Although his fame has long been eclipsed by his friends Wordsworth and Coleridge, the Lake Poet Robert Southey held the position of Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 until his death in 1843, publishing a large body of epic poems, odes, ballads and many other forms of literature. And now, for the first time in digital publishing history, you can own Southey’s complete poetical works on your eReader, with beautiful illustrations, rare works and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Southey's life and works
* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works
* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Includes the complete epic poems – with many rare works appearing in digital publishing for the first time
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Southey's collaborative play, which he wrote with Coleridge
* Selected prose section, including the famous Nelson biography and The Three Bears story
* Features two biographies - discover Southey's literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
The Poetry Collections
JOAN OF ARC
THE VISION OF THE MAID OF ORLEANS
THE TRIUMPH OF WOMAN
WAT TYLER
POEMS CONCERNING THE SLAVE TRADE
BOTANY BAY ECLOGUES
SONNETS
MONODRAMAS
THE AMATORY POEMS OF ABEL SHUFFLEBOTTOM
LYRIC POEMS
SONGS OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS
OCCASIONAL PIECES
ENGLISH ECLOGUES
NONDESCRIPTS
THE DEVIL’S WALK
INSCRIPTIONS
CARMEN TRIUMPHALE
ODES
MADOC
THALABA THE DESTROYER
BALLADS
THE CURSE OF KEHAMA
RODERICK, THE LAST OF THE GOTHS
THE POET’S PILGRIMAGE TO WATERLOO
CARMEN NUPTIALE: THE LAY OF THE LAUREATE
FUNERAL SONG FOR THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES
A VISION OF JUDGMENT
OLIVER NEWMAN: A NEW ENGLAND TALE
MISCELLANEOUS POETICAL REMAINS
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
The Play
THE FALL OF ROBESPIERRE
Selected Prose
THE LIFE OF HORATIO, LORD NELSON
SIR THOMAS MORE, OR, COLLOQUIES ON THE PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF SOCIETY
CHRONICLE OF THE CID
THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS
The Biographies
RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAKE POETS by Thomas De Quincey
REMINISCENCES OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE AND ROBERT SOUTHEY by Joseph Cottle
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