Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet

Edith Nesbit

Jan 2014 · Copyright Group · Narrated by Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe

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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

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