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The London Library of Recorded English, Book I: Lyric Poetry

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The London Library of Recorded English, Book I: Lyric Poetry
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The first volume of the London Library of Recorded English is a collection of lyric poetry, which refers to a short poem, originally meant for musical accompaniment, in which the poet, the poet’s persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings. The album includes readings of William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Thomas Hardy, and others by Dylan Thomas, James Stephens, Pauline Letts, and more.

Track Listing

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James Shirley: Death the Leveller Cecil Trouncer 1:29
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102
William Blake: Jerusalem V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:15
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103
William Blake: The Tiger V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:50
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William Wordsworth: The Reverie of Poor Susan V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:25
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William Wordsworth: The Solitary Reaper C. Day Lewis 1:57
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106
William Wordsworth: She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways Robert Harris 0:43
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107
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Kubla Khan Robert Harris 3:40
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108
Thomas Love Peacock: The War Song of Dinas Vawr Dylan Thomas 2:21
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John Keats: La Belle Dame sans Merci Robert Harris 2:53
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110
John Keats: Meg Merrilies John Laurie 1:27
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111
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:53
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112
Thomas Love Peacock: The Three Wise Men of Gotham Dylan Thomas, James Stephens, E.A.J. Vetter, V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:28
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113
William Morris: Inscription for a Bed at Kelmscott Manor V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:26
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114
Thomas Hardy: Weathers Cecil Trouncer 0:58
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115
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Pied Beauty V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 0:58
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116
Alice Meynell: The Shepherdess Pauline Letts 1:06
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117
A.E. Housman: Loveliest of Trees the Cherry Now C. Day Lewis 0:44
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Ralph Hodgson: Gypsy Girl V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:11
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119
W.H. Davies: The Kingfisher Cecil Trouncer 1:12
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120
W.H. Davies: Early Morn Pauline Letts 1:12
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121
Walter de la Mare: All That's Past C. Day Lewis 1:09
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Walter de la Mare: Song of Enchantment Pauline Letts 1:08
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Edward Thomas: If I Should Ever By Chance Grow Rich V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 0:52
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James Stephens: The County Mayo James Stephens 1:33
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James Stephens: The Fifteen Acres James Stephens 1:44
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W.J. Turner: Romance V.C. Clinton-Baddeley 1:38
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Edmund Blunden: Forefathers Cecil Trouncer 1:58

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

LL01001, LL1001

Year(s) Released

2017, 1964

Label/Collection

The London Library of Recorded English

Genre(s)

Drama; Poetry; Prose

Country(s)

United Kingdom

Credit(s)

Joseph Compton, C.B.E. - Editor, Compiler
 E.J. Vetter - Engineer
 Gene R. Smith - Designer
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