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Anthology of English Verse, Vol. 1: Read by Jill Balcon, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, John Glen, Christopher Hassall, etc.

Various Artists
Anthology of English Verse, Vol. 1: Read by Jill Balcon, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, John Glen, Christopher Hassall, etc. This first volume of the Anthology of English Verse is a lively performance of familiar poems, including William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” and Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat.” The poems are read by Jill Balcon, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley, John Glen, Christopher Hassall, Harry Hutchinson, and C. Day-Lewis. Harry Hutchinson’s reading of James Stephens’ “The Fifteen Acres” takes on a musical quality, as Hutchinson emphasizes the rhythmic and lyrical nature of the poem. Other poems feature stories of the sea and the biblical story of Eve. Liner notes include poem texts.

Track Listing

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Thomas Love Peacock: The Wise Men of Gotham V.C. Clinton-Baddeley and John Glen 01:26
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John Clare: On a Lane in Spring John Glen 01:02
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John Masefield: Mother Carey V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:43
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Lord Tennyson: The Brook Jill Balcon 02:11
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Walter de la Mare: Five Eyes V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 00:47
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James Stephens: The Fifteen Acres Harry Hutchinson 01:32
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William Wordsworth: I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud Christopher Hassall 01:12
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W.S. Gilbert: The Yarn of the Nancy Bell V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 05:22
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William Blake: England Awake! V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 00:58
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John Keats: Old Meg Jill Balcon 01:25
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Edward Lear: The Owl and the Pussycat V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:26
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Rudyard Kipling: The Snow Lies Thick on Valley Forge Jill Balcon 01:29
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John Clare: Clock-a-Clay John Glen 01:11
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Ralph Hodgson: Eve V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 02:43
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Thomas Hardy: Weathers John Glen 00:52
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W.B. Yeats: The Fiddler of Dooney Harry Hutchinson 01:06
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Edward Lear: Calico Pie V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 01:09
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A.E. Housman: Loveliest of Trees C. Day Lewis 00:40
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Walter de la Mare: Off the Ground V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 03:13