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The Castle of Indolence
By James Thompson

Narrated by Denis Daly

The Castle of Indolence was published early in the summer of 1748, four months after the poet's death, which occurred on the 27th of August. The work was a slow and leisurely composition, which took nearly fifteen years to complete.

The poem consists of 158 stanzas, divided into two cantos. It is presented as an allegory and was professedly written in imitation of The Faerie Queene.

The origin of the poem appears to be the frequent remonstrances of Thompson's friends about the poet's well-known indolence, regarding both life and composition.

In its finished state, the poem may be regarded as an apology and a warning. The apology, mostly playfully urged, is for the author's own indolence; the warning seeks to discourage the indulgence of indolence in others.

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