Selected Poems of Christina Rossetti

• ISBN13: 9789372270068
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: August 18, 2026
• Pages: 290
• Original Price: INR 395.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 210 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Subjects & Themes / General

Selected Poems of Christina Rossettiis a timeless collection of lyrical and deeply evocative poetry. Departing from the ornate style of her contemporaries, Rossetti crafted poetry marked by clarity, emotional depth and haunting musicality. Her poems examine the intersections of human experience, particularly loss, love, womanhood and spiritual longing, articulating the nuances of inner life with profound clarity and disciplined emotional restraint. This collection features some of her finest works, including “Goblin Market”, “The Convent Threshold”, “Venus’s Looking-Glass” and “Monna Innominata”, offering readers a journey through rich imagery, musical language and emotional depth. Perfect for lovers of classic literature and poetry alike, these poems reveal why Christina Rossetti remains one of the most celebrated voices of the Victorian era.

Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was one of the most eminent poets of the Victorian era, admired for her lyrical beauty, emotional depth and spiritual insight. Her poetry is a luminous blend of beauty, longing, faith and quiet fortitude. Born in London into a distinguished Anglo-Italian literary family, Rossetti was deeply influenced by her father, the Italian poet and exile, Gabriele Rossetti, and by her mother, Frances Polidori, who nurtured her literary talents. Closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Rossetti developed a poetic style marked by vivid imagery, musical language and restrained emotional power. From hauntingly lyrical verses to deeply emotional reflections on love, loss, nature and devotion, her poems continue to captivate readers across generations.

Noteworthy works by Christina Rossetti:
• Goblin Market (1862)
• The Convent Threshold (1862)
• In the Bleak Midwinter (1872)
• Monna Innominata (1881)

1. A Soul
2. From the Antique
3. Listening
4. Cobwebs
5. A Chilly Night
6. A Triad
7. In an Artist’s Studio
8. Introspective
9. Cousin Kate
10. Sister Maude
11. Promises Like Pie-Crust
12. An Echo From Willow-wood
13. A Sketch
14. The Heart Knoweth its Own Bitterness
15. A Pause
16. Goblin Market
17. The Prince’s Progress
18. Maiden-Song
19. Dream Land
20. At Home
21. The Poor Ghost
22. A Portrait
23. By the Sea
24. Gone for Ever
25. Love from the North
26. Maggie a Lady
27. From Sunset to Star Rise
28. Spring Quiet
29. Winter Rain
30. Vanity of Vanities
31. Days of Vanity
32. The Ghost’s Petition
33. Enrica, 1865
34. A Chill
35. Somewhere or Other
36. Noble Sisters
37. Jessie Cameron
38. Spring
39. Summer
40. Autumn
41. Winter: My Secret
42. Autumn Violets
43. A Dirge
44. A Bird’s-Eye View
45. Fata Morgana
46. Memory
47. “They Desire a Better Country”
48. The Lambs of Grasmere, 1860
49. A Birthday
50. A Bride Song
51. Confluents
52. Remember
53. After Death
54. The Lowest Room
55. Dream-Love
56. An End
57. Dead Hope
58. Twice
59. My Dream
60. On the Wing
61. L.E.L
62. Song (“Oh roses for the flush of youth”)
63. The Hour and the Ghost
64. Shall I Forget?
65. Life and Death
66. A Summer Wish
67. A Year’s Windfalls
68. An Apple Gathering
69. Song (“Two doves upon the selfsame branch”)
70. Maude Clare
71. Echo
72. Another Spring
73. Bird or Beast?
74. Eve
75. A Daughter of Eve
76. The Bourne
77. Song (“Oh what comes over the sea”)
78. Venus’s Looking-Glass
79. Love Lies Bleeding
80. Bird Raptures
81. The Queen of Hearts
82. “No, Thank You, John”
83. Beauty is Vain
84. May
85. A Pause of Thought
86. Twilight Calm
87. Wife to Husband
88. Mirage
89. A Royal Princess
90. My Friend
91. Shut Out
92. Sound Sleep
93. Song (“She sat and sang away”)
94. Song (“When I am dead, my dearest”)
95. Dead Before Death
96. Twilight Night
97. Bitter for Sweet
98. What Would I Give?
99. The First Spring Day
100. The Convent Threshold
101. Amor Mundi
102. Up-Hill
103. “The Iniquity of The Fathers Upon the Children”
104. In the Round Tower at Jhansi
105. A Christmas Carol
106. Despised and Rejected
107. A Better Resurrection
108. Advent
109. The Three Enemies
110. Consider
111. Weary in Well-Doing
112. One Certainty
113. By the Waters of Babylon
114. Christian and Jew
115. Good Friday
116. Symbols
117. The World
118. A Testimony
119. Paradise
120. Sleep at Sea
121. Mother Country
122. Who Shall Deliver Me?
123. “When My Heart is Vexed, I Will Complain”
124. A Rose Plant in Jericho
125. From House to Home
126. Old and New Year Ditties
127. Amen
128. The Lowest Place
129. Sonnet
130. The Key-Note
131. Pastime
132. “Italia, Io Ti Saluto!”
133. A Ballad of Boding
134. Yet a Little While
135. He and She
136. Monna Innominata
137. One Sea-Side Grave
138. De Profundis
139. Tempus Fugit
140. Brother Bruin
141. A Life’s Parallels
142. At Last
143. In the Willow Shade
144. Buds and Babies
145. A Wintry Sonnet
146. Freaks of Fashion
147. An October Garden
148. “Summer is Ended”
149. Passing and Glassing
150. Soeur Louise De La Miséricorde
151. An “Immurata” Sister
152. “There as a Budding Morrow in Midnight”
153. The Thread of Life
154. An Old-World Thicket
155. Later Life: A Double Sonnet of Sonnets
156. “For Thine Own Sake, O My God”
157. Until the Day Break
158. A Hope Carol
159. Christmas Carols
160. Patience of Hope