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Second Song

by Sir Philip Sidney Read by Alan Mapstone
In Astrophil and Stella (Version 2)
Astrophil and Stella is a sequence of sonnets and songs written by Sir Philip Sidney, the Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier. It details…

A. S. P

by Stephen Phillips Read by Alan Mapstone
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…

William Smith

by Various Read by Alan Mapstone 4.7
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

England

by William Wilfred Campbell Read by Alan Mapstone 4.8
In Sagas of Vaster Britain
A collection of poems by the Canadian poet William Wilfred Campbell addressing themes of National Identity, Imperialism and the Divinity of …

The Answer

by George Herbert Read by Alan Mapstone 4.6
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…

And Just Then

by James W. Foley Read by Alan Mapstone
In Boys and Girls
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…

Michaelmas

by Charles Williams Read by Alan Mapstone
In Poems of Conformity
Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Although Williams' …

Atlas

by Victor Daley Read by Alan Mapstone 5
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…

A SONG FOR AUSTRALIA. BY WILLIAM COX BENNET

by Various Read by Alan Mapstone 5
In Successful Recitations
A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity,…

The Lost Chord by Adelaide A. Procter

by Various Read by Alan Mapstone 4.5
In Ideal Poems from the English Poets
A collection of twelve poems from English Poets that are known to be the best of their poems. - Summary by Mozartjr

Light

by James Hebblethwaite Read by Alan Mapstone 4.5
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …

Lines 1-228

by George Gordon, Lord Byron Read by Alan Mapstone 5
In English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers was first published anonymously in 1809 with Byron only identified as the author in the 2nd edition. Byro…

Great Britain

by Harry Graham Read by Alan Mapstone 5
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…

An Answer

by Alfred Castner King Read by Alan Mapstone 5
In Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems
"The author of this unpretentious volume has long questioned the advisability of adding a book to our already inflated and overloaded l…

To --------

by George Gordon, Lord Byron Read by Alan Mapstone
In Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provid…

Wae’s Me

by Marie Hedderwick Browne Read by Alan Mapstone
In A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs
Marie Hedderwick-Browne was born in Ireland, but spent her formative years in Glasgow, Scotland, where her father, John Hedderwick, was a pr…

SEPTEMBER

by Duncan Campbell Scott Read by Alan Mapstone
In The Magic House, and Other Poems
A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur

Parsifal

by John Gray Read by Alan Mapstone
In Silverpoints
Silverpoints is the first collection of poems by John Gray. Some saw Gray as a protégé of Oscar Wilde, who agreed to underwrit…

Lethe

by Victor Daley Read by Alan Mapstone 4.7
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…

Sonnet I

by Robert Southey Read by Alan Mapstone
In Twenty Sonnets
The English poet Robert Southey was born in Bristol in 1774 and held the post of Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843.These twent…

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