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Title: Ballads of a Bohemian

Author: Robert W. Service

Posting Date: July 21, 2008 [EBook #995]
Release Date: July, 1997

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BALLADS OF A BOHEMIAN

By Robert W. Service

[British-born Canadian Poet--1874-1958.]

Author of "The Spell of the Yukon", "Ballads of a Cheechako",
"Rhymes of a Red Cross Man", etc.

CONTENTS

Prelude

BOOK ONE
SPRING

I

My Garret
Julot the _Apache_

II

_L'Escargot D'Or_
It Is Later Than You Think
Noctambule

III

Insomnia
Moon Song
The Sewing-Girl

IV

Lucille
On the Boulevard
Facility

V

Golden Days
The Joy of Little Things
The Absinthe Drinkers

BOOK TWO
EARLY SUMMER

I

The Release
The Wee Shop
The Philistine and the Bohemian

II

The Bohemian Dreams
A Domestic Tragedy
The Pencil Seller

III

Fi-Fi in Bed
Gods in the Gutter
The Death of Marie Toro

IV

The Bohemian
The Auction Sale
The Joy of Being Poor

V

My Neighbors
Room 4: The Painter Chap
Room 6: The Little Workgirl
Room 5: The Concert Singer
Room 7: The Coco-Fiend

BOOK THREE
LATE SUMMER

I

The Philanderer
The _Petit Vieux_
My Masterpiece
My Book
My Hour

II

A Song of Sixty-Five
Teddy Bear
The Outlaw
The Walkers

III

Poor Peter
The Wistful One
If You Had a Friend