Free war poetry books

War poetry bears witness to conflict. Soldiers in the trenches, civilians under bombardment and those left to mourn have written some of the most powerful poems in any language. Short and unsparing, they say what official histories leave out. This list shows the ones you can read in full for free.

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Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Published 1895

516 pages

The Odyssey ...
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The Odyssey ...

Homer, Florence Cognard

Published 1875

156 pages

Emma
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Emma

Jane Austen

Published 1892

646 pages

Il principe
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Il principe

Niccolò Machiavelli

Published 1891

468 pages

Walden
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Walden

Henry David Thoreau

1882 · 1897 edition

344 pages

Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost

John Milton

1850 · 1892 edition

308 pages

The Divine Comedy
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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

1870 · 1895 edition

780 pages

Æneid
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Æneid

Virgil

1839 · 1886 edition

160 pages

Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray, Guiffrey

1848 · 1879 edition

700 pages

Medea ...
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Medea ...

Εὐριπίδης

Published 1881

170 pages

Oliver Twist
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Oliver Twist

Robert Louis Stevenson

Published 1873

676 pages

Little Men
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Little Men

Louisa May Alcott

Published 1871

400 pages