Song of the Box
by Thomas Moore
Chapter 1 of 9 Song of the Box - read by AG
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3:08
- Running time
- 26 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Andrew Gaunce, Bruce Kachuk, Cavaet, ChadH94, David Lawrence and 4 others
Chapters
About this recording
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Song of the Box by Thomas Moore.
This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 13, 2020.
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Thomas Moore's poking a bit of fun at George Grote, an English Liberal politician who advocated for elections by secret ballot. (At the time, votes were not anonymous, which led to intimidation and vote buying.) In honour of free, fair, and anonymous balloting, we present this for your enjoyment. - Summary by TriciaG