Narrative Poems


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Alfred Austin (1835 - 1913) became English Poet Laureate after the death of Tennyson. He was awarded the post only after several other poets had either refused the honour or had been rejected as being too controversial. It has been surmised that Austin's appointment was due largely to the enthusaistic support of his associates in the Conservative Party. Austin was a very prolific poet, but unfortunuately his high opinion of his own verse was not shared by his contemporaries. This collection of twenty-one poems covers a wide range of subjects, including a tribute to the Prostestant martyr John Huss. - Summary by Algy Pug (3 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Dedication 3:56 Read by Algy Pug
A Dialogue at Fiesole 23:12 Read by Rapunzelina
Ave Maria 5:32 Read by Winnifred Assmann
Agatha 2:21 Read by Algy Pug
A Woman's Apology 12:59 Read by Candy Clayton
The Death of Huss 2:53 Read by Larry Wilson
The Last Redoubt 3:59 Read by Alan Mapstone
A Farmhouse Dirge 10:38 Read by Inkell
Outside the Village Church 7:13 Read by Larry Wilson
At San Giovanni Del Lago 4:56 Read by Algy Pug
The Last Night 5:54 Read by Inkell
Nature and the Book 7:01 Read by Kurt
Grandmother's Teaching 13:41 Read by Carol Galbraith
Two Visions 8:13 Read by jack2
A Fragment 25:06 Read by Scotty Smith
At Shelley's House at Lerici 7:30 Read by Alan Mapstone
In the Heart of the Forest 6:42 Read by Tami Johnson
At the Gate of the Covent 12:53 Read by Algy Pug
Brother Benedict 6:55 Read by Inkell
In the Month When Sings the Cuckoo 7:06 Read by Andrea Atwood
Love's Widowhood 37:50 Read by Algy Pug