Women Romantic Poets 6
The Birthday and Other Poems

Name: Women Romantic Poets 6
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Caroline Bowles Southey
ISBN: 9798236047524

Author: Caroline Bowles Southey, Evan Blackmore

Narrator: Marie Blackmore

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Voices of Today Pty LTD

Published: 10/05/2026

Categories: Fiction, Poetry

Synopsis

On its publication in 1836, “The Birthday” was widely acclaimed as “the retrospect of a mind’s life” and “the autobiography of the childhood of genius.” Witty and poignant, unsparing in its attacks on injustice and sentimentality, assured and wryly self-mocking, it was an innovative work, anticipating the approach used by Wordsworth in The Prelude (published 14 years later). This collection also includes a varied selection of Caroline Bowles Southey’s shorter poems written at all phases of her career.

About Caroline Bowles Southey

Caroline Bowles Southey was born in Hampshire in 1786. From an early age she displayed unusual skill both in poetry and in the visual arts, which she studied with the painter William Gilpin. Left in poverty after the deaths of her parents, she gradually gained recognition and respect as a poet. In 1839 she married the poet laureate, Robert Southey, who died in 1843. She herself died in 1854.

About Evan Blackmore

Evan Blackmore, a psychiatrist, public speaker, radio broadcaster, and editor and translator of classic works of literature and philosophy, has published recordings of many poems ranging in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Much of his work during the past forty-five years has been done in collaboration with his wife, Marie, who often records with him.

About Marie Blackmore

Marie Blackmore has edited and translated classic works of literature and philosophy, and has narrated audio recordings of many poems ranging in date from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

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