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The Classics
from The Dunciad Variorum, Book ii
Read by John Fuller
from The Dunciad Variorum, Book ii - Alexander Pope - Read by John Fuller
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Epistle to Cobham from Moral Essays (extract)
Read by John Fuller
Epistle to Cobham from Moral Essays (extract) - Alexander Pope - Read by John Fuller
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To the Faithful Reader - John Watson
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The Rolling English Road
Read by Daljit Nagra
The Rolling English Road - G. K. Chesterton - Read by Daljit Nagra
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My orcha’d In Linden Lea
Read by Andrew Motion
My orcha’d In Linden Lea - William Barnes - Read by Andrew Motion
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Inversnaid
Read by Alice Oswald
Inversnaid - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Read by Alice Oswald
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Philosophy
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Amy Levy
Philosophy - Amy Levy - Read by Patience Agbabi
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Epitaph
Read by Patience Agbabi
Epitaph - Katherine Philips - Read by Patience Agbabi
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An exequy to his matchless never to be forgotten friend
Read by Simon Armitage
by Henry King