Monologues

Monologues

LibriVox · Audiobook · 32 episodes

This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his ghost stories, he was also an accomplished poet and essayist. The musings collected in this volume cover a variety of topics, including poetry, art, and politics. - Summary by Carolin

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Episodes

The Decay of the Essay

Episode 1 · 11:37
The Tyranny of the Ugly

Episode 2 · 6:19
The True Bohemia

Episode 3 · 9:16
Dreaming as an Art

Episode 4 · 8:34
On Facts

Episode 5 · 8:14
On Knowing London

Episode 6 · 7:44
The Poet and the People

Episode 7 · 10:19
Pensions for Poets

Episode 8 · 9:34
How to be a Poet

Episode 9 · 10:11
Traitors of Art

Episode 10 · 10:41
Suicide and the State

Episode 11 · 8:42
The Age of Disenchantment

Episode 12 · 9:23
On Dreams

Episode 13 · 11:31
New Year's Eve

Episode 14 · 9:23
Why Women Fail in Art

Episode 15 · 10:44
An Election-tide Dream

Episode 16 · 10:06
The New Sex

Episode 17 · 10:54
On Editors

Episode 18 · 10:31
The Revolt of the Philistines

Episode 19 · 10:56
The Virtues of Getting Drunk

Episode 20 · 10:28
The Verdict of Posterity

Episode 21 · 10:00
Is England Decadent?

Episode 22 · 11:20
Uncomfortable Spring

Episode 23 · 10:43
The Philosophy of Gambling

Episode 24 · 9:44
The Poet who Was

Episode 25 · 9:33
The Gift of Appreciation

Episode 26 · 10:17
Poets and Critics

Episode 27 · 11:30
Montjoie

Episode 28 · 9:44
A Summer Holiday

Episode 29 · 10:51
Commercial Literature

Episode 30 · 9:15
A Monologue on Love Songs

Episode 31 · 11:47
Conversational Misers

Episode 32 · 11:17