



Produced by Alan Light





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
         