Garden of Kama


Laurence Hope was the nom de plume of Adela Florence Nicolson, a British poet who wrote verses inspired by India, where she lived. This collection, her first, was originally published in 1901. (summary by Newgatenovelist) (3 hr 51 min)

Chapters

''Less than the Dust''
''To the Unattainable''
''In the Early, Pearly Morning'': Song by Valgovind
Reverie of Mahomed Akram at the Tamarind Tank
Verses
Song of Khan Zada
The Teak Forest
Valgovind's Boat Song
Kashmiri Song by Juma
Zira: in Captivity
Marriage Thoughts: by Morsellin Khan
To the Unattainable: Lament of Mahomed Akram
Mahomed Akram's Appeal to the Stars
Reminiscence of Mahomed Akram
Story by Lalla-ji, the Priest
Request
Story of Udaipore: Told by Lalla-ji, the Priest
Valgovind's Song in the Spring
Youth
When Love is Over: Song of Khan Zada
''Golden Eyes''
Kotri, by the River
Farewell
Afridi Love
Yasmini
Ojira, to Her Lover
Thoughts: Mahomed Akram
Prayer
The Aloe
Memory
The First Lover
Khan Zada's Song on the Hillside
Deserted Gipsy's Song: Hillside Camp
The Plains
''Lost Delight'': After the Hazara War
Unforgotten
Song of Faiz Ulla
Story of Lilavanti
The Garden by the Bridge
Fate Knows no Tears
Verses: Faiz Ulla
Two Songs by Sitara, of Kashmir
Second Song: The Girl from Baltistan
Palm Trees by the Sea
Song by Gulbaz
Kashmiri Song
Reverie of Ormuz the Persian
Sunstroke
Adoration
Three Songs of Zahir-u-Din
Second Song
Third Song, written during Fever
The Regret of the Ranee in the Hall of Peacocks
Protest: by Zahir-u-Din
Famine Song
The Window Overlooking the Harbour
Back to the Border
Reverie: Zahir-u-Din
Sea Song
To the Hills!
Till I Wake
His Rubies: Told by Valgovind
Song of Taj Mahomed
The Garden of Kama: Kama the Indian Eros
Camp Follower's Song, Gomal River
Song of the Colours: by Taj Mahomed
Lalila, to the Ferengi Lover
On the City Wall
''Love Lightly''
No Rival like the Past
Verse by Taj Mahomed
Lines by Taj Mahomed
''There is no breeze to cool the heat of Love''
Malay Song
The Temple Dancing Girl
Hirah-Singh's Farewell to Burmah
Starlight
Sampan Song
Song of the Devoted Slave
The Singer
Malaria
Fancy
Feroza
This Month the Almonds bloom at Kandahar