Narratives
Two Cumberland Ballads
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John Stagg
Two narrative ballads, based on local lore, by the Cumberland poet John Stagg. In 'The Hermit of Rockcliffe', a young fugitive takes refuge …
La Divina Commedia - Il Purgatorio
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Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri racconta in questa opera il suo viaggio nei tre regni dell'oltre tomba. Il viaggio, avvenuto durante la settimana santa dell…
Machine-Room Chants
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Tom Maguire
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Within and Without: A Dramatic Poem
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George MacDonald
Brother Julian became a monk because he thought that was how he would find God. But now, feeling further away from God than ever and rejecte…
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Cantos I - II
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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…