Eighteenth-Century Audio

Eighteenth-Century Audio is a source for audio recordings of Restoration and eighteenth-century poetry in English. It is the creation of Dr. Marie McAllister and her students at the University of Mary Washington. We welcome you to the wonderful world of poetry written between 1660-1800.

Click on the author list or use the search box to locate a poem from our ever-expanding catalogue.

To play a poem immediately in streaming audio, click the “audio mp3″ button. To download it from its home site, click “download link.”

UMW bloggers: start by registering as an author. All others can use the contact link to submit suggestions or links to your own readings.

This site works best with Mozilla Firefox browser and a high-speed internet connection.