Anthologies in Poetry & Fiction & Literature Audiobooks

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A Little History of Poetry

by John Carey ...

Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

Series series The Little Histories Series
Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work—over the centuries countless thousands of poems have been ... Read more

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A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a way of organizing language. It is language made special so that it will be remembered and valued. It does not always work—over the centuries countless thousands of poems have been
... Read more
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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

by Various ...

Narrated by Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

THE PERFECT NIGHTTIME LISTEN - DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEPIntroduced by Lucy ManganPut down your smartphone and unwind, with this nighttime collection of calming stories and poems. These beloved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore an anxious mind ready for sleep.Sleep is essential for our wellbeing and our health, but in our busy lives it is often poor and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

THE PERFECT NIGHTTIME LISTEN - DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEPIntroduced by Lucy ManganPut down your smartphone and unwind, with this nighttime collection of calming stories and poems. These beloved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore an anxious mind ready for sleep.Sleep is essential for our wellbeing and our health, but in our busy lives it is often poor and
... Read more
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Forbidden Love - The Lesbian Poets - Volume 1

by Sappho, Emily Dickenson, Katherine Mansfield ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw Parker ...

Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

In the last few decades secular society has become more tolerant of homosexuality. Now, in the West, we live in a time when to be gay is a matter of fact rather than a despised and criminal act. We celebrate sexual diversity but for much of the centuries past, religious interpretations and society's dogma have placed this 'forbidden love' into hell on earth; unable to be fully expressed or ... Read more

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In the last few decades secular society has become more tolerant of homosexuality. Now, in the West, we live in a time when to be gay is a matter of fact rather than a despised and criminal act. We celebrate sexual diversity but for much of the centuries past, religious interpretations and society's dogma have placed this 'forbidden love' into hell on earth; unable to be fully expressed or
... Read more
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Islamic Poetry - Volume 1 - The Mystics

by Rumi, Hafiz, Kabir ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley, Shyama Perara ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

Islam is one of the world’s great religions and over the centuries one of its strongest voices. For Peace. For Tolerance. For the realisation that we are all in this World together. Whatever our individual beliefs much of its teachings are wise words for us all.As Islam moved from its Arabian heartland to a wider geographic area so its core message remained albeit adapted to different lands, to ... Read more

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Islam is one of the world’s great religions and over the centuries one of its strongest voices. For Peace. For Tolerance. For the realisation that we are all in this World together. Whatever our individual beliefs much of its teachings are wise words for us all.As Islam moved from its Arabian heartland to a wider geographic area so its core message remained albeit adapted to different lands, to
... Read more
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Les 25 plus beaux poèmes français 2

by Collectif, Collectif ...

Narrated by Gérard Philipe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

" La ballade des pendus ", François Villon ; " La mort du loup ", Alfred de Vigny ; " Colloque sentimental ", Paul Verlaine ; " L'infante ", Albert Samain ; " A une jeune morte ", Pierre de Ronsard ; " La bateau ivre ", Arthur Rimbaud ; " Les adieux de Bérénice ", Jean Racine ; " El desdichado ", Gérard de Nerval ; " La nuit de mai ", Alfred de Musset ; " Le misanthrope ", Molière ; " L'adieu aux ... Read more

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" La ballade des pendus ", François Villon ; " La mort du loup ", Alfred de Vigny ; " Colloque sentimental ", Paul Verlaine ; " L'infante ", Albert Samain ; " A une jeune morte ", Pierre de Ronsard ; " La bateau ivre ", Arthur Rimbaud ; " Les adieux de Bérénice ", Jean Racine ; " El desdichado ", Gérard de Nerval ; " La nuit de mai ", Alfred de Musset ; " Le misanthrope ", Molière ; " L'adieu aux
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Lyrikalische Lesung Episode 18

by Friedrich Frieden, Joachim Ringelnatz ...

Narrated by Friedrich Frieden ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und ... Read more

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Seien Sie, Hörer ohne Furcht und Tadel, herzlich eingeladen zu einer akustischen Erlebnissreise der besonderen Art, auf welcher Ihnen in einzigartigen Interpretationen Lyrik der weltberühmtesten Dichterinnen und Dichter präsentiert wird. Musikalisch untermalt mit semi-akustischen Instrumenten (Gitarren + Bass) und intuitiver Percussion. Fusionierende Harmonien aus dem lyrischen Wort und
... Read more
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Fifty Shades of Fathers

50 of the best poems about dads

by William Wordsworth, Rudyard Kipling, Laurence Binyon, Timothy Thomas Fortune, Frances E W Harper, Hafiz, Thomas Babbington Macaulay, Ernest Radford, Thomas Moore, John Freeman, James Monroe Whitfield ...

Narrated by Tim Graham, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Our own lives are possible because of fathers. It may be as limited as a procreational act and we never see them again. But more hopefully these are kind, caring and protective relationships that are central to our lives helping us to explore and achieve the people we want to be. From the childhood dependency of early years to sometimes troublesome teens to independence thereafter they help guide, ... Read more

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Our own lives are possible because of fathers. It may be as limited as a procreational act and we never see them again. But more hopefully these are kind, caring and protective relationships that are central to our lives helping us to explore and achieve the people we want to be. From the childhood dependency of early years to sometimes troublesome teens to independence thereafter they help guide,
... Read more
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Hour of Nature Poems, An - Volume 2

by John Clare, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charlotte Smith ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Nigel Planer, Eve Karpf ...

Unabridged

59 min

Silence is rare in Nature.When we really listen, Nature is conducting symphonies of sound as her world goes about the day and night. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere, for everyone.Our eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways, the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, the bleached harsh desert sand of a noon day, a wave caressing the shore, to the ravenous colours of a ... Read more

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Silence is rare in Nature.When we really listen, Nature is conducting symphonies of sound as her world goes about the day and night. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere, for everyone.Our eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways, the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, the bleached harsh desert sand of a noon day, a wave caressing the shore, to the ravenous colours of a
... Read more
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Where We Find Ourselves

Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority

Narrated by Cornelia Colman, Cal-I Jonel, Emily Abdani-Holman, Farhana Kalique, Marina Sánchez, Isabella Leung ...

Abridged

2 hours 46 min

Stories and poems from thirty-nine UK based writers of the Global Majority from African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Chinese and Malay communities write about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming. Authors: Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa, ... Read more

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Stories and poems from thirty-nine UK based writers of the Global Majority from African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Chinese and Malay communities write about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming. Authors: Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa,
... Read more
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100 Best-Loved Poems

by Philip Smith ...

Narrated by Samuel Casey ...

Unabridged

3 hours 17 min

"100 Best-Loved Poems" is a cherished anthology that brings together some of the most timeless and evocative works of poetry in the English language. This collection features a diverse array of poems from celebrated poets such as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. Each poem has been carefully selected for its enduring popularity and its ability to ... Read more

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"100 Best-Loved Poems" is a cherished anthology that brings together some of the most timeless and evocative works of poetry in the English language. This collection features a diverse array of poems from celebrated poets such as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edgar Allan Poe, and many others. Each poem has been carefully selected for its enduring popularity and its ability to
... Read more
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Poetry of World War I, The - Vol II - The Fallen Poets

by Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Jake Urry, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 5 min

War may be rationalized as ‘diplomacy by other means’ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a ‘just cause’ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of ... Read more

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War may be rationalized as ‘diplomacy by other means’ but the reality is that when tribes, Nations and peoples bring themselves into armed conflict with one another mayhem, terror and slaughter are the result.In the First World War, The Great War, The War to End all Wars any idealistic aims that it was a ‘just cause’ and would be all over in a few months were shattered against the vast scale of
... Read more
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The Wonder Paradox

Embracing the Weirdness of Existence and the Poetry of Our Lives

by Jennifer Michael Hecht ...

Narrated by Gail Shalan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

Religion once formed the rhythms and structures of society: marking time with calendars, carving out space for contemplation, creating connection, reinforcing legacy and morality. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. So where shall we find our magic? How do we celebrate milestones? Which texts can focus our attention but still offer space for inquiry, communion, and the chance to dwell ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Religion once formed the rhythms and structures of society: marking time with calendars, carving out space for contemplation, creating connection, reinforcing legacy and morality. Now, for many, religion no longer runs the show. So where shall we find our magic? How do we celebrate milestones? Which texts can focus our attention but still offer space for inquiry, communion, and the chance to dwell
... Read more
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Short Story Collection Vol. 101 (Unabridged)

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by et al. Harry Allyn ...

Narrated by Phillip Stovall, Marguerite Abramek, Ma Davia, Sean Tamm ...

Unabridged

8 hours

Dive into a world of diverse narratives with "Short Story Collection Vol. 101," curated by the master storyteller Harry Allyn and a talented ensemble of writers. This audiobook takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through a kaleidoscope of emotions, themes, and genres. From heartwarming tales of love and friendship to spine-tingling adventures and thought-provoking mysteries, each story ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Dive into a world of diverse narratives with "Short Story Collection Vol. 101," curated by the master storyteller Harry Allyn and a talented ensemble of writers. This audiobook takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through a kaleidoscope of emotions, themes, and genres. From heartwarming tales of love and friendship to spine-tingling adventures and thought-provoking mysteries, each story
... Read more
Audiobook

Poems for Funerals

by Various Authors ...

Narrated by Emma Topping ...

Unabridged

24 min

A selection of beautiful poetry for funeral services or ceremonies. Including Leisure by W.H. Davies, If by Rudyard Kipling and Death Is Nothing At All by Henry Scott-Holland. ... Read more

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A selection of beautiful poetry for funeral services or ceremonies. Including Leisure by W.H. Davies, If by Rudyard Kipling and Death Is Nothing At All by Henry Scott-Holland.
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Nocturne

by Rachel Lawson, Rachel Lawson ...

Series Audiobook 15 - Poetry
Unabridged

14 min

Poetry of the nightA Moon Shadow NocturneA play of light and dark,under the wan light of the moon plays with the skipping shadows of night's dance their bewitching saraband with the moonlight,silver moonlight and darkness melt into one in the cool airs of the nocturnal bower of night,the stars sparkle in the shadows far above the worldly cradle of man,it is pure enchantment by moonlight,a nocturne ... Read more

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Poetry of the nightA Moon Shadow NocturneA play of light and dark,under the wan light of the moon plays with the skipping shadows of night's dance their bewitching saraband with the moonlight,silver moonlight and darkness melt into one in the cool airs of the nocturnal bower of night,the stars sparkle in the shadows far above the worldly cradle of man,it is pure enchantment by moonlight,a nocturne
... Read more
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Верш на Свабоду

by Радыё Свабода ...

Narrated by Валянціна Аксак ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Анталёгія арыгінальнай паэзіі, якая гучала на хвалях «Свабоды» штодня ўвесь 2001 год. Уступнае слова: Аляксандар Лукашук. Тэкст чытае Валянціна Аксак, 2022г. Вершы розных аўтараў. (Аўтары — нобэлеўскія ляўрэаты і паэты-выгнаньнікі, самаму маладому — 10 гадоў, найстарэйшаму — 92).Кнігу ў pdf можна чытаць тут: http://docs.rferl.org/be-BY/2010/03/22/versh_na_svabodu.pdf ... Read more

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Анталёгія арыгінальнай паэзіі, якая гучала на хвалях «Свабоды» штодня ўвесь 2001 год. Уступнае слова: Аляксандар Лукашук. Тэкст чытае Валянціна Аксак, 2022г. Вершы розных аўтараў. (Аўтары — нобэлеўскія ляўрэаты і паэты-выгнаньнікі, самаму маладому — 10 гадоў, найстарэйшаму — 92).Кнігу ў pdf можна чытаць тут: http://docs.rferl.org/be-BY/2010/03/22/versh_na_svabodu.pdf
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Fifty Shades of London

50 of the best poems about London

by Samuel Johnson, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Robert Herrick, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, George Eliot, Lord Alfred Douglas, Coventry Patmore, Willa Cather, Ernest Radford, Katharine Tynan ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

This vast and teeming metropolis that many of us call home sits astride a small river on a small island anchored off the north-west shores of Europe. Yet its very name ‘London’ is famed, admired and known worldwide. Its growth from hamlet, town, fortification, city and centre of Empire is one of rich reward. Within its ever-changing borders that are forever moving outwards are gems of architecture ... Read more

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This vast and teeming metropolis that many of us call home sits astride a small river on a small island anchored off the north-west shores of Europe. Yet its very name ‘London’ is famed, admired and known worldwide. Its growth from hamlet, town, fortification, city and centre of Empire is one of rich reward. Within its ever-changing borders that are forever moving outwards are gems of architecture
... Read more
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قصائد قتلت اصحابها

by عائض القرني, عائض القرني ...

Narrated by أسامة اللياس ...

Unabridged

4 hours 4 min

طرق الكاتب فى هذا الكتاب لعدد من الشعراء الذين لقوا حتفهم بسبب أحدى قصائدهم .. وأضاف ترجمة لكل شاعر وشيء من قصائده وهنا أسماء الشعراء الذين ورد ذكرهم في الكتاب :أبو الطيب المتنبي، طرفة بن العبد، الأعشى الهمداني، صالح بن عبدالقدوس، حماد عدرج، دعبل الخزاعي بشار بن برد، وضاح اليمن، السليك بن السلكة، هدبة بن خشرم، زيادة بن زيد وعلي بن جبلة العكوك. ... Read more

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طرق الكاتب فى هذا الكتاب لعدد من الشعراء الذين لقوا حتفهم بسبب أحدى قصائدهم .. وأضاف ترجمة لكل شاعر وشيء من قصائده وهنا أسماء الشعراء الذين ورد ذكرهم في الكتاب :أبو الطيب المتنبي، طرفة بن العبد، الأعشى الهمداني، صالح بن عبدالقدوس، حماد عدرج، دعبل الخزاعي بشار بن برد، وضاح اليمن، السليك بن السلكة، هدبة بن خشرم، زيادة بن زيد وعلي بن جبلة العكوك.
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St David's Day - A Holiday in Verse

by Alun Lewis, Dafydd ap Gwilym, W. H. Davis ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Sian Phillips, Angharad Rees ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

It comes as no surprise to the average Welsh person that their culture continues to thrive despite centuries of seeming servitude to the English. Wales, exemplified by the symbol of the Welsh dragon, is a small proud nation of many talents, large imaginations and even bigger hearts.Saint David's Day, or the Feast of Saint David falls on the 1st March each year on the anniversary of his death in ... Read more

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It comes as no surprise to the average Welsh person that their culture continues to thrive despite centuries of seeming servitude to the English. Wales, exemplified by the symbol of the Welsh dragon, is a small proud nation of many talents, large imaginations and even bigger hearts.Saint David's Day, or the Feast of Saint David falls on the 1st March each year on the anniversary of his death in
... Read more
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Top 10 Poets, The - The Decadent

Five poems each from some of the best decadent poets

by Charles Baudelaire, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Rimbaud, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Sarojini Naidu, Gabrielle D'Annunzio, Renee Vivien, Arthur Symons, Richard Le Gallienne, John Davidson ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett, David Shaw-Parker, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 2 min

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be
... Read more
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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP

by Various ...

Narrated by Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

7 hours

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!Introduced by Lucy Mangan* * * Tales to soothe tired souls. A night time companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep. * * *This cheering collection of best loved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience!Introduced by Lucy Mangan* * * Tales to soothe tired souls. A night time companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep. * * *This cheering collection of best loved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore
... Read more
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The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5 (Unabridged)

by et al. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ...

Narrated by Micheal Duarte, Vanessa Nicholson, Steven Caldwell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Prepare to embark on a literary odyssey with "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5 (Unabridged)." This exquisite anthology, curated by the esteemed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, presents a symphony of poetic masterpieces from across the ages. From the ethereal sonnets of Shakespeare to the poignant verses of Emily Dickinson, this volume offers a timeless collection that will ignite your imagination and ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Prepare to embark on a literary odyssey with "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5 (Unabridged)." This exquisite anthology, curated by the esteemed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, presents a symphony of poetic masterpieces from across the ages. From the ethereal sonnets of Shakespeare to the poignant verses of Emily Dickinson, this volume offers a timeless collection that will ignite your imagination and
... Read more
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Favourite Classic Poems

by Various ...

Narrated by Roy Macready ...

Unabridged

2 hours

A collection of favourite classic poems by some of our best loved poets including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne and others. ... Read more

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A collection of favourite classic poems by some of our best loved poets including Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, John Keats, William Butler Yeats, Thomas Love Peacock, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Shakespeare, Algernon Charles Swinburne and others.
... Read more
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Rhyme A Dozen, A - Friendship

12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

by Jane Austen, Michael Drayton, A E Housman, Amy Levy, Confucius, Francis Ledwidge, Henry Vaughan, James Elroy Flecker, Katherine Philips, Meribah Abbott, Pieter Cornelisazoon Hooft, Voltaire ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Stephen Hogan ...

Unabridged

28 min

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.01 - A Rhyme A
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