THE JEWELS OF THE PAUPER by Horacio de la Costa, read by Candy Quimpo Gourlay by Candy Gourlay published on 2013-04-23T15:09:42Z The Jewels of the Pauper was written by the Filipino Jesuit poet Horacio de la Costa in the 1940s when the Philippines had only just won its freedom from American Colonial Rule after the ravages of the Second World War. It is read by Candy Gourlay, a Filipino author based in London. Candy wrote Tall Story, a children's novel shortlisted for 13 prizes and winner of the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe and the National Children's Book Award of the Philippines. Genre Poem
