The Dead Men's Song
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Champion Ingraham Hitchcock draws a portrait of his friend Young Ewing Allison through conversation, literary work and memories of their association. A disputed claim about the authorship of Allison's pirate ballad, "Derelict," prompts this personal tribute. The volume connects that poem to the refrain in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and includes manuscript facsimiles, letters and recollections of newspaper life.
Hitchcock's anecdotes give Allison's wit a speaking voice, including an early morning exchange at the Chicago Press Club about his hearing. The discussion also moves into his work for the operatic stage, with song lyrics and an account of his collaboration with Waller.
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- About 90 minutes
- Pages
- 79
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Poetry
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