TheCurseofKehama,Volume1(of2)VolumetheFirst

The Curse of Kehama is an 1810 epic poem composed by Robert Southey. The origins of the poem can be traced to Southey"s schoolboy days when he suffered from insomnia, along with his memories of a dark and mysterious schoolmate that later formed the basis for one of the poem"s villains. The poem was started in 1802 following the publication of Southey"s epic Thalaba the Destroyer. After giving up on the poem for a few years, he returned to it after prompting by the poet Walter Savage Landor encouraged him to complete his work. When it was finally published, it sold more copies than his previous works.