Fairy Changeling and Other Poems

by Dora Sigerson Shorter

51 chapters1h 37mEnglish1898

About this book

This is a volume of poetry by Dora Sigerson Shorter. As much of her other poetry, this volume also succeeds in connecting a modern style of poetry with deep emotion and themes of Irish mythology. - Summary by Carolin

Chapters (51)

1The Fairy Changeling

118

2A Ballad of Marjorie

146

3The Priest’s Brother

198

4The Ballad of the Little Black Hound

321

5The Rape of the Baron’s Wine

217

6Cean Duv Deelish

107

7Banagher Rhue

161

8The Fair Little Maiden

105

9At Christmas Time

10A Weeping Cupid

11The Lover

12A Bird from the West

104

13All Souls’ Eve

145

14An Imperfect Revolution

144

15Love

16Wishes

17Cupid Slain

18What Will You Give?

19A Meadow Tragedy

20An Eclipse

21The Scallop Shell

22With a Rose

23For Ever

24The Blow Returned

25Vale

26The Skeleton in the Cupboard

109

27You Will Not Come Again

28The Wreckage

29I am the World

160

30A New Year

31The Kine of My Father

116

32Sanctuary

150

33An Eastern God

103

34A Friend in Need

35In a Wood

36A Vagrant Heart

184

37When You are on the Sea

38My Neighbour’s Garden

39An Irish Blackbird

40Death of Gormlaith

108

41Unknown Ideal

42Beware

43The Old Maid

118

44Wirastrua

45Questions

46A Little Dog

196

47'I Prayed so Eagerly'

48'When the Dark Comes'

49Distant Voices

143

50The Ballad of the Fairy Thorn-Tree

505

51The Suicide’s Grave

374

Fairy Changeling and Other Poems

About this book

Chapters (51)

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