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Hours of Idleness

Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provides translations of, and poems written in imitation of, earlier mainly classical poets.

The book received strong criticism on publication to which Byron responded with his poem English Bards and Scotch Reviewers.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Year of Publication: 1807Genres: Single author

Running Time: 02 hours 56 minutes 10 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Alan Mapstone	3:30
2	POEMS: On leaving Newstead Abbey Alan Mapstone	3:15
3	On a distant view of the Village and School of Harrow on the Hill Alan Mapstone	3:00
4	Epitaph on a Friend quartertone	1:58
5	A Fragment quartertone	0:58
6	The Tear nighthawks	4:58
7	An occasional Prologue De Anna Lee	3:01
8	On the Death of Mr. Fox Alan Mapstone	3:14
9	Stanzas to a Lady, with the Poems of Camoens KevinS	1:10
10	The first Kiss of Love Larry Wilson	2:10
11	To M------ Hope	1:32
12	To Woman Hope	1:16
13	To M. S. G. Hope	1:16
14	To a beautiful Quaker SaintAndrewHolyFool	3:36
15	To -------- SaintAndrewHolyFool	3:00
16	To Mary, on receiving her Picture EODOD	2:06
17	Love's last Adieu dc	3:35
18	Damaetas De Anna Lee	1:15
19	To Marion KevinS	3:10
20	Oscar of Alva CDixon2022	15:11
21	TRANSLATIONS and IMITATIONS: Adrian's Address to his Soul, when dying Alan Mapstone	0:46
22	Translation Inkell	0:31
23	Translation from Catullus GaleHall	1:43
24	Translation from the Epitaph of Virgil and Tibullus Inkell	0:34
25	Translation from Catullus GaleHall	1:47
26	Imitated from Catullus czandra	0:57
27	Translation from Anacreon. To his Lyre Inkell	1:19
28	Translation from Anacreon. Ode 3 GaleHall	2:57
29	Fragments of School Exercises dc	1:13
30	Episode of Nisus and Euryalus Inkell	19:35
31	Translation from the Medea of Euripides Alan Mapstone	3:40
32	FUGITIVE PIECES: Thoughts suggested by a College Examination dc	4:30
33	Answer to some elegant Verses, sent by a Friend to the Author czandra	3:31
34	Grant, a Medley Mathias Thorndal	6:03
35	Lachin Y. Gair Mathias Thorndal	3:15
36	To Romance Mathias Thorndal	4:19
37	Elegy on Newstead Abbey Alan Mapstone	11:40
38	Childish Recollections KevinS	24:06
39	The Death of Calmar and Orla Alan Mapstone	12:58
40	To E. N. L. Esq. Inkell	4:30
41	To -------- Alan Mapstone	3:05