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The Classics
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130)
Read by James Fenton
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun… (Sonnet 130) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)
Read by James Fenton
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73)
Read by James Fenton
That time of year thou mayst in me behold (Sonnet 73) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19)
Read by James Fenton
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion’s paws… (Sonnet 19) - William Shakespeare - Read by James Fenton
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Ulysses
Read by Andrew Motion
Ulysses - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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In Memoriam (extracts)
Read by Andrew Motion
In Memoriam (extracts) - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Read by Andrew Motion
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal - Alfred Tennyson - Read by Andrew Motion
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As the Team’s Head-brass
Read by James Fenton
As the Team’s Head-brass - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
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Behold love
Read by Alice Oswald
by Thomas Wyatt
Behold love - Thomas Wyatt - Read by Alice Oswald
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To the Poor
Read by Denise Riley
To the Poor - Anna Laetitia Barbauld - Read by Denise Riley
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Verses Upon the Burning of Our House
Read by Denise Riley
Verses Upon the Burning of Our House - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Denise Riley
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Upon a Fit of Sickness
Read by Denise Riley
Upon a Fit of Sickness - Anne Bradstreet - Read by Denise Riley
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Love in a Life
Read by Anthony Thwaite
Love in a Life - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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Porphyria’s Lover
Read by Anthony Thwaite
Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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My Last Duchess
Read by Anthony Thwaite
My Last Duchess - Robert Browning - Read by Anthony Thwaite
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So We’ll Go No More a Roving
Read by Andrew Greig
by Lord Byron