G.B. Smith is best known for his close friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, who would go on to write the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings. He was a talented poet and attended Oxford. In 1915, he fought for England in World War I, and died of wounds received in 1916. After his death, this volume of his poetry was published by Tolkien and dedicated to Smith's mother. - Summary by Devorah Allen
Chapters
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Introductory Note Read by Devorah Allen 2:41
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I: Legend Read by Larry Wilson 4:09
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II: Rime Read by Larry Wilson 2:05
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II: To an Elzevir Cicero Read by Chris Pyle 1:13
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II: To a Dürer Drawing of Antwerp Harbour Read by Chris Pyle 1:09
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II: Pure Virginia Read by Chris Pyle 1:04
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II: A Preface for a Tale I have never told Read by Devorah Allen 1:31
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II: A Sonnet Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:18
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II: ''It was all in the Black Countree'' Read by Bruce Kachuk 0:53
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II: To a Pianist Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:29
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II: A Fragment Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:17
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II: Sea Poppies Read by Bruce Kachuk 2:29
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II: ''O, sing me a Song of the Wild West Wind'' Read by Larry Wilson 1:00
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II: Ære Perennius Read by Ellies 1:51
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II: The Old Kings Read by Stefan Von Blon 1:29
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II: ''O there be Kings whose Treasuries'' Read by Bruce Kachuk 2:16
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II: A Study Read by Stefan Von Blon 1:07
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II: The Eremite Read by Bruce Kachuk 0:55
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II: The House of Eld Read by Bruce Kachuk 0:59
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II: The South-west Wind Read by Bruce Kachuk 0:54
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II: Schumann: Erstes Verlust Read by Bruce Kachuk 1:42
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II: ''Dark Boughs against a Golden Sky'' Read by Benjamin Davis 1:11
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II: ''Wind of the Darkness'' Read by Benjamin Davis 1:13
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II: Creator Spiritus Read by Benjamin Davis 1:11
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II: Wind over the Sea Read by Larry Wilson 1:34
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II: Songs on the Downs Read by Benjamin Davis 1:14
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III: ''We who have bowed ourselves to Time'' Read by KevinS 1:38
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III: Anglia Valida in Senectute Read by KevinS 1:42
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III: ''Dark is the World our Fathers left us'' Read by KevinS 1:39
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III: Awakening Read by KevinS 0:42
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III: Ave atque Vale Read by KevinS 1:51
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III: ''O, one came down from Seven Hills'' Read by KevinS 2:01
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III: Sonnet to the British Navy Read by KevinS 1:14
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III: The Last Meeting Read by KevinS 0:55
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III: The New Age and the Old Read by KevinS 0:50
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III: To the Cultured Read by KevinS 1:22
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III: Afterwards Read by KevinS 1:11
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III: Domum redit Poeta Read by KevinS 0:47
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III: Memories Read by KevinS 1:45
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III: Intercessional Read by KevinS 1:01
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III: April 1916 Read by KevinS 1:26
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III: ''Over the Hills and Hollows Green'' Read by KevinS 0:43
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III: Sonnet Read by KevinS 1:09
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III: ''O Long the Fiends of War shall dance'' Read by KevinS 0:54
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III: For R. Q. G. Read by Devorah Allen 1:10
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III: ''Sun and Shadow and Winds of Spring'' Read by KevinS 0:51
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III: ''Let us tell Quiet Stories of Kind Eyes'' Read by KevinS 1:49
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III: ''Save that Poetic Fire'' Read by KevinS 0:42
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III: The Burial of Sophocles Read by Devorah Allen 7:36
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III: ''So we lay down the Pen'' Read by Devorah Allen 0:43
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