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Christmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can be seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the 'many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas' there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, made mystical in stories and summed up in a line by the poet Elizabeth Jennings: 'The hush, the star, the baby, people being kind again'.
This collection includes complete versions of such old favourites as 'The Little Match Girl', 'The Night Before Christmas', 'Ring out Wild Bells' and 'Christmas Day in the Workhouse'. But there are also discoveries: a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes, an account of Christmas under the Puritans, a first, poverty-stricken Christmas in turn of the century New York and a Mummer's Play. Adding the final touch is the music: from traditional Christmas carols and Corelli to Benjamin Britten. On this recording, Christmas past brings alive Christmas present.
Essential Dylan Thomas, TheWritten By : Dylan ThomasNarrated By : Full Cast PerformancePublished By : Select Music & DistributionRuntime : 5 hoursCategories : Classic Literature
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Canterbury Tales - Volume II, TheWritten By : Geoffrey ChaucerNarrated By : Full Cast ProductionPublished By : Select Music & DistributionRuntime : 3 hours 30 minutesCategories : Poetry
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Dozen Red Roses, A: My Love Is Like A Red, Red RoseWritten By : Robert BurnsNarrated By : Bill WallisPublished By : BBC Audiobooks LtdRuntime : 1 minutesCategories : PoetryDownload Price : $1.65
Robert Burns’s well-known poem celebrating the enduring power of true love, read by Bill Wallis.. More...
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Depth PerceptionWritten By : Not KnownNarrated By : Not KnownPublished By : Sound FormsRuntime : 35 minutesCategories : PoetryDownload Price : $5.00
Lush imagery and the mellifluous voice of the poet imbued with music and sounddesign. More...
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Leaves of GrassWritten By : Walt WhitmanNarrated By : Noah WatermanPublished By : Blackstone Audio IncRuntime : 19 hoursCategories : PoetryDownload Price : $85.95 $36.95
Whitman succeeded in his ambition to create something uniquely American. His poems are woven into the very fabric of the American character, from his solemn dirge "O Captain! My Captain!" to the jo... More...
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