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'Natural description interspersed with characters from the past - Romans, great poets, etc. Smooth verse, of little consequence. By William a Beckett.' (Webby)

Notes

  • Canto I consists of 29 stanzas and Canto II of 43 stanzas.
  • Canto II begins 'Before me lies the still Avernian lake,'.
  • The poem includes explanatory footnotes.
  • An extract from this work was published in the Literary News in October 1837.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: The Australian Magazine 1838 periodical (3 issues)
Notes:
Serialised by the Australian Magazine. Canto I appears in Vol. 1, no. 1 January 1838 pp 9-15 and Canto II in Vol. 1 no. 2 February 1838 pp. 91-99.
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Pompeii (Extract from a M.S. Poem Called 'Recollections of Naples') i "Pompeii! mute and melancholy ghost", B. A. W. , 1837 extract poetry (Recollections of Naples : In Two Cantos)
— Appears in: The Literary News , 21 October vol. 1 no. 11 1837; (p. 108)
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Last amended 25 Aug 2014 14:17:37
Subjects:
  • Naples,
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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