Andromeda, and Other Poems
Charles Kingsley
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This is a collection of the most famous poems of Charles Kingsley. Kingsley was an extremely versatile man, Wikipedia lists him as "broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian and novelist. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives that failed but led to the working reforms of the progressive era. He was a friend and correspondent with Charles Darwin." All those varied interests and backgrounds are reflected in his poetry, which is as versatile as the author himself. - Summary by Carolin (3 hr 40 min)
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Andromeda, Part 1 | 15:55 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Andromeda, Part 2 | 13:12 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Andromeda, Part 3 | 15:51 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Hypotheses Hypochondriacæ | 4:59 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Trehill Well | 2:00 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
In an Illuminated Missal | 1:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Weird Lady | 2:34 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Palinodia | 2:39 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A Hope | 0:57 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
The Poetry of a Root Crop | 1:15 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Child Ballad | 0:56 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Airly Beacon | 0:49 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Sappho | 2:33 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Bad Squire | 4:29 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Scotch Song | 1:14 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Young Knight | 1:51 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A New Forest Ballad | 3:07 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Red King | 4:25 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Outlaw | 3:30 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Sing Heigh-ho! | 1:46 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
A March | 0:59 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
A Lament | 0:46 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Night Bird | 1:07 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Dead Church | 0:56 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
A Parable from Liebig | 0:44 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Starlings | 0:54 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Old and New | 0:54 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Watchman | 1:07 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
The World’s Age | 1:22 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Sands of Dee | 1:52 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
The Tide Rock | 1:09 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Elegiacs | 2:11 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Dartside | 1:09 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
My Hunting Song | 1:05 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Alton Locke’s Song | 1:02 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Day of the Lord | 1:52 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
A Christmas Carol | 1:40 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
The Oubit | 1:19 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Three Fishers | 1:56 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Sonnet | 1:38 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Margaret to Dolcino | 0:54 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Dolcino to Margaret | 0:52 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Ugly Princess | 1:00 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Sonnet | 1:18 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Swan-neck | 2:25 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
A Thought from the Rhine | 1:14 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Longbeards’ Saga. A.D. 400 | 5:28 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Saint Maura. A.D. 304 | 13:26 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
On the Death of a Certain Journal | 1:38 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Down to the Mothers | 1:46 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
To Miss Mitford | 1:19 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Ballad of Earl Haldan’s Daughter | 1:37 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Frank Leigh’s Song. A.D. 1586 | 1:12 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Ode to the North-east Wind | 2:25 | Gelesen von Amy Gramour |
A Farewell | 1:08 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
To G. A. G. | 1:09 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
The South Wind | 0:55 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
The Invitation | 3:42 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Find | 1:16 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Fishing Song | 1:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Last Buccaneer | 1:57 | Gelesen von Micah |
The Knight’s Return | 0:49 | Gelesen von Micah |
Pen-y-gwrydd | 2:04 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Ode | 5:57 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Tide River | 1:52 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
Young and Old | 1:10 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
The Summer Sea | 1:12 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
My Little Doll | 0:59 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Knight’s Leap | 1:28 | Gelesen von Micah |
The Song of the Little Baltung. A.D. 395 | 7:06 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
On the Death of Leopold, King of the Belgians | 1:17 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Easter Week | 1:09 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Drifting Away | 1:33 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
Christmas Day | 6:39 | Gelesen von Larry Wilson |
September 21, 1870 | 0:59 | Gelesen von Micah |
The Mango-tree | 2:40 | Gelesen von Lilian Elizabeth |
The Priest’s Heart | 2:27 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
‘Qu’est Qu’il Dit’ | 1:17 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
The Legend of La Brea | 6:54 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Hymn | 1:20 | Gelesen von Kangaroo |
The Delectable Day | 1:55 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Juventus Mundi | 4:13 | Gelesen von Jim Locke |
Valentine’s Day | 1:16 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |
Ballad | 1:57 | Gelesen von cobbdb |
Martin Lightfoot’s Song | 3:19 | Gelesen von Greg Giordano |