The Song Against Songs
G. K. Chesterton
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Song Against Songs by G. K. Chesterton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 16, 2011.
Chesterton was a large man, standing 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and weighing around 21 stone (130 kg; 290 lb). His girth gave rise to a famous anecdote. During World War I a lady in London asked why he was not 'out at the Front'; he replied, 'If you go round to the side, you will see that I am.' On another occasion he remarked to his friend George Bernard Shaw: "To look at you, anyone would think a famine had struck England". Shaw retorted, "To look at you, anyone would think you have caused it". P. G. Wodehouse once described a very loud crash as "a sound like Chesterton falling onto a sheet of tin."( Summary from Wikipedia ) (0 hr 17 min)
Chapters
The Song Against Songs - Read by BG | 1:45 | Read by Bob Gonzalez |
The Song Against Songs - Read by GHS | 1:52 | Read by Algy Pug |
The Song Against Songs - Read by KGB | 1:36 | Read by Kalynda |
The Song Against Songs - Read by LAH | 1:38 | Read by Lee Ann Howlett |
The Song Against Songs - Read by LLW | 2:01 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
The Song Against Songs - Read by MG | 2:21 | Read by Martin Geeson |
The Song Against Songs - Read by REF | 1:50 | Read by Rhonda Federman |
The Song Against Songs - Read by RG | 1:57 | Read by Ruth Golding |
The Song Against Songs - Read by RN | 2:19 | Read by ravenotation |
Reviews
Short but evocative poem/song
kerriganm
I listened to most (not all) and can recommend Ruth Golding (RG), as always. She understands and interprets the quickly changing emotions. MG also does a wonderful rendition.