This was the weekly poetry project for 14 May 2006. Spring’s flowers come and go all too quickly, but Wordsworth’s classic poem reminds us that their...
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of When We Two Parted, by George Gordon, Lord Byron. This was the weekly poetry project for th...
A Shropshire Lad is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at Housman's...
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works. She set...
Sir John Suckling (1609-42) was one of the Cavalier poets at the court of King Charles I of England. He took up arms in the conflicts of that era but...
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volume...
Tristram Shandy, a satirical novel by Laurence Sterne, is known for its unconventional and digressive narrative style. It follows the life and opinion...
"My True Love" is a collection of sonnets by Sir Philip Sidney, a prominent figure of the English Renaissance. These sonnets explore the themes of lov...
This book presents simplified and abridged versions of stories from Edmund Spenser's epic poem, *The Faerie Queene*. The author, Mary Macleod, aimed t...
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke is a sonnet that was written at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It is a powerful and moving poem that expresses the...
Tristram Shandy, a novel published in nine volumes over a decade, is a satirical and philosophical exploration of life, identity, and narrative. The s...
This book by Aemilia Lanyer is more than just a retelling of the Passion of Christ. It is a spirited defense of Eve and all women, with elegant praise...
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...
This collection of ten comic pieces from the 16th century and earlier offers a glimpse into the humorous and satirical writings of the period. Compile...
“Black Poodle and Other Tales” is a collection of ten humorous short stories by F. Anstey, known for their witty and satirical observations of Victori...
“Upon His Mistress Dancing” is a short, elegant poem by James Shirley, a prolific English playwright and poet of the 17th century. The poem is a pass...
Ernest Dowson's 'What Is Love?' is a collection of poems that explores the complex and elusive nature of love. Through vivid imagery and evocative lan...
This poem, part of a larger collection, captures the melancholy and anxiety of women whose husbands are at war. It is a deeply moving and evocative wo...
November by John Clare is a collection of poems that celebrates the English countryside and laments its disruption. Clare was a son of a farm laborer...
This collection of poetry, "A Century of Roundels," by Algernon Charles Swinburne, showcases his mastery of a specific poetic form called the roundel....
