The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
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 |