Book-length poems

5 books

Despair's Last JourneyDavid Christie Murray · 1890A novel by English author David Christie Murray, first published in 1890, in which a city gentleman in formal dress abandons his train at a remote Rocky Mountains station and sets up a solitary camp, drawing the curiosity of the locals.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden FieldWalter Scott · 1808A narrative poem by Walter Scott, first published in 1808, about the Battle of Flodden Field. This Cassell's National Library edition includes an introduction and the letters Scott wrote to friends introducing each canto of the poem.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Angel in the HouseCoventry Patmore · 1854A narrative poem first published in 1854, written in praise of married love. It follows a poet husband, Vaughan, who celebrates his wife in verse, depicting courtship, marriage, and domestic happiness centered on the narrator's devotion to her.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the NiblungsWilliam Morris · 1876An 1876 epic narrative poem by William Morris that retells the Volsung legend in verse, following the hero Sigurd from his father Sigmund's days through his slaying of the dragon Fafnir, his love for Brynhild, and the fall of the Niblung kings.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society: A Poem, with Philosophical NotesErasmus Darwin · 1803A scientific poem by Erasmus Darwin, published posthumously in 1803, describing the origin of life and the progress of human society in verse, with extensive philosophical notes on nature, mythology, and early civilization.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية