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)

Chapitres

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