Poems of Pilgrimage
Thomas Hardy
Play
Length 22 min
Chapters 11
First published 1919
A short collection of poems by Thomas Hardy describing his feelings when visiting various places of historic interest in Italy and Switzerland. The first poem is a tribute to Queen Victoria written in the week of her death. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)
Chapters
1
V. R. 1819-1901 A Reverie Read by Alan Mapstone 1:43
2
Shelley's Skylark Read by Alan Mapstone 1:51
3
In the Old Theatre, Fiesole Read by Alan Mapstone 1:27
4
Rome: On the Palatine Read by Alan Mapstone 1:25
5
Rome: Building a New Street in the Ancient Square Read by Alan Mapstone 1:27
6
Rome: The Vatican-Sala Delle Muse Read by Alan Mapstone 2:18
7
Rome: At the Pyramid of Cestius near the Graves of Shelley and Keats Read by Alan Mapstone 1:45
8
Lausanne: In Gibbon's Old Garden: 11-12 P.M. Read by Alan Mapstone 1:49
9
Zermatt: To the Matterhorn Read by Alan Mapstone 1:26
10
The Bridge of Lodi Read by Alan Mapstone 3:46
11
On an Invitation to the United States Read by Alan Mapstone 1:26
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