The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Name: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798

This 1798 narrative poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge tells of an ancient mariner who stops a wedding guest to recount his fateful sea voyage, which turns disastrous after he kills an albatross. The poem unfolds in seven parts.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic: Historical and Classical Fiction Classic poetry British and Irish poetry, 1780 to 1900 Book-length poems
Reader: Teens Historical and Classical Fiction Classic poetry

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