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    Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe
    Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe
    Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe
    Audiobook21 minutes

    Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe

    Written by Thomas Hood

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe by Thomas Hood. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 4, 2015.Thomas Hood was a British humorist and poet, born in London. (Summary From Wikipedia)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe

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