To Read and Dream

Author(s): Rossetti, Christina,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 17/04/2025,
Pagination: 144 pages,
Series: Penguin Archive,
Imprint: Penguin Classics,
Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,
Book Classification: Poetry by individual poets,
Dimensions: 179 x 110 x 10
ISBN13/EAN/SKU: 9780241747230

---

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksOne of the finest poets of the Victorian age, Christina Rosetti is known today for the directness, clarity and unmatched lyricism of her works. This selection brings together some of her finest verses, love lyrics and sonnets for the contemporary reader. Spanning themes like love, death, loss, womanhood and devotion to pleasures both earthly and divine, these are poems of startling beauty, as evocative and relevant today as when they were first published.