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AudioThe Poet and The Baby
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LibriVox recording of The Poet and The Baby by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Read in English by Bruce Kachuk; David Lawrence; Foon; Garth Burton; Graham Scott; Hypatia; Jennifer Fournier; Jude; Kirsten Bradby; Lee Ann Howlett; Larry Wilson; Mark Ernest; Matt Bounds; Nedge; Phil Schempf; RajVO; Thomas Ermon; Tomas Peter; tovarisch What struck me in reading Mr. Dunbar's poetry was what had already struck his friends in Ohio and Indiana, in Kentucky and Illinois. They had felt, as I felt, that however gifted his race had proven itself in music, in oratory, in several of the other arts, here was the first instance of an American negro who had evinced innate distinction in literature. (W.D. Howells in the Introduction to The Compete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (9MB)
Directors & creators
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;humour; writing; infant; pjilosophy
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