LibriVox volunteers bring you seventeen different readings of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130. This sonnet offers a look into the Elizabethan ideal of womanl...
A fictitious account of a "friend" of William Shakespeare, who accompanies him from his birth to his death and beyond, chronicling Shakespeare's life,...
Sir John Carr's "Golden Days of Good Queen Bess" is a satirical poem that playfully explores the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Through witty verses, Car...
Edmund Gosse's biography of Sir Walter Raleigh delves into the life and career of the renowned explorer, adventurer, and statesman. It offers a compre...
Set in Elizabethan England, 'Come Rack! Come Rope!' follows the story of two young lovers who are forced to confront the persecution of Catholics. Fac...
Alfred Noyes' "Drake" is a blank-verse epic poem that recounts the life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, a renowned English explorer and privateer...
Sir Philip Sidney's "To Sleep" is a short, but powerful, poem reflecting on the allure and mystery of sleep. The poem explores themes of rest, escape...
This book, "Elizabethan Demonology", delves into the prevalent beliefs about devils and their powers during the Elizabethan period, specifically focus...
This book is a collection of love songs from the Tudor and Stuart periods of English history. It includes poems by some of the most famous poets of th...
This book explores the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England within the context of sixteenth-century European political, religious, and military event...
Paul Pickering, a doctor seeking excitement, finds it when he joins a voyage around the Mediterranean. However, their journey takes an unexpected turn...
