EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 26 MIN
The Blue Poetry Book Section X - Coleridge
from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang
In which an ancient mariner, met en route to a wedding feast, captivates a wedding-guest with a haunting tale of a sea voyage beset by icy mists, a mysterious albatross, and eerie supernatural happenings that unfold far from land. Through vivid and somber verses, the mariner recounts his lonely wanderings and supernatural penance upon the wide, wide sea, imparting a solemn message about the love and respect owed to all creatures great and small.
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In which an ancient mariner, met en route to a wedding feast, captivates a wedding-guest with a haunting tale of a sea voyage beset by icy mists, a mysterious albatross, and eerie supernatural happenings that unfold far from land. Through vivid and somber verses, the mariner recounts his lonely wanderings and supernatural penance upon the wide, wide sea, imparting a solemn message about the love and respect owed to all creatures great and small.
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