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Tannhäuser

Read by Alan Mapstone


Richard Wagner


The legend of Tannhäuser, the Minstrel Knight who, having betrayed his love for the virtuous Elizabeth by dallying in the Venusberg, re…

Selection from Poems

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Alexander Pushkin


Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin is often called "the father of Russian literature". He was the first great poet to write in Russian …

Poems Concerning the Slave Trade

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Robert Southey


Robert Southey, a future Poet Laureate, was born in Bristol, one of the principal ports in England for the slave trade. He wrote these poems…

English Bards and Scotch Reviewers

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George Gordon, Lord Byron


English Bards and Scotch Reviewers was first published anonymously in 1809 with Byron only identified as the author in the 2nd edition. Byro…

Poems of Pilgrimage

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Thomas Hardy


A short collection of poems by Thomas Hardy describing his feelings when visiting various places of historic interest in Italy and Switzerla…

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto III

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George Gordon, Lord Byron


Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818. The poem describ…

Poems (Version 2)

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Wilfred Owen


The English poet Wilfred Owen was killed on 4th November 1918 just seven days before the Armistice which ended the First World War. This boo…

Admirals All

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Sir Henry Newbolt


A short collection of poems on Naval and other military themes by the English poet and military historian Sir Henry Newbolt published in1897…

Childe Roland and Other Poems

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Robert Browning


The title poem was inspired by various images which Browning saw while living in Italy, an old tower in the Carrara Mountains, a painting in…

I Know Thou Hast Gone, by T. K. Kervey

In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 08

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Seba Smith


"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

The Maid of Malahide

In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 04

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Seba Smith


"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…

A Canadian boat-song, by Thomas Moore

In The World’s Story Volume XI: Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and…

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Eva March Tappan


This is the eleventh volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March…

20 - Book First, Chapters 5 to 10. Of the kingdom of Mausul. Of the great city …

In The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels o…

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Rustichello da Pisa and Rustichello Da Pisa


"Books of the Marvels of the World" or "Description of the World" (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed "Il Milion…