Ballads

Songs of the Outlands

by Henry Herbert Knibbs • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

A poetry collection. The poem "Out There Somewhere" was extensively quoted in and was the basis for Edgar Rice Burroughs' story &q…

Two Cumberland Ballads

by John Stagg • Read by Phil Benson • 5★

Two narrative ballads, based on local lore, by the Cumberland poet John Stagg. In 'The Hermit of Rockcliffe', a young fugitive takes refuge …

Ancient Songs and Ballads of Lancashire

by John Harland • Read by Phil Benson

Traditional songs and ballads from Lancashire in the north-west of England from the opening section of John Harland's collection, Ballads an…

Double Sestina

by Sir Philip Sidney • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 5★

LibriVox volunteers bring you recordings of Double Sestina - Ye Goatherd Gods by Phillip Sidney.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for…

Phaedra and other Poems

by Algernon Charles Swinburne • Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Phædra was the wife of Theseus, the King of Athens, but she developed a passion for her step-son Hippolytus. His rejection of her decl…

Lays of Ancient Rome

by Thomas Babington Macaulay • Read by Readerad • 5★

The Lays of Ancient Rome are four narrative poems by the English historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay. Each poem tells a famou…

Sammlung deutscher Gedichte

by Various • Read by LibriVox Volunteers • 4★

Dies ist ein offenes Projekt für deutsche Lyrik: jedes Gedicht, das in der Public Domain (gemeinfrei) ist, wird in die Lyrik-Sammlung a…

Danny Ross

by Danny Ross

Danny Ross, best known as Daft Alfie in The Clitheroe Kid on BBC radio, released this pop record in the 1970s featuring two romantic songs a…