Poems of the Past and the Present
Thomas Hardy
Play
Length 2 h 55 min
Chapters 96
First published 1919
Poems of the Past and the Present is the second collection of poems by Thomas Hardy published in 1901. It is divided into 5 sections, War Poems, Poems of Pilgrimage, Miscellaneous Poems, Imitations and Retrospect.
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 Read by Alan Mapstone 1:44
2
Departure Read by Alan Mapstone 1:29
3
The Colonel's Soliloquy Read by Alan Mapstone 2:46
4
The Going of the Battery Read by nighthawks 3:10
5
At the War Office Read by nighthawks 1:18
6
A Christmas Ghost-Story Read by nighthawks 1:32
7
The Dead Drummer Read by Alan Mapstone 1:15
8
A Wife in London Read by Agnes Robert Behr 1:25
9
The Souls of the Slain Read by Inkell 4:09
10
Song of the Soldiers' Wives Read by Agnes Robert Behr 1:37
11
The Sick God Read by Inkell 2:20
12
POEMS OF PILGRIMAGE: Genoa and the Mediteranean Read by nighthawks 2:18
13
Shelley's Skylark Read by Rob E. Brown 1:48
14
In the Old Theatre, Fiesole Read by Vinita 1:10
15
Rome: On the Palantine Read by Inkell 1:06
16
Rome: building a new street in the ancient quarter Read by Inkell 1:06
17
Rome: the Vatican Read by Vinita 2:20
18
Rome: at the pyramid of Cestius Read by Inkell 1:23
19
Lausanne Read by Stefan Von Blon 2:16
20
Zermatt Read by nighthawks 1:46
21
The Bridge at Lodi Read by Kiera Abrienne 3:00
22
An Invitation to the United States Read by Kiera Abrienne 0:58
23
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS: The Mother Mourns Read by Nonulzzang 3:50
24
"I Said to Love" Read by Stunning 1:33
25
A Commonplace Day Read by Winnifred Assmann 2:31
26
At a Lunar Eclipse Read by Stunning 1:13
27
The Lacking Sense Read by nighthawks 3:47
28
To Life Read by Stunning 1:01
29
Doom and She Read by nighthawks 2:48
30
The Problem Read by Stunning 0:52
31
The Subalterns Read by Ronald Gardella 1:01
32
The Sleep-Worker Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:23
33
The Bullfinches Read by nighthawks 2:26
34
God-Forgotten Read by nighthawks 3:50
35
The Bedridden Peasant to an Unknowing God Read by Agnes Robert Behr 1:51
36
By the Earth's Corpse Read by nighthawks 2:17
37
Mute Opinion Read by nighthawks 1:18
38
To an Unborn Pauper Child Read by Agnes Robert Behr 2:13
39
To Flowers from Italy in Winter Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:08
40
On a Fine Morning Read by Amber H 0:54
41
To Lizbie Brown Read by Alan Mapstone 2:36
42
Song of Hope Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:15
43
The Well-Beloved Read by Alan Mapstone 3:57
44
Her Reproach Read by Winnifred Assmann 1:20
45
The Inconsistent Read by Ronald Gardella 0:50
46
A Broken Appointment Read by Alan Mapstone 1:18
47
"Between us now" Read by Sydney M 0:54
48
"How great my Grief" Read by Sydney M 0:36
49
"I need not go" Read by Amber H 1:01
50
The Coquette and After Read by Amber H 1:00
51
A Spot Read by Amber H 1:06
52
Long Plighted Read by Amber H 1:22
53
The Widow Read by Carol Galbraith 2:01
54
At a Hasty Wedding Read by nighthawks 1:02
55
The Dream Follower Read by Alan Mapstone 0:45
56
His Immortality Read by Ronald Gardella 0:56
57
The To-be-forgotten Read by Inkell 1:40
58
Wives in the Sere Read by nighthawks 1:21
59
The Superseded Read by Winnifred Assmann 1:02
60
An August Midnight Read by Mike Crampton 1:08
61
The Caged Thrush freed and Home Again Read by Alan Mapstone 1:33
62
Birds at Winter Nightfall Read by Alan Mapstone 0:52
63
The Puzzled Game-Birds Read by Winnifred Assmann 0:46
64
Winter in Durnover Field Read by Agnes Robert Behr 1:13
65
The Last Chrysanthemum Read by Agnes Robert Behr 1:22
66
The Darkling Thrush Read by Alan Mapstone 2:01
67
The Comet at Yalbury or Yell'ham Read by Alan Mapstone 0:51
68
Mad Judy Read by Mike Crampton 1:07
69
A Wasted Illness Read by Inkell 1:31
70
A Man Read by Winnifred Assmann 2:32
71
The Dame of Athelhall Read by Winnifred Assmann 3:19
72
The Seasons of her Year Read by Mike Crampton 0:54
73
The Milkmaid Read by Winnifred Assmann 1:33
74
The Levelled Churchyard Read by Mike Crampton 1:22
75
The Ruined Maid Read by Winnifred Assmann 2:04
76
The Respectable Burgher on "the Higher Criticism" Read by Nicole Wright 1:53
77
Architectural Masks Read by Mike Crampton 1:05
78
The Tenant-for-Life Read by Mike Crampton 1:33
79
The King's Experiment Read by Alan Mapstone 3:02
80
The Tree: an Old Man's Story Read by Carol Galbraith 3:00
81
Her Late Husband Read by Winnifred Assmann 1:44
82
The Self-Unseeing Read by Inkell 0:42
83
De Profundis or In Tenebris Read by Alan Mapstone 7:05
84
The Church-Builder Read by Mike Crampton 3:40
85
The Lost Pyx: a Mediaeval Legend Read by Alan Mapstone 4:50
86
Tess's Lament Read by Winnifred Assmann 2:36
87
The Supplanter: A Tale Read by Algy Pug 4:33
88
IMITATIONS, ETC: Sapphic Fragment Read by Alan Mapstone 0:52
89
Catullus: XXXI Read by Algy Pug 1:18
90
After Schiller Read by Alan Mapstone 0:39
91
Song: from Heine Read by Alan Mapstone 0:56
92
From Victor Hugo Read by Alan Mapstone 1:06
93
Cardinal Bembo's Epitaph on Raphael Read by Alan Mapstone 0:34
94
RETROSPECT: "I Have Lived with Shades" Read by Inkell 1:37
95
Memory and I Read by Inkell 1:30
96
ἈΓΝΩΣΤΩι ΘΕΩι. Read by Alan Mapstone 1:43
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