The Curse of Kehama, Volumes I and II (of 2)

Southey (1774-1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called Lake Poets, and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 until his death. This epic poem was started in 1802 following the publication of Thalaba the Destroyer, but then abandoned for several years before Southey was encouraged to finish it. When it was finally published in 1810 it sold more copies than his previous works.