |
| An Ante-Christmas Rondeau | 1:04 | Read by BettyB |
| Roundel | 0:44 | Read by BettyB |
| In Vaudeville | 0:54 | Read by BettyB |
| The Rondeau Of Riches | 0:53 | Read by BettyB |
| In Eating Soup | 0:55 | Read by BettyB |
| Love And The Rose | 1:00 | Read by BettyB |
| A Rondeau Of Statesmanship | 0:59 | Read by Michaelanthony Mitchell |
| Songs Of The City | 3:32 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| A Madrigal | 1:02 | Read by BettyB |
| A Ballad Of Looking | 0:58 | Read by BettyB |
| When The Pipe Goes Out | 0:28 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| A Paradox | 0:45 | Read by BettyB |
| The Song Of The Slapstick | 1:12 | Read by Michaelanthony Mitchell |
| Il Penseroso | 1:50 | Read by Michaelanthony Mitchell |
| Finis | 2:20 | Read by Larry Wilson |