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Poems

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Jane Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde, was an Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza. She was politically active as an Irish nationalist, a passion which may be seen in her writing. Poems is a collection of her poetic works. (Summary by Julian Pratley) (4 hr 52 min)

Chapters

Dedication,—To Ireland

2:22

Read by Julian Pratley

The Brothers

4:12

Read by Julian Pratley

The Famine Year

4:17

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Enigma

3:10

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Voice Of The Poor

3:08

Read by Adrian Stephens

A Supplication

2:50

Read by Adrian Stephens

Foreshadowings

5:06

Read by Adrian Stephens

To A Despondent Nationalist

2:25

Read by Julian Pratley

Signs Of The Times

4:16

Read by Adrian Stephens

The Old Man's Blessing

2:41

Read by Larry Wilson

Man's Mission

2:45

Read by Larry Wilson

A Lament

2:35

Read by Liza R. Fox

The Young Patriot Leader

2:44

Read by ThoughtfulWilderness

Attendite Popule

1:30

Read by ThoughtfulWilderness

Forward!

2:58

Read by ThoughtfulWilderness

Have Ye Counted The Cost?

2:58

Read by Elizabeth Onder

The Year Of Revolutions

3:13

Read by Vinny Seeram

Ruins

5:54

Read by Vinny Seeram

Discipline

2:01

Read by Larry Wilson

The Exodus

3:38

Read by Larry Wilson

The Faithless Shepherds

4:53

Read by Larry Wilson

Work While It Is Called To-Day

4:15

Read by Larry Wilson

To-Day!

3:17

Read by C.W. Diaz

A Remonstrance

2:58

Read by C.W. Diaz

France In '93

3:03

Read by April6090

The Fall Of The Tyrants

6:48

Read by Alan Mapstone

Who Will Show Us Any Good?

5:27

Read by Julian Pratley

A Lament For The Potato

2:46

Read by Alan Mapstone

Have We Done Well For Ireland?

3:05

Read by JD Gibson

William Carleton

3:40

Read by JD Gibson

The New Path

4:38

Read by JD Gibson

O'Connell

1:29

Read by JD Gibson

Aspirations

5:22

Read by Kathleen Moore

The Parable Of Life

8:55

Read by Kathleen Moore

Vanitas

1:28

Read by Kathleen Moore

Fatality

1:16

Read by Kathleen Moore

Destiny

2:18

Read by Kathleen Moore

Memory

1:19

Read by Kathleen Moore

Corinne's Last Love-Song

1:54

Read by Kathleen Moore

The Dying Christian

2:00

Read by Larry Wilson

Sympathies With The Universal

2:24

Read by Eric Lee

La Via Dolorosa

1:30

Read by April6090

Shadows From Life

10:42

Read by Larry Wilson

Le Réveille

2:55

Read by Alan Mapstone

Our Fatherland

2:12

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Knight's Pledge

2:05

Read by Stefan Von Blon

Opportunity

1:47

Read by April6090

King Erick's Faith

2:35

Read by Eric Lee

"For Norge!"

1:38

Read by Eric Lee

The Fountain In The Forest

6:03

Read by Nemo

Salvation

1:30

Read by Larry Wilson

Misery Is Mystery

0:38

Read by Sarah Wouters

Farewell!

0:57

Read by Sarah Wouters

Catarina

1:29

Read by Sarah Wouters

The Poet At Court

1:15

Read by Sarah Wouters

The Mystic Tree

2:09

Read by Sarah Wouters

'Tis Not Upon Earth

1:13

Read by Nemo

The Itinerant Singing Girl

2:11

Read by Stefan Von Blon

Ignez De Castro

4:39

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Waiwode

3:45

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Comparison

1:36

Read by Sarah Wouters

Budris And His Sons

4:03

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Lady Beatriz

1:53

Read by Alan Mapstone

A Servian Song

1:45

Read by Alan Mapstone

Instability

1:03

Read by Sarah Wouters

A Warning

3:00

Read by Alan Mapstone

Cassandra

6:29

Read by Alan Mapstone

Undiné

8:21

Read by Andrew Gaunce

The Past

1:49

Read by Larry Wilson

The Fisherman

2:02

Read by Nemo

The Ideal

5:31

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Exile

1:16

Read by Nemo

Death Wishes

1:43

Read by Noelle

Hymn To The Cross

2:01

Read by Larry Wilson

Jesus To The Soul

1:50

Read by Larry Wilson

Tristan And Isolde

3:36

Read by Alan Mapstone

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part I—The Temptation

3:40

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part II—The Sin

3:57

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part III—The Bridal

2:35

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part IV—The Punishment

10:08

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part V—The Expiation

3:46

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part VI—God's Justice

5:11

Read by Larry Wilson

Thekla: A Swedish Saga--Part VII—God's Mercy

4:35

Read by Larry Wilson

Why Weepest Thou?

1:09

Read by Julian Pratley

Suleima To Her Lover

1:01

Read by Alan Mapstone

A La Sombra De Mis Cabellos

1:25

Read by Larry Wilson

Constancy

1:07

Read by Nemo

The Fate Of The Lyrist

1:35

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Poet's Destiny

1:00

Read by Monkey Belassie

Désillusion

1:14

Read by April6090

The Prisoners

4:37

Read by Julian Pratley

The Dawn

3:08

Read by April6090

An Appeal To Ireland

5:16

Read by Julian Pratley