Song Against Songs, The by G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)

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...

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1. The Song Against Songs - Read by BG

   01 Jan 1970

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2. The Song Against Songs - Read by RN

   01 Jan 1970

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3. The Song Against Songs - Read by RG

   01 Jan 1970

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4. The Song Against Songs - Read by REF

   01 Jan 1970

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5. The Song Against Songs - Read by MG

   01 Jan 1970

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6. The Song Against Songs - Read by LLW

   01 Jan 1970

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7. The Song Against Songs - Read by LAH

   01 Jan 1970

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8. The Song Against Songs - Read by KGB

   01 Jan 1970

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9. The Song Against Songs - Read by GHS

   01 Jan 1970

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10. The Song Against Songs - Read by BG

    01 Jan 1970

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11. The Song Against Songs - Read by RN

    01 Jan 1970

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12. The Song Against Songs - Read by RG

    01 Jan 1970

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13. The Song Against Songs - Read by REF

    01 Jan 1970

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14. The Song Against Songs - Read by MG

    01 Jan 1970

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15. The Song Against Songs - Read by LLW

    01 Jan 1970

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16. The Song Against Songs - Read by LAH

    01 Jan 1970

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17. The Song Against Songs - Read by KGB

    01 Jan 1970

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18. The Song Against Songs - Read by GHS

    01 Jan 1970

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