Naden's sonnets have topics as diverse as astronomy, classical mythology and Shakespeare's birthplace. This collection is taken from Naden's complete poems, and whether listeners enjoy French history or the natural world, there are subjects to appeal to all tastes.- Summary by Newgatenovelist
Chapters
1 January, 1879 1 min 2 To a Hyacinth in January 1 min 3 To the First Snowdrop 2 min 4 March, 1878 1 min 5 March, 1879 1 min 6 April, 1879 1 min 7 May, 1879 1 min 8 Stratford-on-Avon, May 14th, 1880 1 min 9 In the Lanes between Stratford and Shottery, May 14th, 1880 1 min 10 Sunshine 1 min 11 In the Garden 1 min 12 Yellow Roses 1 min 13 July, 1878 1 min 14 Sunset 1 min 15 September, 1880 1 min 16 Songs before Daybreak 1 min 17 The Seed 2 min 18 October, 1879 1 min 19 November, 1878 1 min 20 December, 1879 1 min 21 Undiscerned Perfection 1 min 22 The Painter to the Musician 1 min 23 Speech and Silence 1 min 24 Beauty 1 min 25 The Mystery of Light 1 min 26 Illusions 1 min 27 Day-dreams 1 min 28 Morning Twilight 1 min 29 Semele 2 min 30 The Priest's Prayer 1 min 31 Weariness 2 min 32 The Agnostic's Psalm 1 min 33 To Amy, on Receiving Her Photograph 1 min 34 Starlight I 1 min 35 Starlight II 1 min 36 Heloise I - Bride 1 min 37 Heloise II - Nun 1 min 38 Heloise III - Abbess 1 min 39 Hercules 1 min 40 Prometheus and Pandora 1 min 41 The Nebular Theory 1 min 42 The Pessimist's Vision 1 min 43 The Gift 1 min 44 Andrew Marvell's 'Definition of Love' 2 min 45 Poet and Botanist 1 min 46 Science and Philosophy 1 min 47 The Double Rainbow 1 min 48 Recompense 1 min