Narratives
The Ring and the Book
Read by Tony Oliva
Robert Browning
"Better translate--"A Roman murder-case:"Position of the entire criminal cause"Of Guido Franceschini, nobleman,"Wit…
Sohrab and Rustum: An Episode
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Matthew Arnold
A young soldier born among Tartars but sired by the mighty Persian lord Rustum, serves in the Tartar army, seeking his great father. To this…
The Bridal of Triermain
Read by Nathan
Sir Walter Scott
Scott's The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramati…
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto IV
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is de…
Impresiones y paisajes
Read by Epachuko
Federico García Lorca
Libro de viajes de Federico García Lorca, donde recoge sus impresiones y pensamientos íntimos ante la contemplación de …
The Siege of Corinth
Read by Nathan
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…
Fairy Realm: A Collection Of The Favourite Old Tales Told in Verse
Read by NoelBadrian
Tom Hood
Here are five of the most loved Fairy Tales retold in verse by the English humourist and writer, Tom Hood (1835 - 1874). The tales are; The …
Jim of the Hills - A Story in Rhyme
Read by Son of the Exiles
C. J. Dennis
Jim, an axe-man for a sawmill, who is a hard-knuckled, two-fisted fighting man when he has to be, but is shy around women, longs to find a w…
The Song of Hugh Glass
Read by Nathan
John Neihardt
This poem tells a story that begins in 1823 - just after the Leavenworth campaign against the Arikara Indians - and follows an expedition of…
The Battle of Marathon
Read by Nathan
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Battle of Marathon is a rhymed, dramatic, narrative-poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Written in 1820, it retells powerfully The Battl…
El estudiante de Salamanca
Read by Victor Villarraza
José De Espronceda
El estudiante de Salamanca es un poema narrativo de 1.704 versos de José de Espronceda cuya versión completa se publicó…
La Divina Commedia - L'Inferno
Read by Filippo Gioachin
Dante Alighieri
L'Inferno, la più conosciut delle tre parti della Divina Commedia, fu scritta mentre il poeta era esiliato dalla sua città di …
Mein blaues Buch
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Hermann Löns
Mein blaues Buch ist eine Sammlung von Balladen und Romanzen, welche 1909 erschien. Löns war leidenschaftlicher Jäger und gerne in…
The Borough
Read by David Wales
George Crabbe
English village life and villagers in the east of England in the late 1700’s and early 1800s—is the subject of The Borough. George Crabbe …