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Poets of 19th Century America, The: Volume 1

de Various Authors, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, William Dufris, Ghizela Rowe, Marcus D'Amico, Tim Graham, Patricia Rodriguez, Lorelei King ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - Poets of 19th Century America
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1 horas 16 minutos

America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Across its vast landscape a Nation was being built. Expanded into its vast frontiers by military force and financial acquisitions; this was a melting pot of peoples and ideas gathering to form an identity. In these volumes we take a particular interest in the poets of the 19th Century and their views as their young nation came to terms with itself and ... Leer más

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America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Across its vast landscape a Nation was being built. Expanded into its vast frontiers by military force and financial acquisitions; this was a melting pot of peoples and ideas gathering to form an identity. In these volumes we take a particular interest in the poets of the 19th Century and their views as their young nation came to terms with itself and
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Poetry of Morning, The

Beautiful poems to listen to as soon as you wake

de Alfred Lord Tennyson, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Louis Stevenson ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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58 minutos

Over the far horizon the blanket of night begins to slowly dissolve. The sun is once more on its daily journey across the heavens. The light begins to sharpen and increase in intensity revealing the landscape. Morning has begun and dazed heads and sleepy faces come to terms with the new day.Our poets capture the mood, the emotions and all manner of other details in their descriptions of this time. ... Leer más

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Over the far horizon the blanket of night begins to slowly dissolve. The sun is once more on its daily journey across the heavens. The light begins to sharpen and increase in intensity revealing the landscape. Morning has begun and dazed heads and sleepy faces come to terms with the new day.Our poets capture the mood, the emotions and all manner of other details in their descriptions of this time.
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Poetry Of William Blake, The

de William Blake ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner ...

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52 minutos

William Blake was born on 28th November 1757 in London to parents of modest income that could only afford a basic education of reading and writing although he did attend a drawing school for a short time. His artistic skill was apparent relatively early and at the age of 14 he stopped working in his father’s hosiery shop and became an apprentice engraver. This apprenticeship finished when he was ... Leer más

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William Blake was born on 28th November 1757 in London to parents of modest income that could only afford a basic education of reading and writing although he did attend a drawing school for a short time. His artistic skill was apparent relatively early and at the age of 14 he stopped working in his father’s hosiery shop and became an apprentice engraver. This apprenticeship finished when he was
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Dark Masters Of Halloween, The

25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.

de Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James ...

Narrado por Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner ...

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16 hora 12 minutos

25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.All Saints day: All Hallows Day: Halloween. Children dress up and go trick or treating but those of us who have given up on these childish things still have the urge to be frightened.Fear comes with these tales. Some are peopled with ghouls and phantoms who rise to walk the earth – some feature men and women of wanton evil, of dark ... Leer más

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25 authors, 25 classic stories, to celebrate the night of the dead.All Saints day: All Hallows Day: Halloween. Children dress up and go trick or treating but those of us who have given up on these childish things still have the urge to be frightened.Fear comes with these tales. Some are peopled with ghouls and phantoms who rise to walk the earth – some feature men and women of wanton evil, of dark
... Leer más
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Lake Poets, The

Three of the titans of English poetry muse in one of Englands finest landscapes

de William Wordsworth ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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59 minutos

Strictly speaking The Lake Poets were not a movement or school of poetry they were only so named as such by The Edinburgh Review so that they could be disparaged.It was a spectacular backfire!The three main figures would be rightly seen as among the most monumental figures in English poetry - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the under rated but immense Robert Southey, himself a ... Leer más

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Strictly speaking The Lake Poets were not a movement or school of poetry they were only so named as such by The Edinburgh Review so that they could be disparaged.It was a spectacular backfire!The three main figures would be rightly seen as among the most monumental figures in English poetry - William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the under rated but immense Robert Southey, himself a
... Leer más
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Poetry of Anne Bradstreet, The

America's first ever published female writer

de Anne Bradstreet ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 5 minutos

This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing. Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations. ... Leer más

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This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing. Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations.
... Leer más
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Poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The

Renowned poet and painter who founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and influenced the Aesthetic movement

de Dante Gabriel Rossetti ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 5 minutos

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on May 12th 1828 in London, England.As a youth he was "self-possessed, articulate, passionate and charismatic" but also "ardent, poetic and feckless". Like his siblings, including famed poet Christina Georgina Rossetti, he most wished to be a poet but had a keen eye as a painter, having shown a great interest in Medieval Italian art.Together with William Holman Hunt ... Leer más

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti was born on May 12th 1828 in London, England.As a youth he was "self-possessed, articulate, passionate and charismatic" but also "ardent, poetic and feckless". Like his siblings, including famed poet Christina Georgina Rossetti, he most wished to be a poet but had a keen eye as a painter, having shown a great interest in Medieval Italian art.Together with William Holman Hunt
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Poetry of Lord Byron, The

Legendary poet who is regarded as the first modern style celebrity

de Lord Byron ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 2 minutos

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, but more commonly known as just Byron was a leading English poet in the Romantic Movement along with Keats and Shelley.Byron was born on January 22nd, 1788. He was a great traveller across Europe, spending many years in Italy and much time in Greece. With his aristocratic indulgences, flamboyant style along with his debts, and a string of lovers he was the ... Leer más

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, but more commonly known as just Byron was a leading English poet in the Romantic Movement along with Keats and Shelley.Byron was born on January 22nd, 1788. He was a great traveller across Europe, spending many years in Italy and much time in Greece. With his aristocratic indulgences, flamboyant style along with his debts, and a string of lovers he was the
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Poetry of Wind and Rain, The

Poets wax lyrical on the elements of showers to storms

de William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Hardy, Emily Dickinson, John Clare, Katherine Mansfield, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Seymour Bridges, Sara Teasdale, Victor Hugo, Wu Zao ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 5 minutos

When the wind blows and the rain lashes our emotions can become dulled and our thoughts depressed but sometimes these swirling conditions can excite and invigorate. Whether we shut the door physically or delight in watching nature's displays, we cannot ignore the weather. It’s the natural topic of conversation for the British. Summer breezes and spring showers can elevate our senses bringing a ... Leer más

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When the wind blows and the rain lashes our emotions can become dulled and our thoughts depressed but sometimes these swirling conditions can excite and invigorate. Whether we shut the door physically or delight in watching nature's displays, we cannot ignore the weather. It’s the natural topic of conversation for the British. Summer breezes and spring showers can elevate our senses bringing a
... Leer más
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Poetry of Night, The - Volume 1

The perfect poems to help you sleep

de D. H. Lawrence, Robert Louis Stevenson, A E Housman, Alfred Austin, Charlotte Smith, Emma Lazarus, G K Chesterton, Harold Munro, Herman Melville, John Ruskin, Mary Gilmore, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Walt Whitman ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 14 minutos

Night. The day has gone. Departed. And the dark embrace, the inky shadows of night descend. For many a time to unwind and slumber. For some a nagging doubt that all is not well. That some primeval and primordial happening may yet go bump in the night.But for our poets the night is a time of wonder and imagination as well as many other emotions and feelings. Among our ranks of gloried talents are ... Leer más

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Night. The day has gone. Departed. And the dark embrace, the inky shadows of night descend. For many a time to unwind and slumber. For some a nagging doubt that all is not well. That some primeval and primordial happening may yet go bump in the night.But for our poets the night is a time of wonder and imagination as well as many other emotions and feelings. Among our ranks of gloried talents are
... Leer más
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Poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The

Hugely influential co-founder of the Romantic movement in England

de Samuel Taylor Coleridge ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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1 horas 5 minutos

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on October 21st, 1772 in Ottery St Mary in Devon.As a child he was an early and devoted reader and, after being schooled at Christ's Hospital, a charity school, he attended, from 1791, Jesus College, Cambridge and the following year won the Browne Gold Medal for an ode on the slave trade.He was great friends with the poet Robert Southey, indeed they formed a plan, ... Leer más

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on October 21st, 1772 in Ottery St Mary in Devon.As a child he was an early and devoted reader and, after being schooled at Christ's Hospital, a charity school, he attended, from 1791, Jesus College, Cambridge and the following year won the Browne Gold Medal for an ode on the slave trade.He was great friends with the poet Robert Southey, indeed they formed a plan,
... Leer más
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Top 50 Poems, The

Fifty of the finest poems ever written

de Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, John Keats, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Burns, Tagore, W B Yeats, Walt Whitman, William Blake, William Shakespeare ...

Narrado por Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

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2 hora 13 minutos

Sometimes we just want the best. But that involves choices, judgements, decisions. And that all depends on our feelings, our mood at the time.Even more so with Poetry. Would we like a little more pathos, or love, or humour with that? Can we only choose one Keats? And ’If’? Surely Kipling wrote something else?So difficult to decide. This one or that? Is it easier to choose your fifty favourite ... Leer más

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Sometimes we just want the best. But that involves choices, judgements, decisions. And that all depends on our feelings, our mood at the time.Even more so with Poetry. Would we like a little more pathos, or love, or humour with that? Can we only choose one Keats? And ’If’? Surely Kipling wrote something else?So difficult to decide. This one or that? Is it easier to choose your fifty favourite
... Leer más