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The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

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This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as his weird and fantastic poems. As William Michael Rossetti writes in his biographical sketch of Hood, "A man of such a faculty and such a habit of work could scarcely, in all instances, keep himself within the bounds of good taste - a term which people are far too ready to introduce into serious discussions, for the purpose of casting disparagement upon some work which transcends the ordinary standards of appreciation, but a term nevertheless which has its important meaning and its true place. Hood is too often like a man grinning awry, or interlarding serious and beautiful discourse with a nod, a wink, or a leer, neither requisite nor convenient as auxiliaries to his speech: and to do either of these things is to fail in perfect taste. Sometimes, not very often, we are allowed to reach the close of a poem of his without having our attention jogged and called off by a single interpolation of this kind; and then we feel unalloyed—what we constantly feel also even under the contrary conditions—how exquisite a poetic sense and how choice a cunning of hand were his. On the whole, we can pronounce Hood the finest English poet between the generation of Shelley and the generation of Tennyson." - Summary by Carolin (19 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Biographical Introduction by William Michael Rossetti, part 1

19:12

Read by emceejohnnyg

Biographical Introduction by William Michael Rossetti, part 2

18:11

Read by emceejohnnyg

To Hope

3:21

Read by Nemo

The Departure of Summer

7:37

Read by Nemo

The Sea of Death

2:38

Read by Nemo

To an Absentee

1:25

Read by Dru Conway

Lycus the Centaur

27:23

Read by Simona Rusu

The Two Peacocks of Bedfont

14:36

Read by Simona Rusu

Hymn to the Sun

1:14

Read by Larry Wilson

Midnight

1:05

Read by RecordingPerson

To a Sleeping Child

2:14

Read by Nemo

To Fancy

1:01

Read by iloveyu

Fair Ines

2:39

Read by Dru Conway

To a False Friend

1:21

Read by Dru Conway

Ode - Autumn

3:03

Read by RecordingPerson

Sonnet - Silence

1:03

Read by iloveyu

Sonnet

1:07

Read by Jason in Panama

Sonnet - to an Enthusiast

1:01

Read by Kalynda

To a Cold Beauty

1:24

Read by Jason in Panama

Sonnet - Death

1:03

Read by iloveyu

Serenade

1:03

Read by RecordingPerson

Verses in an Album

0:44

Read by RecordingPerson

The Forsaken

1:40

Read by Dru Conway

Song

1:14

Read by Dru Conway

Song

1:29

Read by Dru Conway

Birthday Verses

1:03

Read by Dru Conway

I Love Thee

1:16

Read by Larry Wilson

Lines

1:19

Read by Dru Conway

False Poets and True

0:59

Read by Kalynda

The Two Swans

18:54

Read by Simona Rusu

Ode on a Distant Prospect of Clapham Academy

7:14

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Song

1:16

Read by Dru Conway

The Water Lady

1:14

Read by Larry Wilson

Autumn

1:00

Read by RecordingPerson

I Remember, I Remember!

1:31

Read by Craig Franklin

The Poet's Portion

2:27

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Ode to the Moon

4:44

Read by RecordingPerson

Sonnet

1:07

Read by Jason in Panama

A Retrospective Review

5:35

Read by Dru Conway

Ballad

1:21

Read by Dru Conway

Time, Hope and Memory

1:55

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Flowers

1:20

Read by John N. Daily

Ballad

1:35

Read by Dru Conway

Ruth

1:13

Read by John N. Daily

The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, I

19:46

Read by Peter Tucker

The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, II

19:57

Read by Peter Tucker

The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, III

19:52

Read by Peter Tucker

Hero and Leander, I

15:33

Read by Peter Tucker

Hero and Leander, II

14:50

Read by Peter Tucker

Hero and Leander, III

13:09

Read by Peter Tucker

Ballad

1:44

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Autumn

1:12

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Ballad

3:23

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The Exile

1:22

Read by Bruce Kachuk

To -

2:00

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Ode to Melancholy

8:17

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Sonnet - to my Wife

1:27

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Sonnet on Receiving a Gift

1:29

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Two Sonnets

2:35

Read by Bruce Kachuk

The Dream of Eugene Aram

9:16

Read by Craig Franklin

Sonnet - for the 14th of February

1:06

Read by Jason in Panama

The Death-Bed

1:23

Read by Dru Conway

Anticipation

2:02

Read by RecordingPerson

To a Child Embracing his Mother

1:44

Read by Dru Conway

Stanzas

1:18

Read by Dru Conway

Sonnet to Ocean

1:12

Read by Larry Wilson

To -

2:52

Read by Dru Conway

Lines

1:24

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Stanzas

1:29

Read by John N. Daily

Ode to Rae Wilson, Esq.

29:22

Read by Gloria Keawe

To my Daughter

1:35

Read by Dru Conway

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Pedigree and Her Christening

18:20

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Childhood and Her Education

9:16

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Accident and Her Fame

16:27

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her First Step and Her Fancy Ball

15:55

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Dream and Her Courtship

15:35

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Marriage and Her Honeymoon

23:42

Read by Peter Tucker

Miss Kelmansegg and her Precious Leg - Her Misery, Her Last Will, and Her Death

16:40

Read by Peter Tucker

The Lee Shore

1:23

Read by Dru Conway

Sonnet

1:05

Read by Jason in Panama

The Elm Tree

18:05

Read by Larry Wilson

Lear

1:12

Read by Larry Wilson

Sonnet

1:05

Read by Jason in Panama

The Song of the Shirt

5:00

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

The Pauper's Christmas Carol

2:37

Read by Nemo

The Haunted House

18:06

Read by Nemo

The Mary

5:01

Read by Larry Wilson

The Lady's Dream

5:06

Read by davidmcl

The Key

6:03

Read by Larry Wilson

The Workhouse Clock

3:56

Read by Craig Franklin

The Bridge of Sighs

4:19

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

The Lay of the Laborer

5:42

Read by Bruce Kachuk

Stanzas

1:20

Read by Dru Conway

Ode to Mr. Graham

12:41

Read by Dru Conway

A Friendly Address to Mrs. Fry in Newgate

11:03

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode to Richard Martin, Esq.

5:20

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode to the Great Unknown

17:28

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode to Joseph Grimaldi, Senior

7:16

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

An Address to the Steam Washing Company and Letter of Remonstrance

18:46

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode to Captain Parry

10:10

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode to W. Kitchener, M. D.

12:02

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Last Man

12:05

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Faithless Sally Brown

3:19

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

As it Fell Upon a Day

1:36

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Stag-eyed Lady

9:32

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Irish Schoolmaster

19:07

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Faithless Nelly Gray

3:38

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

Bianca's Dream

16:51

Read by Sonia

The Demon-ship

6:28

Read by Larry Wilson

Tim Turpin

3:16

Read by RecordingPerson

Death's Ramble

2:54

Read by Larry Wilson

A Sailor's Apology for Bow-Legs

5:38

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Volunteer

5:27

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Epping Hunt

25:01

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Drowning Ducks

4:52

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

A Storm at Hastings

15:42

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Lines to a Lady

2:37

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The Angler's Farewell

3:36

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Ode - to the Advocates for the Removal of Smithfield Market

6:15

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

A Report from Below

7:05

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

'I'm not a Single Man'

2:47

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

The Supper Superstition

3:58

Read by Dru Conway

The Duel

3:27

Read by Dru Conway

A Singular Exhibition at Somerset House

5:52

Read by Sonia

Lines to Mary

2:58

Read by Sonia

The Compass with Variations

9:59

Read by Sonia

The Ghost

3:09

Read by Dru Conway

The Fall

3:09

Read by Nemo

Our Village

4:58

Read by Patrick Wallace

A Public Dinner

5:16

Read by Patrick Wallace

Sally Simpkin's Lament

2:30

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

Ode to Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart

6:07

Read by Gloria Keawe

The Lost Heir

6:32

Read by antonygirgis

The Fox and the Hen

3:53

Read by cathar maiden

The Poacher

3:01

Read by Dru Conway

A Waterloo Ballad

5:03

Read by Dru Conway

A Lay of Real Life

3:17

Read by Linda Olsen Fitak

The Sweep's Complaint

6:34

Read by antonygirgis

The Desert-Born

16:58

Read by cathar maiden

Agricultural Distress

7:32

Read by antonygirgis

Domestic Poems

7:06

Read by antonygirgis

The Green Man

9:21

Read by antonygirgis

Hit or Miss

12:44

Read by antonygirgis

The Forlorn Shepherd's Complaint

4:03

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Lieutenant Luff

3:35

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Morning Meditations

2:10

Read by Phil Schempf

A Plain Direction

5:07

Read by Dru Conway

The Assistant Drapers' Petition

3:54

Read by RajVO

The Bachelor's Dream

4:08

Read by Linda Olsen Fitak

Rural Felicity

7:01

Read by antonygirgis

A Flying Visit

8:01

Read by antonygirgis

Queen Mab

2:23

Read by Dru Conway

To Henrietta

3:42

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

A Parthian Glance

3:52

Read by Larry Wilson

A True Story

9:44

Read by Gloria Keawe

The Mermaid of Margate

5:53

Read by Gloria Keawe

A Fairy Tale

6:15

Read by Gloria Keawe

Craniology

5:22

Read by Larry Wilson

The Wee Man

3:04

Read by Dru Conway

The Progress of Art

5:02

Read by Nemo

Those Evening Bells

1:03

Read by Dru Conway

The Carelesse Nurse Mayd

1:03

Read by John N. Daily

Domestic Asides

2:04

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)

Shooting Pains

4:44

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

John Day

3:51

Read by Dru Conway

Huggins and Duggins

4:32

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

The China-Mender

5:28

Read by Larry Wilson

Domestic Didactics

5:38

Read by Jason in Panama

Lament for the Decline of Chivalry

4:16

Read by Larry Wilson

Playing at Soldiers

4:03

Read by Larry Wilson

Mary's Ghost

2:17

Read by Dru Conway

The Widow

6:01

Read by Larry Wilson

An Open Question

8:25

Read by Larry Wilson

A Black Job

11:10

Read by Larry Wilson

Etching Moralised

13:15

Read by Larry Wilson

A Tale of a Trumpet, I

21:23

Read by Jason in Panama

A Tale of a Trumpet, II

17:49

Read by Jason in Panama

The Forge

20:33

Read by Larry Wilson

The University Feud

8:55

Read by Larry Wilson