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Summary

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories and ghost stories some of which are available in other volumes.  But in this volume we explore her poetry. Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey and now London. Her early life was one of constant house changes before meeting, age 17, Hubert Bland who she was to marry three years later – whilst she was 7 months pregnant. Additionally Bland kept his affair with another woman going throughout. The two children of this relationship were raised by Edith as her own as well as their own three. They founded the Fabian Society in 1884. Thought of as the first modern writer for children she also wrote for adults producing over 50 books in total. Like many consummate writers who yearn to be recognised as poets their other works are given greater recognition.  Now in this volume you be the judge.  These poems are brought to your ears by Ghizela Rowe and Richard Mitchley. 
 
01 - Introduction - Edith Nesbit - The Poetry 
02 - Possession 
03 - To A Child 
04 - Hop Picking 
05 - Windflowers 
06 - The Enchanted Garden 
07 - May Song 
08 - The Beatific Vision 
09 - Sea Shells 
10 - And The Rains Descended And The Floods Came 
11 - The Prodigal Son 
12 - The Prodigal's Return 
13 - May Day 
14 - In Trouble 
15 - Surrender 
16 - Values 
17 - The Confession 
18 - Work 
19 - In Hospital 
20 - Renuniciation 
21 - The Day Of Judgement 
22 - Prayer In Time of War 
23 - The Destroyer 
24 - To Her, In Time of War 
25 - In Age 
26 - Love And Life 
27 - The Last Betrayal 
28 - Silence 
29 - The Last Defeat 
30 - The Temptation 
31 - Accession 
32 - The Touchstone 
33 - February 
34 - St Valentine's Day 
35 - The Way Of Love 
36 - True Love And New Love 
37 - Wedding Day 
38 - The Tree Of Knowledge 
39 - White Magic 
40 - The December Rose 
41 - Before Winter 
42 - Winter 
43 - A Parting 
44 - After Death 
45 - The Will To Live 
46 - Death 
47 - The Things That Matter 
48 - A Farewell

Duration: about 1 hour (00:53:40)
Publishing date: 2014-01-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —

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