Everyman's Book Of Narrative Verse Herbert, David

A sprawling anthology of story-driven poetry spanning centuries and continents. This collection gathers ballads, epics, and narrative poems — from ancient tales of heroes and gods to Victorian dramas and beyond. Expect Coleridge's cursed mariners, Keats' doomed lovers, Tennyson's mythic knights, alongside folk ballads of murder, betrayal, and supernatural revenge. Edited by David Herbert, it's built for reading straight through or dipping into when you need a poem that actually tells you something. The narratives here don't sit still — they chase, seduce, haunt, and kill. Essential for anyone who thinks poetry should move like fiction, or fiction should sing like poetry. A doorstop of an anthology, but every page earns its place.