Selected Poems

'Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land' The poems in this volume display the extraordinary talent of Christina Rossetti, one of the nineteenth century's most important English poets. Here, ordinary and magical worlds collide as humans speak to God, poets speak to their muses and hope battles against despair. Devotional poems such as 'St. Peter' and 'Out of the Deep' describe Rossetti's profound religious faith, while 'Mariana', 'Heart's Chill Between' and 'Twice' are among many meditations on the bittersweet nature of love. This volume also includes the seminal, bewitching fantasy 'Goblin Market', rife with fairy-tale enchantment and menace. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Dinah Roe

Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), sister of the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was educated at home and shared her family's intellectual interests. Ill-health ended her work as a governess and later made her an invalid. Her poetry was first published in 1850 in the Pre-Raphaelite magazine, The Germ, and several volumes of poetry followed, demonstrating an extraordinary emotional and technical range.