Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I. The Memorized Poem in British and American Public Education 33
7. Part II. Case Studies
8. Felicia Hemans, “Casabianca” 91
9. Thomas Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 123
10. Charles Wolfe, “The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna” 191
11. Afterword 219
12. Appendix 1 235
13. Appendix 2 237
14. Appendix 3 239
15. Notes 243
16. Works Cited 273
17. Index 289