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The Wind Among the Reeds (Version 2)

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William Butler Yeats


The Wind Among the Reeds was first published in 1899 and features short, personal lyrics on subjects such as Irish legends and personal rela…

Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom

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Ellen Craft


Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and Wil…

The Diwan

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Zeb-Un-Nissa


Zeb-un-Nissa was a poet and Mughal princess. This collection includes 50 of her compositions and a dedicatory poem by the translator and was…

Sonnets

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Cordelia Ray


Cordelia Ray was a Black author and teacher. This volume contains 12 of her poems and was first published in 1893. - Summary by Newgatenovel…

The Last Lords of Gardonal

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William Gilbert


Two brothers, born into money and power, are as cruel as the feudal age in which they live. But when the oppressed villagers seek help from …

Twenty

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Stella Benson


Twenty, Stella Benson’s first poetry collection, was first published in 1918. It deals with topics such as personal independence, the First …

Horror Stories

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Ada Buisson


Ada Buisson was a Victorian novelist and short story author. This collection includes her three horror stories, all of which were published …

The Dhammapada (Version 3)

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Unknowntranslated Byf. Max Müller


The Dhammapada collects sayings of the Buddha, offering advice on how to live a full and thoughtful life. The translation used for this reco…

For Eager Lovers

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Genevieve Taggard


Genevieve Taggard was an American poet, teacher and socialist. This collection was first published in 1922 and deals with topics such as pe…

Hawaiian Hilltop

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Genevieve Taggard


Genevieve Taggard was an American poet, teacher and socialist. This collection was first published in 1923 and deals with topics such as pe…

Chants for Socialists

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William Morris


As well as being influential in the Arts and Crafts Movement and writing numerous poems and novels, William Morris was deeply involved in po…

Poems

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Elinor Jenkins


Elinor Jenkins was a British poet whose published work focuses largely on the First World War. This volume, based on her collection publishe…

Pearl (Weston translation)

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The Gawain Poet and The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston


Pearl is a structurally complex mediaeval poem that combines narrative, allegory, dream vision, elegy, affirmation of Christian faith and me…

Machine-Room Chants

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Tom Maguire


Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…

Poesies from Abroad

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Florence Henniker


Florence Henniker was a British poet and novelist whose ‘Poesies from Abroad’ was first published in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine in Septe…

Later Poems

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Alice Meynell


Alice Meynell was a British poet and suffragist. This collection was published in 1902 and explores the author’s Catholic faith as well as t…

Two Supernatural Stories

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Perceval Landon


Perceval Landon was a journalist and short story author, and in these two tales he explored the supernatural. In ‘Railhead’, a man receives …

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp

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Susie King Taylor


Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …

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