Poetry Books

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 3

Jonathan Swift

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 3..

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 4

Jonathan Swift

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. 4..

Chamber Music

James Joyce

Chamber Music is a collection of poems by James Joyce, published by Elkin Mathews in May 1907. The collection originally comprised thirty-four love poems, but two further poems were added before publi..

The Grand Inquisitor

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Grand Inquisitor is a poem inside Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov. It is recited by Ivan Karamazov, who questions the possibility of a personal and benevolent God, to his brother ..

Divine Comedy - Purgatory

Dante Alighieri

Purgatory is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno, and preceding the Paradiso. The poem was written in the early 14th century. It is an allegory telling of the climb of Dant..

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe

As a story writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe was master of the macabre and one of America's great literary geniuses. His collection of poems, short stories, and literary criticism not only helped defin..

The Raven / The Masque of the Red Death / The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849), a short story writer and poet, was master of the macabre and one of America's great literary geniuses. His collection of poems and short stories not only helped to defin..

Divine Comedy - Paradise

Dante Alighieri

Paradise is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio. It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises..