Narratives
The Corsair
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Corsair (1814) by Lord Byron narrates the tale of Conrad, a pirate or privateer, who was rejected by society in his youth because of his…
The Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich
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Arthur Hugh Clough
Arthur Clough provides us with a timeless coming of age story involving a young Englishman studying in Scotland who falls in love. - Summar…
A Lost God
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Francis William Bourdillon
The first-century scholar and historian Plutarch tells a strange tale of sailors at sea, who heard a mysterious voice proclaiming: "Pan…
Peter Bell: A Tale
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William Wordsworth
A ne'er-do-well's life is changed by an encounter with a stubborn animal. - Summary by Matthew Schneider
Men of Harlech
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Talhaiarn
LibriVox readers present 7 versions of "Men of Harlech" by Talhaiarn. This was the weekly poem for the week of September 23, 2012.…
The White Doe of Rylstone
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William Wordsworth
A narrative poem in seven cantos, set during the Northern Rebellion of 1569. A group of Catholic nobleman from the North of England attempt …
The Castled Crag of Drachenfels
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Castled Crag of Drachenfels, by George Gordon, Lord Byron.This was the Fortnightly Poetry…
Captain Craig: A Book of Poems
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Edwin Arlington Robinson
This is a volume of narrative poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson. - Summary by Carolin
Six lyrics from the Ruthenian of Taras Shevchenko, also The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov from the Russian of Mikhaíl Lermontov
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Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov
Poetry by two radical poets, born in the same year, who suffered exile and punishment under the Tsarist Russian empire. Taras Shevchenko is …