The Literary Imagination
Nineteenth century literature articulated a specific romantic of the nation. Almost all European literatures contain foundational texts in the literary foundation of the country’s identity. Many of these texts are online. The links below, ordered alphabetically by country, refer to such texts posted elsewhere on the internet.
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Albania
Girolama de Rada, Canti Di Milosao (Songs of Milosao), 1836, 1. Original text, 2. English translation
Girolamo de Rada, Scanderbeccu I Pa-Faan, 1872, Original text
Naim Frashëri, Bagëti e Bujqësi (Herds and Crops), 1886, Original text
Naim Frashëri, Histori e Skënderbeut (History of Skanderbeg), 1898, Original text
Basque Country
José María Iparraguirre, Gernikako arbola (The tree of Gernika), 1853, Original text
Belgium (in French; cf. also the category "Flanders" below)f
J.-B. Coomans, Baudoin Bras-de-fer, ou Les Normands en Flandre (Baudouin Bras-de-fer, or the Normans in Flanders), 1840, Original text
J.-B. Coomans, Jeanne Goetghebuer: chronique brabançonne du XIVe siècle (Jeanne Goetghebuer: chronicle of the fourteenth century Brabant), 1854 Original text
J.-B. Coomans, Vonck, Roman politique, 1846, Original text
J. Collin de Plancy, Le Sanglier des Ardennes (The Boar of the Ardennes), 1853, Original text
Jules de Saint-Genois, Hembyse. Histoire gantoise de la fin du XVIe siècle, 1835, Original text
Jules de Saint-Genois, La cour du duc Jean IV. Chronique brabançonne (The court of Duke John IV. Brabant Chronicle), 1837, Original text
Jules de Saint-Genois, Le château de Wildenborg, ou Les utinés du siège d'Ostende (Wildenborg Castle, or the mutiny of Ostend), 1846, Original text
Jules de Saint-Genois, Le faux Baudoin, 1840, Original textf
Victor Joly, Jean de Weert: Une nuit de Noël sous Philippe II; Une tuerie au XVIe siècle, 1842, Original text
Philippe Lesbroussart, Everard t'Serclaes, Chronique Brabançonne, 1839, Original text
M.A. Maurage, Le Sanglier des Ardennes (The Boar of the Ardennes), 1857, Original text
M.-L. Polain, Esquisses historiques de l'ancien pays de Liège, 1837, Original text
Belarus
Taras na Parnase (Taras on Parnassus), Original text
Francišak Bahuševic (pseudonym Macej Buracob), Belaruskaja Dudka (The Belorussian Shawm), Original text
Francišak Bahuševic (pseudonym Symon Reuka), Smyk Belaruski, Original text
Bretagne
Auguste Brizeux, Telenn Arvor- La harpe armorique, Original text
Pierre-Désiré de Goesbriand, Gwerz emgann an tregont a vretonet a enep tregont saux e qichen an derven hanter-hent etre Josselin ha Ploarmel, er bloas 1350, laqueet e rimou bresoneq, Original text
Lan Inisan, Emgann Kergidu, Original text
Henry Jean-Guillaume, Kanaouennou santel dilennet ha reizet evit escopti Kemper, Original text
Anatole le Braz, La chanson de la Bretagne, Original text
Charles le Goffic, Amour breton, Original text
Fran?ois-Marie Luzel, Bepred breizad (Toujours breton), Original text
Emile Souvestre, Les derniers bretons, Original text
Louis Tiercelin, Parnasse du breton contemporain, Original text
Bulgaria
I.M. Vazov, Epopeja Na Zabravanite (bulg.; Epopöe der Vergessenen), Original text
I.M. Vazov, Pod Igoto (bulg.Unter dem Joch), Original text
Catalonia
Bonaventura Carles Aribau, La Pátria (The Fatherland), 1833, Original text
Manuel Milà i Fontanals, La Cançó del Pros Bernart Fill de Ramon, 1867, Original text
Joaquim Rubio i Ors, Lo Gayter del Llobregat, 1858, Original text
Jacint Verdaguer, Canigó, 1886, Original text
Jacint Verdaguer, L’Atlántida, 1876, Original text
Croatia
Mirko Bogovic, Stepan – Posljednji Kralj Bosanski (Stephen, The Last Bosnian King), 1857, Original text
Dimitrija Demeter, Teuta, 1844, Original text
Ivan Mažuranic, Smrt Smailage Cengica (The Death of Smailaga Cengic), 1846, Original text
Petar Preradovic, Prvenci (The First Ones), 1846, Original text
Petar Preradovic, Nove Pjesme (New Poems), 1851, Original text
Czech lands
Božena Nemcová, Babicka (Grandmother), Original text
Denmark
Roskilde Saga, Original text
Johannes Eswald, Balders død, 1775, Original text
Johannes Eswald, Fiskerne (The Fishermen), 1779, Original text
N.F.S. Grundtvig, Roskilde Riim (The Rhyme of Roskilde), 1813, Original text
Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Holger Danske. Et Digt (Ogier the Dane. A poem), 1837, Original text
Rasmus Nyerup, Almindelig morskabslæsning i Danmark i Norge igjennem aarhundreter, 1816, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Det er et yndigt land (There is a lovely land), 1819, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Hagbarth Og Signe, 1815, Original text
Adam Gottlieb Oehlenschläger, Hakon Jarl, 1849, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Helge, 1814, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Hroars Saga, 1817, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Hrolf Krake, 1829, Original text
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger, Nordens Guder, Original text
England
William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in Common English, 1868, Original text
Richard Blackmore, Prince Arthur, an Heroick Poem in X books, Original text: Preface & Book I-V, Book VI-X, 1695
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Harold, or the Last of the Saxon Kings (also, "Arthur", an epic poem), 1865, Original text
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The Last of the Barons, 1843, Original text
Joseph Cottle, Alfred, an Epic Poem in Twenty-four Books, 1800, Original text
Charles Dickens, A tale of two cities, 1859, Original text
John Fitchett, King Alfred, 1813, Original text
Charles Kingsley, Hereward the Wake "Last of the English", 1831, Original text
Charles Kingsley, The Roman and the Teuton, 1864, Original text
Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho, 1855, Original text
James Sheridan Knowles, Alfred the Great: or, the Patriot King, 1829, Original text
Francis T. Palgrave, Visions of England: Lyrics on leading men and events in English history, a lyrical survey of English history in verse, 1880, Original text
Henry James Pye, Alfred, an Epic poem in six books, 1801, Original text
Charles Reade, The Cloister and the hearth, 1861, Original text
Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, 1819, Original text
Walter Scott, Kenilworth, 1821, Original text
Walter Scott, The betrothed, 1825, Original text
Walter Scott, The bridal of Triermain, or, The Vale of St. John, 1813, Original text
Robert Southey, Madoc, 1805, Original text: Volume 1, Volume 2
Robert Southey, Wat Tyler, 1817, Original text
Alfred Tennyson, Ballads and other poems, 1880, Original text
Alfred Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott, 1883, Original text
William Makepeace Thackeray, Henry Esmond, 1852, Original text
William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., 1852, Original text
Martin Farquhar Tupper, Alfred: A Patriotic Play, 1858, Original text
Thomas Warton, The Grave of King Arthur, 1808, Original text
Estonia
Lydia Koidula, Emmajöe Öpik (The Nightingale of the Mother River), 1866, Original text
Friedrich Kreutzwald: Kalevipoeg (Kalev's Son), 1861, Original text
Faroe Islands
Janus Djurhuus, Heimferð Nólsoyar Pál, Original text
Finland
Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän Veljestä (Seven Brothers), 1870, Original text
Johan Ludvig Runeberg., Elgskyttarne, 1850, Original text
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Grafven i Perho, Original text
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Kuningas Fjalar, 1844, Original text
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Vårt land, Original text
Flanders
Hendrik Conscience, De Boerenkrijg, 1853, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, De burgemeester van Luik (The Major of Liège), 1912, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, De Kerels van Vlaanderen (The Lads of Flanders), 1883, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, De leeuw van Vlaenderen (The Lion of Flanders), 1838, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, De loteling, 1850, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, De minnezanger (the Minnesinger), 1912, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, Everard t'Serclaes, 1874, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, Hlodwig en Clothildis, 1854, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, In 't Wonderjaer (In the miraculous Year), 1837, Original text
Hendrik Conscience, Jacob van Artevelde, 1849, Original text
Joannes Nolet de Brauwere van Steeland, Ambiorix, 1841, Original text
Charles de Coster, La légende d'Ulenspiegel, 1867, Original text
Karel Miry and Hippoliet van Peene, De Vlaamsche Leeuw (The Flemish Lion), 1845, Original text
Prudens van Duyse, Lofdicht op de Nederlandsche taal (Ode to the Dutch Language), 1829, Original text
Prudens van Duyse, Gedichten (Poems), 1831, Original text
France
Honoré de Balzac, Le Dernier Chouan ou la Bretagne en 1800, 1829, Original text
Honoré de Balzac, Les cent contes drôlatiques, Original text
Henri de Bornier, La fille de Roland, 1875, Original text
Alfred de Vigny, Cinq-Mars Ou Une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII, Original text
Alexandre Dumas, Les Trois Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers), 1844, Original text
Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, 1865, Original text
Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Jeanne d' Arc (Joan of Arc), 1802, Original text
Prosper Mérimée, Chronique du règne de Charles IX, 1847, Original text
Auguste Mermet, Roland à Roncevaux, 1864, Original text
Giacomo Meyerbeer, Les Huguenots, 1836, Original text
François Ponsard, Charlotte Corday, 1850, Original text
Edgar Quinet, Merlin l'enchanteur (Merlin the Enchanter), 1860, Original text
François Juste Marie Raynouard, Les templiers, 1805, Original text
Eugene Sue, Les mystères du peuple, 1850, Original text
Friesland
R. Winders, Bledden uwt mijn schrieuw-boeck, 1847, Original text
Galicia
Rosalía de Castro, Cantares Gallegos, 2000, Original text
Rosalía de Castro, Follas novas, 2002, Original text
Germania
Michel Lentz, Der Feierwon, 1859, Original text
Emile Seipgens, Schinderhannes (Schinderhannes), 1864, Original text
Theodoor Weustenraad, De percessie vaan Sjerrepenheuvel, 1931, Original text
Théodore Weustenraad, Momusklanken, 1883, Original text
Germany
Willibald Alexis, Cabanis, 1832, Original text
Willibald Alexis, Der Wärwolf, 1848, Original text
Willibald Alexis, Die Hosen des Herrn von Bredow, 1846, Original text
Willibald Alexis, Walladmor, 1824, Original text
Clemens Brentano, Die Gründing Prags, 1815, Original text
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Der Zauberring (The Magic Ring), 1816, Original text
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Die Schlacht im Loener Bruch, 1838, Original text
Joseph von Eichendorff, Der letzte Held von Marienburg, 1830, Original text
Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Lied der Deutschen (The Song of Germany), 1841, Original text
Emanuel Geibel, König Sigurds Brautfahrt, 1846, Original text
Emanuel Geibel, Brunhild, 1857, Original text
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust I (Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy), 1842, Original text
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Götz von Berlichinge (Goetz von Berlichingen), 1910, Original text
Christan Dietrich Grabbe, Die Hermannsschlacht, 1838, Original text
Frans Grillparzer, Ein Bruderzwist in Habsburg, 1848, Original text
Franz Grillparzer, Libussa, 1814, Original text
Wilhelm Hauff, Jud Süss (Jud Süss), 1827, Original text
Wilhelm Hauff, Lichtenstein. Romantische Sage aus der württembergischen Geschichte (Lichtenstein: Romantic Saga from the History of Württemberg), 1883, Original text
Friedrich Hebbel, Die Nibelungen, 1862, Original text
Paul Heyse, Colberg, 1865, Original text
Heinrich von Kleist, Die Hermannsschlacht, 1808, Original text
Heinrich von Kleist, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn oder die Feuerprobe, ein großes historisches Ritterschauspiel, 1810, Original text
Heinrich von Kleist, Michael Kohlhaas, Aus einer alten Chronik, 1811, Original text
Heinrich von Kleist, Der Zweikampf (The Duel), 1811, Original text
Theodor Körner, Leyer und Schwerdt, 1814, Original text
Hermann Kurz, Der Sonnenwirt, 1854, Original text
Wilhelm Meinhold, Maria Schweidler, Die Bernsteinhexe (The Amber Witch), 1843, Original text
Friedrich von Schiller, Wilhelm Tell (William Tell), 1804, English translation
Ludwig Uhland, Ernst, Herzog von Schwaben, 1818, Original text
Ludwig Uhland, Ludwig der Baier, 1819, Original text
Ludwig Uhland, Siegfried's Schwert, Original text
Ludwig Uhland, Vaterländische Gedichte, Original text
San-Marte (i.e. Albert Schulz), Parcival, Rittergedicht von Wolfram von Eschenbach, Original text
Joseph Victor Scheffel, Der Trompeter von Säckingen (The trumpeter of Saeckingen), 1854, Original text
Jospeh Viktor Scheffel, Ekkehard, 1857, Original text
Adalbert Stifter, Witiko, 1867, Original text
Ludwig Tieck, Der Aufruhr in den Cevennen, 1826, Original text
Richard Wagner, Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg), 1845, Original text
Ernst Wichert, Heinrich von Plauen, 1881, Original text
Greece
Andreas Kalvos, Lyra, Origianl text
A. Valaoritis, Athanasis Diakos, 1867, Original text
Stefanos Xenos, I Irois tis ellinikìs epanastaseos, Original text: Volume I, Volume II
Hungary
János Arany, Toldi, 1858, Original text
György Bessenyei, Hunyadi László Tragédiája, 1772, Original text
József Eötvös, Magyarország 1514 ben, 1847, Original text
Mór Jókai, A Cigánybáró, 1885, Original text
Mór Jókai, Erdély Aranykora, 1852, Original text
Mór Jókai, Rab Ráby, Original text
Miklos Jósika, A Csehek Magyarországban, 1905, Original text
Miklos Jósika, Abafi, Original text
József Katona, Bánk Bán, 1856, Original text
Ferenc Kölcsey, Munkái, 1811, Original text
Sandor Petöfi, A helység kalpácsa, 1844, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Mihály Vörösmarty, Zalán futása, 1824, Original text
Iceland
Matthías Jochumsson, Útilegumennirnir (The Outlaws), 1864, Original text
Eggert Ólafsson, Kvæði (Poems), 1832, Original text
Ireland
John Banim, The Anglo-Irish of the nineteenth century, 1828, Original text
Charles Gavan Duffy, The Spirit of the Nation, 1845, Original text
Maria Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent, 1800, Original text
Maria Edgeworth, Ormond, 1833, Original text
Maria Edgeworth, The absentee, 1833, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Samuel Ferguson, Lays of the Western Gael and other poems, 1865, Original text
Charles Robert Maturin, The Milesian chief, 1812, Original text
Charles Robert Maturin (pseudonym Dennis Jasper Murphy), The wild Irish boy, 1808, Original text
Tom Moore, Irish melodies, 1828, Original text
Thomas Moore, Memoirs of Captain Rock, the celebrated Irish chieftain, with some account of his ancestors, 1824, Original text
Sydney Owenson (pseudonym Lady Morgan), O'Donnel: A national tale, 1814, Original text
Sydney Owenson (pseudonym Lfady Morgan), The lay of an Irish harp; or, Metrical fragments, 1807, Original text
Sydney Owenson (pseudonym Lady Morgan), The wild Irish girl: A national tale, 1806, Original text
J. Sadleir (editor), The poems of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, with copious notes , 1869, Original text
Italy
Cesare Cantù, Algiso o la Lega Lombarda, 1844, Original text
Cesare Cantù, Margherita Pusterla, 1838, Original text
Tommaso Grossi, I Lombardi alla prima crociata (The Lombards on the First Crusade), 1826, Original text
Tomasso Grossi, Marco Visconti, 1834, Original text
Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Beatrice Cenci, 1854, Original text
Alessandro Manzoni, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed), 1828, 1. Original text: Volumes I & II, Volume III; 2. English translation
Alessandro Manzoni, Adelchi (Adelchi), 1822, Original text
Alessandro Manzoni, Il Conte Di Carmagnola, 1828, Original text
Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Arnaldo da Brescia, 1843, Original text
Silvio Pellico, Francesca da Rimini, 1818, Original text
Ippolito Pindemonte, Arminio (Arminius), 1804, Original text
Massimo Taparelli d'Azeglio, Ettore Fieramosca o la disfida di barletta, 1835, Original text
Massimo Taparelli d'Azeglio, Niccolò De’ Lapi, 1841, Original text
Latvia
Andrej Pumpurs, Lacplesis (Bearslayer), 1888, English translation
Janis Rainis, Vetras Seja (Reaping the storm), 1905, Original text
Lithuania
Antanas Baranauskas, Anyksciu silelis, 1859, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Kristijonas Donelaitis, Metai, 1818, Original text
Vincas Kudirka, Tautiška giesme, 1. Original text, 2. English translation
Jonas Maciulis (pseudonym Maironis), Pavasario Balsai, Original text
Macedonia
Konstantin Miladinov’s lyric poetry, Original text
Grigor Prlicev, Serdarot (The Commander-in-Chief), Original text
Rajko Zinzifov, Krvava košula (A Bloody Nightshirt), 1868, Original text
the Netherlands
Willem Bilderdijk, Floris de Vijfde (Floris V), 1808, Original text
Willem Bilderdijk, Willem van Holland (William of Holland), 1884, Original text
Aarnout Drost, Hermingard van de Eikenterpen. Een oud vaderlandsch verhaal. (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen. An old national story), 1842, Original text
Aarnout Drost, Schetsen en Verhalen (Drafts and Stories), 1836, Original text
Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Loverkens: Altniederländische Lieder, 1852, Original text
Jan Frederik Helmers, De Hollandsche Natie, in zes zangen (The Dutch Nation, in six cantos), 1812, Original text
Jan Frederik Helmers, Fragment uit een onuitgegeven treurspel (Fragment from an unpublished tragedy), 1806, Original text
Jan Frederik Helmers, Lijkzang op het graf van Nederland (Funeral song at the grave of the Netherlands), 1795, Original text
Adriaan Loosjes, Frank van Borsselen en Jacoba van Beieren (Frank van Borsselen and Jacoba van Beieren), 1790, Original text
Adriaan Loosjes, Het leven van Maurits Lijnslager (The life of Maurits Lijnslager), 1814, Original text
Adriaan Loosjes, M.A. de Ruiter in X boeken, 1784, Original text
Jan Fredrik Oltmans, De schaapherder (The Shepherd), 1838, Original text
Jan Fredrik Oltmans, Het Slot Loevestein in 1570 (Castle Loevestein in the year 1570), 1834, Original text
Hendrik Tollens, De overwintering op Nova Zembla (The overwintering on Nova Zembla), 1820, Original text
Arent van Halmael, Reinier en Willem van Oldenbarnevelt (Reinier and William van Oldenbarnevelt), 1828, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, De Lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck (The Adventures of Ferdinand Huyck), 1840, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, De Pleegzoon (The Stepson), 1833, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, De Roos van Dekama (The Rose of Dekama), 1836, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, Een Amsterdamsche winteravond in 1632. Geschiedkundig tafereel in twee bedrijven. (An Amsterdam winter evening in 1632. A historical scene in two acts.), 1832, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, Het dorp aan de grenzen. Schets uit den tegenwoordigen tijd in twee bedrijven (The village at the borders. Drafts from the contemporary time in two acts.), 1831, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, Nederlandsche Legenden in rijm gebracht: Het huis ter Leede Adegild, Jacoba en Bertha, De strijd van Vlaanderen, 1831, Original text
Jacob van Lennep, Onze voorouders in verschillende tafereelen geschetst (Our grandparents sketched in various scenes), 1838-1844, Original text: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V
Marten Westerman, Het Huishouden van Jan Steen (The Household of Jan Steen), 1805, Original text
Occitania
Victor Gelu, Chansons Provençales et Françaises (Provençal and French songs), 1840, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Frédéric Mistral, Calendau, 1867, Original text
Frédéric Mistral, Lou pouèmo dóu rose, Original text
Frédéric Mistral, Mirèio, 1859, Original text, English version
Frédéric Mistral, Nerto, Original text
Poland
Zygmunt Krasinski, Przedswit, 1868, Original text
Józef Kraszewski, Anafielas, 1846, Original text
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Stara Basn, 1876, Original text
Adam Mickiewicz, Ballady i Romanse, 1852, Original text
Adam Mickiewicz, Dziady, Original text
Adam Mickiewicz, Grazyna Powiesc litewska, Original text
Adam Mickiewicz, Konrad Wallenrod, 1851, Original text
Adam Mickiewicz, Pan Tadeusz czyli Ostatni zajazd na Litwie, 1858, Original text
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Spiewy Historyczne, 1816, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Krzyzacy, 1900, Original text
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Ogniem i Mieczem, 1883, Original text, English translation
Juliusz Slowacki, Anhelli, 1838, Original text
Juliusz Slowacki, Beniowski, 1841, Original text
Kornel Ujejski, Skargi Jeremiego, 1866, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Portugal
Almeida Garrett, Camões, 1858, Original text
Almeida Garrett, Dona Branca (Mrs. Branca), 1826, Original text
Almeida Garrett, Frei Luís de Sousa (Brother Luís de Sousa), 1843, Original text
Almeida Garrett, O Alfageme de Santarém, 1842, Original text
Almeida Garrett, O Arco de Sant’Ana (The Arch of Sant'Ana), 1845, Original text
Almeida Garrett, Romanceiro, Part I: 1843, Part II & III: 1851, Original text
Almeida Garrett, Um auto de Gil Vicente (One of Gil Vicente's Cars), 1838, Original text
Alexandre Herculano, Eurico, o presbítero (The Eunuch, the Presbytery), 1844, Original text
Alexandre Herculano, Lendas e Narrativas (Legends and Stories), 1851, Original text: Part I, Part II
Alexandre Herculano, O Bobo (The Fool), 1843, Original text
José Augostinho de Macedo, O Oriente, 1827, Original text
Romania
Vasile Alecsandri, Despot Voda, Original text
Vasile Alecsandri, Dumbrava Rosie, Original text
Dimitrie Bolinineanu, Legende Istorice, Original text
Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Cursu de poesie generala, 1868, Original text
Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Mihaida, Original text
Ion Heliade-Radulescu, Zburatorul, Original text, Alternative postings: here and here
Constantin Negruzzi, Alexandru Lapusneau, Original text
Constantin Negruzzi, Cum am învatat româneste, Original text
Alexandru Odobescu, Mihnea – voda cel rau, Original text
Alexandru Odobescu, Oamna Chiajna, Original text
Alecu Russo, Cîntarea României, Original text
Russia
Aleksandr A. Bestuzev-Marlinskij, Ammalat-bek, Kavkazskaja byl', 1831, Original text
Gogol, Taras Bulba, 1835, 1. Original text, Alternative posting: here, 2. English translation, Alternative posting: here
Nikolaj M. Karamzin, Marfa Posadnica ili Pokorenie Novagoroda, Original text
Pushkin, Boris Godunov, 1825, 1. Original text, Alternative posting: here, 2. English translation, Alternative posting: here
Ivan I. Lazecnikov, Ledjanoj dom, 1835, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Lev A. Mej, Carskaja Nevesta, 1961, (The Czar's Bride), Original text
Pushkin, Kapitanskaja docka (The Captain's Daughter), 1836, 1. Original text, Alternative posting: here and here, 2. English translation
Pushkin, Pesni zapadnych slavjan, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Pushkin, Poltava, 1829, Original text
Aleksander Vel'tman, Košcej Bessmertnyj .... Bylina starogo vremeni, 1833, Original text
Michail Nikolaevic Zagoskin, Jurij Miloslavskij, ili Russkie, 1829, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Michail Nikolaevic Zagoskin, Roslavlev, ili Russkie v 1812 godu, 1831, Original text
Vasilij A. Zukovskij, Pevec vo stane russkich voinov, Original text, 1812, Alternative posting: here
Scotland
Walter Scott, Castle Dangerous, 1832, Original text
Walter Scott, Guy Mannering, 1815, Original text
Walter Scott, Marmion, 1808, 1816, Original text
Walter Scott, Old Mortality, 1817, Original text
Walter Scott, Rob Roy, 1817, Original text
Walter Scott, Tales of a Grandfather, 1828, Original text
Walter Scott, The Antiquary, 1816, Original text
Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor, 1819, Original text
Walter Scott, The Heart of Midlothian, 1818, Original text
Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, 1810, Original text, Alternative postings: here, here, and here
Walter Scott, The Legend of Montrose, 1819, Original text
Walter Scott, The Lord of the Isles. A Poem, 1815, Original text
Walter Scott, Waverley, or 'tis sixty years since, 1814, Original text
Serbia
Petar II. Petrovic Njegoš, Gorskij Vijenac, 1847, Original text
Branko Radicevic, Ðacki rastanak (The Departure of the Pupils), 1. Original text, 2. Alternative posting: here
Branko Radicevic, Hajdukov grob (The Outlaw's Grave), Original text
Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Serbische Lesekörner, 1833, Original text
Slovakia
Jozef Ignác Balza, René mlád´enca príhodi a skusenosti (Adventures and Experiences of young René), Original text
Ján Botto, Smrt Jánošíkova (Jánošík´s death), Original text
Ján Chalupka, Kocourkovo anebo Jen abychom v hanbe nezustali, Original text
Mikuláš Feriencík, Jedlovskí ucitel, Original text
Ján Hollí, Cirillo-Metodiada ... Vít'azská básen v šesti zpevoch, Original text
Ján Hollí, Swatopluk Wítazská básen we dwanástí spewoch, Original text
Ján Hollí, Selanki (Idyllen), Original text
Pavol Orságh Hviezdoslav, Ezo vlkolinskí (Ezo Vlkolinskí), 1890, Original text
Pavol Orságh Hviezdoslav, Gábor vlkfolinskí (Gábor Vlkolinskí), 1897, Original text
Pavol Orságh (Hviezdoslav), Hájnikova zena (Hájnik's wife), 1884, Original text
Jan Kollár, Slávy Dcera (Thfe Daughterf of Slava), Original text
Janko Král, Piesne (Poems), Original text
Karol Kuzmány, Bela, Original text
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Proti prúdu, Original text
Ján Palárik, Drotár, Original text
Juraj Palkovic, Dva buchy a tri šunchy … Slovenská komédia k zasmání se pro pána a sedláka (Two Pokes and three Blows ... Slovak Comedy, for the Gentlemen and the Servant to Laugh), Original text
Andrej Sládkovic, Detvan (The Youngster from Detva), Original text
Andrej Sládkovic, Marína, Original text
Svetozár Hurban Vajanskí, Letiace tiene, Original text
Jonáš Záborskí, Dva dni v chujave (Two Days in Chujava), Original text
Jonáš Záborskí, Najdúch (The Foundling), Original text
Slovenia
Josip Jurcic, Jurij Kozjak, Slovenski janicar, 1864, Original text
France Prešeren, Krst pri savici (The Baptism at the Savica), Original text
France Prešeren, Sonetni venec (The Wreath of Sonnets), 1834, Original text
Spain
Gil y Carrasco, El señor de Bembibre (The Gentleman from Bembibre), 1844, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Benito Pérez Galdos, Episodios nacionales (National Episodes), 1873, Original text
Antonio García Gutiérrez, El trovador (The troubadour), Original text, Alternative posting: here
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Los amantes de Teruel (The lovers of Teruel), 1837, Original text
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, Abén humeya o la rebelión de los moriscos en tiempo de Felipe II (Abén Humeya or the rebellion of the Moors during the time of Phillip II), Original text, Alternative posting: here
Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, La conjuración de venecia, año 1310 (The conspiracy of Venice, in the year 1310), Original text
José Zorrilla y Moral, Leyendas (Legends), 1841, Original text
Sweden
Pehr Henrik Ling, Gylfe, 1810, Original text
Erik Johan Stagnelius, Blenda, 1813, Original text
Esaias Tegnér, Frithiofs Saga, Original text, 1825, Alternative posting: here
Esaias Tegnér, Svea, Original text
Ukraine
Ivan Karpenko-Karyj, Sava Calyj, Original text
Ivan P. Kotljarevs'kyj, Natalka Poltavka, Original text, Alternative posting: here
Hryhorij Kvitka-osnov'janenko, Marusja, 1834, Original text
Taras Ševcenko, Hajdamaky, 1839, Original text
Taras Ševcenko, Kobzar (The Bard), Original text, Alternative postings: here and here
Wales
Ann Griffith, various poemfs, Original text
Wallonia
Nicholas Dechefreux, Chansons wallons (Wallonian Songs), 1860, Original text
Nicholas Dechefreux, Leyîz m' plorer, Original text