
THE INN OF DREAMS - BY - OLIVE CUSTANCE (LADY AFRED DOUGLAS) - LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEYD HEAD NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY, MCMXI WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES
DEDICATION
The Inn of Dreams
The Kingdom of Heaven
A Dream
The Autumn Day
Angels
The Changeling
A Song Against Care
“Quelque part une Enfance très douce doit mourir”
A gentle tide of verse ushers listeners into an intimate sanctuary where love, nature and the imagination entwine. From the opening dedication, the poet’s yearning for beauty and remembrance sets a tone of quiet reverence, inviting the audience to feel each sunrise, autumn breeze and moonlit dream as if they were living inside the words. The collection moves fluidly between tender odes to fleeting moments—laughter at an inn, a summer kiss, the soft rustle of poplars—and more introspective meditations on the heart’s cravings, the pull of the divine, and the restless wanderer within.
Each poem unfolds like a delicate painting, drawing listeners through fragrant gardens, fire‑lit halls and star‑strewn skies. The language is lyrical yet accessible, allowing the emotions of longing, joy and melancholy to resonate clearly. As the verses travel from earthly delight to celestial wonder, the experience becomes a shared reverie, a soothing pause that lingers long after the final line fades.
Language
en
Duration
~29 minutes (28K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Ruth Hart
Release date
2007-09-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1874–1944
A vivid voice of the 1890s aesthetic movement, she wrote lush, dreamlike poems and moved in the same literary circles as many of the Decadent writers of her day. Her life later became closely tied to Lord Alfred Douglas, adding another layer of fascination to her story.
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