Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English literary genius, famous for his many classic novels such as The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and many more. Less well known, but equally highly regarded, are his notable poems, which mark him as a talented and respected poet. This collection of Charles Dickens poems include: The Hymn Of The Wiltshire Laborers, George Edmunds' Song, The Song Of The Wreck, Little Nell's Funeral, A Fine Old English Gentleman, Gabriel's Grub Song, Squire Norton's Song, The Ivy Green, A Child's Hymn, Lucy's Song, The Quack Doctor's Proclamation, Subjects For Painters, The British Lion, A Word In Season, Romance, and many more

Collected and Edited, with Bibliographical Notes, by F. G. Kitton. With poems and verses from The Daily News, The Lighthouse and many other works.

About the year 1834, when the earliest of the Sketches by Boz were appearing in print, a young composer named John Hullah set to music a portion of an opera called The Gondolier, which he thought might prove successful on the stage. Twelve months later Hullah became acquainted with Charles Dickens, whose name was then unknown to those outside his own immediate circle, and it occurred to him that he and 'Boz' might combine their forces by converting The Gondolier into a popular play.

The majority of the poems in this collection ‘The Poems and Verses’ are a classic collection of poetic works by Charles Dickens. They are brought together in this anthology after appearing in Dickens' other works, including ‘The Pickwick Papers’ and several plays that he wrote together with Wilkie Collins. Regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is best known for creating some of the world’s best known fictional characters who feature in his most popular novels, including The Artful Dodger in 'Oliver Twist’, Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’, and Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’. Dickens’ timeless novels and short stories are still widely read today and many have been adapted into countless TV programmes and films including the Academy Award-winning musical ‘Oliver’, and 'A Christmas Carol' which is well known worldwide and is a huge favourite movie for families to watch together at Christmas time.

Excerpt from The Complete Poems of Charles Dickens There are several among our fore most prose-writers in the present cen tury who, possessing high imagination, and a considerable power of rhythmical expression, have occasionally produced verse of a high though not of the first. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) was an American writer, often referred to as 'The Father of American Literature'. Among his most notable works include his novels, 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. Less well known, but still exceptionally highly regarded, are his remarkable poems, which mark him as a talented poet and openly display his ability of writing humour, drama and parody in rhyme. This collection of Mark Twain's poetry include: A Man Hired By John Smith And Co, A Sweltering Day In Australia, Ode To Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec'd, The Aged Pilot Man, Those Annual Bills, To Jennie, O Lord, Our Father, Warm Summer Sun, Genius, A Marriage, He Done His Level Best, My Dog Burns, Poem To Margaret, Love Song, Love Came At Dawn, These I Can Promise, and many more