
General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems
By Vachel LindsayLength1h 19m
About this audiobook
'General William Booth Enters into Heaven, and Other Poems' is a poetry collection by Vachel Lindsay. It celebrates the life and death of Salvation Army founder General William Booth, imagining his triumphant arrival in heaven. The book also includes various other poems, which demonstrate Lindsay's dynamic and innovative style of writing that often discusses social issues and spirituality.
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GenreOther
Length1 hr 19 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1919
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: General William Booth Enters into Heaven
30Chapter 30: The Knight in Disguise
2Chapter 2: The Drunkards in the Street
31Chapter 31: The Wizard in the Street
3Chapter 3: The City That Will Not Repent
32Chapter 32: The Eagle that is Forgotten
4Chapter 4: The Trap
33Chapter 33: Shakespeare
5Chapter 5: Where is David, the Next King of Israel?
34Chapter 34: Michelangelo
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6Chapter 6: On Reading Omar Khayyam
35Chapter 35: Titian
7Chapter 7: The Beggar's Valentine
36Chapter 36: Lincoln
8Chapter 8: Honor Among Scamps
37Chapter 37: The Cornfields
9Chapter 9: The Gamblers
38Chapter 38: Sweet Briars of the Stairways
10Chapter 10: On the Road to Nowhere
39Chapter 39: Fantasies and Whims:—
11Chapter 11: Upon Returning to the Country Road
40Chapter 40: The Potato's Dance
12Chapter 12: The Angel and the Clown
41Chapter 41: How a Little Girl Sang
13Chapter 13: Springfield MagicalChapter 13: Springfield Magical
42Chapter 42: Ghosts in Love
14Chapter 14: Incense
43Chapter 43: The Queen of Bubbles
15Chapter 15: The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotos
44Chapter 44: The Tree of Laughing Bells, or The Wings of the Morning
16Chapter 16: King Arthur's Men Have Come Again
45Chapter 45: Sweethearts of the Year
17Chapter 17: Foreign Missions in Battle Array
46Chapter 46: The Sorceress!
18Chapter 18: Star of My Heart
47Chapter 47: Caught in a Net
19Chapter 19: Look You, I'll Go Pray
48Chapter 48: Eden in Winter
20Chapter 20: At Mass
49Chapter 49: Genesis
21Chapter 21: Heart of God
50Chapter 50: Queen Mab in the Village
22Chapter 22: The Empty Boats
51Chapter 51: The Dandelion
23Chapter 23: With a Bouquet of Twelve Roses
52Chapter 52: The Light o' the Moon
24Chapter 24: St. Francis of Assisi
53Chapter 53: A Net to Snare the Moonlight
25Chapter 25: Buddha
54Chapter 54: Beyond the Moon
26Chapter 26: A Prayer to All the Dead Among Mine Own People
55Chapter 55: The Song of the Garden-Toad
27Chapter 27: To Reformers in Despair
56Chapter 56: A Gospel of Beauty:—
28Chapter 28: Why I Voted the Socialist Ticket
57Chapter 57: The Illinois Village
29Chapter 29: To the United States Senate
58Chapter 58: On the Building of Springfield