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The Classics
The Inquest
Read by Simon Armitage
by W. H. Davies
The Inquest - W. H. Davies - Read by Simon Armitage
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Fame
Read by Jo Shapcott
Fame - Charlotte Mew - Read by Jo Shapcott
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A Blockhead
Read by Jean Sprackland
by Amy Lowell
A Blockhead - Amy Lowell - Read by Jean Sprackland
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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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The God Abandons Antony
Read by Jean Sprackland
by C. P. Cavafy
The God Abandons Antony - C. P. Cavafy - Read by Jean Sprackland
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The Witch
Read by Jo Shapcott
The Witch - Mary Elizabeth Coleridge - Read by Jo Shapcott
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Invitation To Love
Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
Invitation To Love - Paul Laurence Dunbar - Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
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Sing Me A Song of A Lad That Is Gone
Read by Andrew Motion
Sing Me A Song of A Lad That Is Gone - Robert Louis Stevenson - Read by Andrew Motion
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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Read by Simon Armitage
by Oscar Wilde
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Oscar Wilde - Read by Simon Armitage
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The Things That Matter
Read by Patience Agbabi
by E. Nesbit
The Things That Matter - E. Nesbit - Read by Patience Agbabi
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The Song of The Smoke
Read by Patience Agbabi
The Song of The Smoke - W. E. B. DuBois - Read by Patience Agbabi
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The Way Through The Woods
Read by Simon Armitage
The Way Through The Woods - Rudyard Kipling - Read by Simon Armitage
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London Snow
Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
London Snow - Robert Bridges - Read by Jacob Sam-La Rose
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Philosophy
Read by Patience Agbabi
by Amy Levy