Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto IV
George Gordon, Lord Byron
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is dedicated to "Ianthe". The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who, disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry, looks for distraction in foreign lands. In a wider sense, it is an expression of the melancholy and disillusionment felt by a generation weary of the wars of the post-Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. The title comes from the term childe, a medieval title for a young man who was a candidate for knighthood. Canto IV describes Harold's travels in Italy. (Summary by Wikipedia and alan mapstone) (1 hr 59 min)
Chapters
Verses 1-19 | 12:47 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
Verses 20-41 | 13:49 | Read by Alan Weyman |
Verses 42-59 | 12:28 | Read by Alan Mapstone |
Verses 60-77 | 10:12 | Read by Rapunzelina |
Verses 78-93 | 10:08 | Read by Alan Weyman |
Verses 94-114 | 13:05 | Read by Alan Weyman |
Verses 115-134 | 11:40 | Read by Rapunzelina |
Verses 135-156 | 14:45 | Read by Alan Weyman |
Verses 157-174 | 11:22 | Read by Alan Weyman |
Verses 175-186 | 8:46 | Read by Alan Weyman |