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1Shropshire Lad

By A. E. Housman

A Shropshire Lad is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at Housman's own expense after several publishers had turned it down. At first the book sold slowly, but during the Second Boer War, Housman's nostalgic depiction of rural life and young men's early deaths struck a chord with English readers and the book became a bestseller. Later, World War I further increased its popularity. (Summary from Wikipedia)

2Englishwoman's Love-Letters

By Laurence Housman

It need hardly be said that the woman by whom these letter were written had no thought that they would be read by anyone but the person to whom they were addressed. But a request, conveyed under circumstances which the writer herself would have regarded as all-commanding, urges that they should now be given to the world; and, so far as is possible with a due regard to the claims of privacy, what is here printed presents the letters as they were first written in their complete form and sequence. From book explanation<br /><br /> Music composed and performed by Michael J. L.

LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of <em>When I Was One And Twenty</em> (No. XIII in A Shropshire Lad) by A.E. Housman. This was the weekly poetry project for June 14th, 2009.

4Shropshire Lad (version 2)

By A. E. Housman

This is a lovely collection of melodic poems, many melancholy in tone, many featuring Housman's constant theme of living this short life to the fullest. (Summary by Jon Sindell)

5Werewolf -- Five Pieces

By Clemence Housman, Elliott O'Donnell, Saki and Carolyn Steward Taylor

Five stories and essays about werewolves. - Summary by david wales

6Stories from the Arabian Nights

By Laurence Housman

Scheherazadè, the heroine of the Thousand and one Nights, ranks among the great story-tellers of the world but the great quantity of her stories were meant to stave off her death and so we can expect a few to be not of the best quality. The six stories chosen here to be retold by Laurence Housman however, are some of the very best to be had among all of them. They are beautifully written and deserve to be 'told' by readers who enjoy telling stories. - Summary by Phil Chenevert

7Shropshire Lad (Version 3)

By A. E. Housman

Composed while Housman was living in London, and mostly before he even visited the county of Shropshire, A Shropshire Lad is a cycle of 63 poems which describe an idyllic rural existence, but with the main theme being young mens' early deaths. This led its popularity during the Second Boer War, and then later during WWI. - Summary by clarinetcarrot

8Last Poems

By A. E. Housman

"I publish these poems, few though they are, because it is not likely that I shall ever be impelled to write much more. I can no longer expect to be revisited by the continuous excitement under which in the early months of 1895 I wrote the greater part of my first book, nor indeed could I well sustain it if it came; and it is best that what I have written should be printed while I am here to see it through the press and control its spelling and punctuation. About a quarter of this matter belongs to the April of the present year, but most of it to dates between 1895 and 1910. September 1922" - Summary by Preface

9night is freezing fast

By A. E. Housman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The night is freezing fast by A. E. Housman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 17, 2019. <br> ------<br> Alfred Edward Housman, usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. Housman was one of the foremost classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars who ever lived. - Summary by Wikipedia

10Yonder See the Morning Blink

By A. E. Housman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of Yonder See the Morning Blink by A. E. Housman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 31, 2024. <br> ------<br> Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. He is now acknowledged as one of the foremost classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars of any time. In 1922 his Last Poems added to his reputation, which was further enhanced by the large number of song settings drawn from this collection. - Summary by Wikipedia

11Bethlehem: A Nativity Play

By Laurence Housman

LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of Yonder See the Morning Blink by A. E. Housman.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 31, 2024. <br> ------<br> Alfred Edward Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. He is now acknowledged as one of the foremost classicists of his age and has been ranked as one of the greatest scholars of any time. In 1922 his Last Poems added to his reputation, which was further enhanced by the large number of song settings drawn from this collection. - Summary by Wikipedia