Two of Landor’s major works with a biographical introduction. Gebir, a blank-verse poem in seven books from 1798, tells of a Spanish king who invades Egypt and falls in love with its queen Charoba. Count Julian is a verse tragedy of the Visigothic noble who brought the Moors into Spain to avenge a wrong done by King Roderigo.
Admired by Shelley and Southey, these show the classical grandeur of a poet more praised than read. Download the free EPUB.