""Richard The First V1: A Poem, In Eighteen Books"" is a literary work written by James Bland Burges in 1801. The book is a long narrative poem that tells the story of Richard the First, also known as Richard the Lionheart, who was the King of England from 1189 to 1199. The poem is divided into eighteen books, each of which narrates a particular event or aspect of Richard's life, from his childhood to his death. The author portrays Richard as a heroic...