A SELECTION OF MODERN NARRATIVE POEMS, CHIEFLY HISTORICAL. FOR READING ALOUD.
Reading edition
Ancient Mariner. Coleridge.
The Armada. Macaulay.
Barbara Frietchie. Whittier.
The battle of the Baltic. Campbell.
The battle of Agincourt. Drayton.
The battle of Charlestown Harbor. Hayne.
The brown dwarf of Rügen. Whittier.
The burial of Moses. Alexander.
The courtship of Miles Standish. Longfellow.
The defense of the Alamo. Joaquin Miller.
The destruction of Sennacherib. Lord Byron.
Evangeline. Longfellow.
Horatius. Macaulay.
The emperor's bird's nest. Longfellow.
Idylls of the King. Tennyson.
The Inchcape Rock. Southey.
Incident of the French camp. Browning.
Ivry, a song of the Huguenots. Macaulay.
John Gilpin's ride. Cowper.
King Alfred and the Harper. Sterling.
The Landing of the Pilgrims. Hemans.
The Leak in the dike. Phoebe Gary.
Lochinvar. Scott.
Lord Ullin's daughter. Campbell.
Marmion. Scott.
Paul Revere's ride. Longfellow.
The pied Piper of Hamelin. Browning.
The Revenge. Tennyson.
Sheridan's ride. Read.
Sohrab and Rustum. Arnold.
The song of Hiawatha. Longfellow.
Storming of Corinth. Lord Byron.
The vision of Sir Launfal. Lowell.
The wreck of the Hesperus. Longfellow.
Sources:
Gayley, C.M. and Flaherty, M.C. Poetry of the people.
Contents: Older ballads; Poems of England; Poems of Scotland; Poems of Ireland; Poems of America. A very complete collection of well known and less known historical and patriotic poems. Recently revised to include twenty-seven poems and national anthems of the World War.
Henley, W.E. Lyra heroica.
A book of patriotic verse, chiefly from English sources. Contains also the ballads of Chevy Chase, Sir Patrick Spens, Kinmont Willie and others.
Lang, A. Blue poetry book.
Old ballads, English historical poems and a few others.
Longfellow, H.W. Complete poetical works.
Olcott, F.J. Story telling poems.
Arranged under the following headings: Deeds of right and wrong; Fairies, magic and mystery; Jolly rhymes and poems; Sad poems; Historical legends and stories; Sacred stories and legends.
Scollard, Clinton. Ballads of American bravery.
Poems commemorating valorous deeds and brave men in American history, such as The men of the Alamo, Kearny at the Seven Pines, Keenan's charge, John Burns of Gettysburg, Sheridan's ride, A ballad of Manila bay, Down the Little Big Horn, Battle of Charlestown Harbor.
Scott, Sir Walter. Poetical works.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King.
Wiggin and Smith. Golden numbers.
A book of English verse for boys and girls. Some divisions are: Story poems, When banners are waving, Tales of olden time, One of the best collections for general use.
See also, Granger. An index to poetry and recitations.