Negro's Complaint and Other Poems
William Cowper
Play
Length 1 h 4 min
Chapters 20
First published 1828
William Cowper was an English poet and Anglican hymn writer. He was a forerunner of the Romantic movement in English poetry and strongly influenced the writing of nature poems. His work was admired by Coleridge, Wordsworth and Anne Bronte among others.
Cowper was a strong supporter of the campaign for the abolition of slavery and wrote his most famous poem "The Negro's Complaint" to try to raise people's awareness of the horrors and injustices of the system.
Chapters
1
The Negro's Complaint Read by Alan Mapstone 3:56
2
Pity for Poor Africans Read by Alan Mapstone 3:55
3
Lines Addressed to Dr. Darwin Read by Alan Mapstone 1:51
4
Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk, during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fernandez Read by Alan Mapstone 3:58
5
On the Promotion of Edward Thurlow, Esq. to the Lord High Chancellorship of England Read by Alan Mapstone 1:39
6
Boadicea, an Ode Read by Alan Mapstone 2:57
7
On the Burning of Lord Mansfield's Library, together with his MSS., by the Mob, in the Month of June 1780 Read by Alan Mapstone 2:16
8
Horace. Bk II Ode X Read by Alan Mapstone 2:30
9
The Doves Read by Alan Mapstone 2:39
10
A Fable Read by Alan Mapstone 2:49
11
Ode to Apollo Read by Alan Mapstone 2:00
12
On a Goldfinch, Starved to Death in his Cage Read by Alan Mapstone 1:30
13
The Yearly Distress, or Tithing Time Read by Alan Mapstone 4:30
14
Light Shining out of Darkness Read by Alan Mapstone 1:42
15
The Poet, the Oyster and the Sensitive Plant Read by Alan Mapstone 4:33
16
The Nightingale and Glow-worm Read by Alan Mapstone 2:43
17
Mutual Forbearance Read by Alan Mapstone 4:16
18
Epitaph on a Hare Read by Alan Mapstone 2:52
19
To the Immortal Memory of the Halibut Read by Alan Mapstone 2:39
20
Translations (1.The Glow-Worm; 2.The Jackdaw; 3.The Cricket; 4.The Parrot) Read by Alan Mapstone 9:11
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