18 books like The Poems of Emily Dickinson Volume II

What to read after The Poems of Emily Dickinson Volume II — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Shares Poetry, History with this book.

Why War Is Never a Good Idea Alice Walker · 2007 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Simple, rhythmic text explores the wanton destructiveness of War, which has grown old but not wise, as it demolishes nice people and beautiful things with no consideration for the consequence Shares Children's poetry, American poetry, Poetry

The complete poetical works Robert Burns · 1786 · ★ 4.1 · 268p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Poetry written by the Scottish author Robert Burns. Shares Miniature books, Children's poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

Drum-taps Walt Whitman · 1865 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Challenging "Walt Whitman worked as a nurse in an army hospital during the Civil War and published Drum-Taps, his war poems, as the war was coming to an end. Later, the book came out in an expanded form, including 'When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd,' Whitman's passionate elegy for Lincoln. The most moving and enduring poetry to emerge from America's most tragic conflict, Drum-Taps also helped to… Shares American poetry, Poetry, History

Peacock pie, a book of rhymes Walter De la Mare · 1913 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Peacock Pie presents an extensive selection of de la Mare's best poetry, in thematically themes sections such as are "Up and Down," "Boys and Girls," "Three Queer Tales," "Places and People," "Beasts," "Witches and Fairies," "Earth and Air," and "Songs." Shares Children's poetry, Poetry

A Child's Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson · 1885 · ★ 4.3 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favourite cousins to beloved mothers. Here is a very special collection to be treasured forever. Shares Miniature books, Collections, Children's poetry, Poetry

The man from Snowy River Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson · 1900 · ★ 4.0 · 133p · ≈ 4h · Moderate In the ballads and poetry of Banjo Paterson are captured the spirit of the Australian Outback, and the essences of the bushmen and women who pioneered it. The vast distances, the droughts, the floods, the flies, the heat ... and the harsh and beautiful places of Outback Australia were brought to the city people of the late 1880's through the writings of Andrew Barton Paterson.A true folk poet, a… Shares Children's poetry, Poetry

The Awful Secret

The Awful Secret Bernard Knight · 2006 · 356p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares History with this book.

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

Dead Men's Money Joseph Smith Fletcher · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A mysterious one-eyed stranger, a midnight meeting at a lonely spot on the Scottish border, the secret password "Panama", and a corpse This is the situation Hugh Moneylaws, a young law clerk finds himself facing. Who murdered the man he was sent to meet, and why? With the only two men who knew the purpose of the meeting dead, it would seem a puzzle that would never be solved. Yet to save himself… Shares History

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte Brontë · 1846 · ★ 3.9 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters,  Charlotte,  Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted androgynous first names. All three retained the… Shares Poetry

Les contemplations Victor Hugo · 1856 · ★ 4.0 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Poetry with this book.

The Complete Poetical Works Edgar Allan Poe · 1849 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Poetry with this book.

Evangeline Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847 · ★ 4.4 · 106p · ≈ 3h · Challenging An epic poem set during the expulsion of the Acadians from Acadie, following the fictional Evangeline and her search for her lost love, Gabriel. Shares American poetry, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, History

The lay of the last minstrel Sir Walter Scott · 1805 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Criticism and interpretation, Poetry with this book.

Plays Francis Beaumont · 1778 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, History with this book.

The Courtship of Miles Standish Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1858 · ★ 3.7 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares Miniature books, American poetry, Poetry, History with this book.

The song of Hiawatha Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1855 · ★ 3.9 · 213p · ≈ 7h · Challenging From the book:The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They were collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the reknowned historian, pioneer explorer, and geologist. He was superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan from 1836 to 1841. Schoolcraft… Shares Children's poetry, American poetry, Poetry

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