English Lyric Poetry: Read by Kathleen Danson Read

English Lyric Poetry is a collection of 13 poems written over a period spanning approximately 100 years from the early 19th century (“Rosabelle” by Sir Walter Scott and “Meg Merrilies” and “A Thing of Beauty” by John Keats) to early 20th century (“The Highwayman” and “A Song of Sherwood” by Alfred Noyes). Mid-19th-century lyric poems include “The Mermaid” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Pied Piper of Hamlin” by Robert Browning, and Matthew Arnold’s “The Forsaken Mermaid.” The poems are read by English actress Kathleen Danson Read. The texts of the poems are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	The Highwayman	Kathleen Danson Read	07:50
102	The Mermaid	Kathleen Danson Read	03:09
103	Meg Merrilies	Kathleen Danson Read	01:34
104	The Singing of the Magnificat	Kathleen Danson Read	06:02
105	Sherwood	Kathleen Danson Read	03:28
106	A Thing of Beauty	Kathleen Danson Read	02:20
107	The Crowning of Dreaming John	Kathleen Danson Read	05:00
201	Martha	Kathleen Danson Read	01:23
202	The Forsaken Merman	Kathleen Danson Read	08:56
203	How Far Is It to Bethlehem?	Kathleen Danson Read	01:18
204	The Pied Piper of Hamelin	Kathleen Danson Read	10:19
205	The Old Woman of the Road	Kathleen Danson Read	01:27
206	Rosabelle	Kathleen Danson Read	03:16