Epic poem · 1695

Prince Arthur

An Heroick Poem in Ten Books

by Sir Richard Blackmore

Blackmore's first epic, in ten books of rhymed couplets, follows the British prince Arthur against the Saxons, with Lucifer and the powers of Hell working to thwart him.

Contents · 10 parts

• Book Iabout 1050 lines
• Book IIabout 950 lines
• Book IIIabout 880 lines
• Book IVabout 1080 lines
• Book Vabout 940 lines
• Book VIabout 900 lines
• Book VIIabout 950 lines
• Book VIIIabout 900 lines
• Book IXabout 770 lines
• Book Xabout 800 lines

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