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The General Prologue & The Physician’s Tale

in Middle English and modern verse translations

par Geoffrey Chaucer ...

Lu par Richard Bebb, Philip Madoc, Stephen Tompkinson ...

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2 heure 18 min

The Canterbury Tales are widely read and studied. The Middle English in which they were first written differs sufficiently from modern English, in vocabulary and usage, that most of us require a contemporary translation. On this recording the ‘General Prologue’ and ‘The Physician’s Tale’ are read in Middle English by Richard Bebb, under the direction of a leading Chaucerian scholar, Professor ... En savoir plus

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The Canterbury Tales are widely read and studied. The Middle English in which they were first written differs sufficiently from modern English, in vocabulary and usage, that most of us require a contemporary translation. On this recording the ‘General Prologue’ and ‘The Physician’s Tale’ are read in Middle English by Richard Bebb, under the direction of a leading Chaucerian scholar, Professor
... En savoir plus
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Under Milk Wood and other plays

par Dylan Thomas ...

Lu par Richard Burton, Hugh Griffith, Richard Bebb ...

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2 heure 12 min

Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s undisputed and unforgettable masterpiece an affectionate, but hilarious portrait of a small Welsh town. The classic 1954 recording, featuring a perfect cast led by Richard Burton as ‘First Voice’, is rightly considered to be definitive. This collection also includes two earlier radio programmes: Return Journey to Swansea and Quite Early One Morning, read by Dylan ... En savoir plus

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Under Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s undisputed and unforgettable masterpiece an affectionate, but hilarious portrait of a small Welsh town. The classic 1954 recording, featuring a perfect cast led by Richard Burton as ‘First Voice’, is rightly considered to be definitive. This collection also includes two earlier radio programmes: Return Journey to Swansea and Quite Early One Morning, read by Dylan
... En savoir plus
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The Essential Dylan Thomas

Poems and stories

par Dylan Thomas ...

Lu par Richard Burton, Philip Madoc, Richard Bebb, Jason Hughes ...

Collections series The Essential
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4 heure 52 min

This varied, well-chosen selection brings onto one CD set the best of Dylan Thomas. Here is the legendary recording of Under Milk Wood, with Richard Burton and Richard Bebb as narrators; but here also are two radio productions he wrote before that great classic, and though interesting in their own right, they show how Under Milk Wood grew gradually in his imagination. Thomas was a charismatic if ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

This varied, well-chosen selection brings onto one CD set the best of Dylan Thomas. Here is the legendary recording of Under Milk Wood, with Richard Burton and Richard Bebb as narrators; but here also are two radio productions he wrote before that great classic, and though interesting in their own right, they show how Under Milk Wood grew gradually in his imagination. Thomas was a charismatic if
... En savoir plus
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The Knyghte’s Tale

par Geoffrey Chaucer ...

Lu par Richard Bebb ...

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2 heure 35 min

The Knight’s Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves. But the real hero of this recording is Richard Bebb who, with the help of Professor Derek Brewer, the leading expert on Chaucerian pronunciation, ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

The Knight’s Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury. It concerns Theseus, returning from fighting at Thebes, two brother knights Palamon and Arcite, imprisoned but yearning for their loves. But the real hero of this recording is Richard Bebb who, with the help of Professor Derek Brewer, the leading expert on Chaucerian pronunciation,
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The Pardoners Tale

The Nonnes Preeste’s Tale The Frankeleyns Tale, in Middle English

par Geoffrey Chaucer ...

Lu par Richard Bebb ...

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2 heure 38 min

These three tales from The Canterbury Tales are read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain’s foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer. This was Bebb’s last recording he died shortly after finishing it but though ill at the time, his strong professional ethic ensured that it lacks none of the brightness and accuracy that he brought to his two other Chaucer ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

These three tales from The Canterbury Tales are read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain’s foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer. This was Bebb’s last recording he died shortly after finishing it but though ill at the time, his strong professional ethic ensured that it lacks none of the brightness and accuracy that he brought to his two other Chaucer
... En savoir plus
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Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

par Max Arthur ...

Lu par Richard Bebb ...

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10 heure 1 min

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of ... En savoir plus

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In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of
... En savoir plus

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Pathless Forest

The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers

par Dr Chris Thorogood ...

Lu par Sebastian Humphreys ...

Version Longue

9 heure 38 min

Brought to you by Penguin.As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working
... En savoir plus

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Race and Education

Reproducing White Supremacy in Britain

par Kalwant Bhopal ...

Lu par Kalwant Bhopal ...

Version Longue

6 heure 39 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Why is our education system unequal?**How does race play a part?Is Britain still institutionally racist?Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all moulded in the classroom.But who we are ultimately ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Why is our education system unequal?**How does race play a part?Is Britain still institutionally racist?Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all moulded in the classroom.But who we are ultimately
... En savoir plus

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The Holocaust

An Unfinished History

par Dan Stone ...

Lu par John Sackville ...

Version Longue

9 heure 59 min

Published to acclaim in the UK, an authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust that “shatters many myths about the Nazis’ genocide” (Sunday Times), from one of the leading scholars of his generation.“A stunning, original, concise analysis. … Masterful.” —Wendy Lower, author of Hitler’s FuriesThe Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

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Published to acclaim in the UK, an authoritative, revelatory new history of the Holocaust that “shatters many myths about the Nazis’ genocide” (Sunday Times), from one of the leading scholars of his generation.“A stunning, original, concise analysis. … Masterful.” —Wendy Lower, author of Hitler’s FuriesThe Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major
... En savoir plus

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Last Post

The Final Word From Our First World War Soldiers

par Max Arthur ...

Lu par Max Arthur, Clive Mantle, Paul McGann ...

Version Abrégée

3 heure 29 min

LAST POST is very consciously the last word from the handful of First World War survivors who were left alive in 2004. Now they have passed away, our final human connection with the First World War has been broken.Max Arthur, a skilled interviewer, took the very last chance we had to ask questions of those who were there.Read by Max Arthur, Paul McGann and Clive Mantle(p) 2007 Orion Publishing ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

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LAST POST is very consciously the last word from the handful of First World War survivors who were left alive in 2004. Now they have passed away, our final human connection with the First World War has been broken.Max Arthur, a skilled interviewer, took the very last chance we had to ask questions of those who were there.Read by Max Arthur, Paul McGann and Clive Mantle(p) 2007 Orion Publishing
... En savoir plus

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On the Shadow Tracks

A Journey through Occupied Myanmar

par Clare Hammond ...

Lu par Clare Hammond ...

Version Longue

9 heure 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months ... En savoir plus

$25.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months
... En savoir plus

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Why War?

par Richard Overy ...

Lu par Dennis Kleinman ...

Version Longue

10 heure 2 min

Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.Richard Overy is not the first scholar to take up the title question. In 1931, at the request of the League of Nations, Albert Einstein asked Sigmund Freud to collaborate on a short work examining whether there was "a way of delivering mankind from the ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

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Why has war been such a consistent presence throughout the human past? A leading historian explains, drawing on rich examples and keen insight.Richard Overy is not the first scholar to take up the title question. In 1931, at the request of the League of Nations, Albert Einstein asked Sigmund Freud to collaborate on a short work examining whether there was "a way of delivering mankind from the
... En savoir plus

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