James Whitcomb Riley - Little Orphant Annie - VG+ Beautiful Copy - Victor 60075
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James Whitcomb Riley - Little Orphant Annie 78rpm Record - Victor 60075
One-sided poetry recording made in 1912 by "The Hoosier Poet," just a few years before his death. This is an early pressing with the words to the poem printed on the B-side. The record is in excellent shape, read the condition description above and check out the pictures. Let me know if you have any questions.
From Wikipedia: "Little Orphant Annie" is an 1885 poem written by James Whitcomb Riley and published by the Bowen-Merrill Company. First titled "The Elf Child", the name was changed by Riley to "Little Orphant Allie" at its third printing; however, a typecasting error during printing renamed the poem to its current form. Known as the "Hoosier poet", Riley wrote the rhymes in nineteenth-century Hoosier dialect. As one of his most well known poems, it served as the inspiration for the character Little Orphan Annie upon whom was based a comic strip, plays, radio programs, television shows, and movies.
Riley recorded readings of several of his poems for the phonograph during the early twentieth century. Only four of the readings were ever released to the public; one was "Little Orphant Annie". Written in nineteenth century Hoosier dialect, the words can be difficult to read in modern times; however, its style helped feed its popularity at the time of its composition. Riley achieved fame not just for writing poetry, but also from his readings. Like most of his poetry, "Little Orphant Annie" was written to achieve the best effect when read aloud.
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