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The Classics
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Read by Stephen Fry
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Stephen Fry
The Classics
Love’s Philosophy
Read by Keira Knightley
Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley - Read by Keira Knightley
The Classics
Weary with Toil (Sonnet 27)
Read by Rosamund Pike
Weary with Toil (Sonnet 27) - William Shakespeare - Read by Rosamund Pike
The Classics
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (Sonnet 18)
Read by Ian McKellen
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by Ian McKellen
The Classics
Wild Nights
Read by Helen Mirren
Wild Nights - Emily Dickinson - Read by Helen Mirren
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How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43)
Read by Judi Dench
How do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Judi Dench
The Classics
If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14)
Read by Rosamund Pike
If Thou Must Love Me (Sonnet 14) - Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Read by Rosamund Pike
The Classics
The Passionate Shepherd to his Love
Read by Ian McKellen
The Passionate Shepherd to his Love - Christopher Marlowe - Read by Ian McKellen
The Classics
The First Day
Read by Judi Dench
The First Day - Christina Rossetti - Read by Judi Dench
The Classics
Remember
Read by Rosamund Pike
Remember - Christina Rossetti - Read by Rosamund Pike
The Classics
A Birthday
Read by James Earl Jones
A Birthday - Christina Rossetti - Read by James Earl Jones
The Classics
She Walks in Beauty
Read by Jude Law
by Lord Byron