English Lyric Poems and Ballads

English Lyric Poetry is a collection of 13 poems written over a period spanning approximately 100 years from the early 19th century (“Rosabelle” by Sir Walter Scott and “Meg Merrilies” and “A Thing of Beauty” by John Keats) to early 20th century (“The Highwayman” and “A Song of Sherwood” by Alfred Noyes). Mid-19th-century lyric poems include “The Mermaid” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Pied Piper of Hamlin” by Robert Browning, and Matthew Arnold’s “The Forsaken Mermaid.” The poems are read by English actress Kathleen Danson Read. The texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Alfred Noyes: The Highwayman Kathleen Danson Read	07:50
102	Alfred Lord Tennyson: The Mermaid Kathleen Danson Read	03:09
103	John Keats: Meg Merrilies Kathleen Danson Read	01:34
104	E. Nesbit: The Singing of the Magnificat Kathleen Danson Read	06:02
105	Alfred Noyes: Sherwood Kathleen Danson Read	03:28
106	John Keats: A Thing of Beauty Kathleen Danson Read	02:20
107	John Drinkwater: The Crowning of Dreaming John Kathleen Danson Read	05:00
201	Walter de la Mere: Martha Kathleen Danson Read	01:23
202	Matthew Arnold: The Forsaken Merman Kathleen Danson Read	08:56
203	Frances Chesterton: How Far Is It to Bethlehem? Kathleen Danson Read	01:18
204	Robert Browning: The Pied Piper of Hamelin Kathleen Danson Read	10:19
205	Padraic Colum: The Old Woman of the Road Kathleen Danson Read	01:27
206	Sir Walter Scott: Rosabelle Kathleen Danson Read	03:16