Goose-Quill Papers


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Louise Imogen Guiney, and American poet and essayist, here presents twenty essays with her characteristic wit and poetic flair and often a touch of satire on sometimes common topics such as the apple, the moon, mathematics and the garret, even the provocative "On Teaching One's Grandmother how to Suck Eggs." - Summary by Larry Wilson (3 hr 27 min)

Chapters

On the Good Repute of the Apple 9:42 Read by Linda Cantoni
A Hand 15:18 Read by andybeddy
An Open Letter to the Moon 13:15 Read by Larry Wilson
Brentford Pulpit 20:22 Read by Adrian Stephens
Notes Made by Troilus Gently 21:08 Read by Adrian Stephens
On Teaching One's Grandmother How to Suck Eggs 11:24 Read by Adrian Stephens
Old Haunts 8:13 Read by Adrian Stephens
Free Thoughts on Books 9:00 Read by Julian Pratley
A November Festival 8:28 Read by Nemo
Vagabondiana 12:30 Read by Nemo
Mathematics 5:42 Read by Phil Schempf
A Child in Camp 16:11 Read by Linda Cantoni
On Graveyards 11:02 Read by Lisanne Lavoie
Some Garden-Folk 4:10 Read by Michelle Dyer
Hospitalities 7:29 Read by Amelia Chesley
The Two Voices 9:11 Read by Amelia Chesley
Sweetheart 4:25 Read by Juliana
On the Beauty of Idleness 6:26 Read by Michelle Dyer
De Mosquitone 6:57 Read by Adrian Stephens
On the Garret 7:04 Read by Adrian Stephens