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Christmas Poetry - A Season In Verse

Classic Xmas poems that make the perfect Christmas gift

by Thomas Hardy, Emily Dickinson, GK Chesterton, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Ben Jonson, John Clare, John Milton, Robert Herrick, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Southwell, Sara Teasdale, WB Yeats, William Makepeace Thackeray ...

Narrated by Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

59 min

Christmas, they say, comes but once a year. In these days it seems to also last for much of that year but this volume is not just for Christmas! For the religious amongst us this annual celebration of the Birth of Christ must seem bitter sweet; it’s acknowledgment by billions of people countered by the pervasive spread of material possessions translating the event to little more than a sales pitch ... Read more

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Christmas, they say, comes but once a year. In these days it seems to also last for much of that year but this volume is not just for Christmas! For the religious amongst us this annual celebration of the Birth of Christ must seem bitter sweet; it’s acknowledgment by billions of people countered by the pervasive spread of material possessions translating the event to little more than a sales pitch
... Read more
50 Essential Classics You Must Read - British Literature

The Definitive British Literature Collection from Beowulf to the Romantic Poets

by Anonymous, The Essential Classics Library, William Langland, Jessie L. Weston, Thomas Malory, Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Oliver Goldsmith, M.G. Lewis, Mary Shelley, William Beckford, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Various Authors, Multiple Authors ...

Series Book 1 - 50 Essential Classics You Must Read
A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this ... Read more

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A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this
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William Shakespeare - A Tribute in Verse

by Ben Jonson, John Milton, Matthew Arnold ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, Ghizlea Rowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in late April 1565 and baptized there on 26th April. He was one of eight children. Little is known about his life but what is evident is the enormous contribution he has made to World Literature. His writing was progressive, magnificent in scope and breathtaking in execution. His plays and sonnets helped enable the English language to speak with ... Read more

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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in late April 1565 and baptized there on 26th April. He was one of eight children. Little is known about his life but what is evident is the enormous contribution he has made to World Literature. His writing was progressive, magnificent in scope and breathtaking in execution. His plays and sonnets helped enable the English language to speak with
... Read more
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Poetry of the 17th Century, The - Volume 2

by John Milton, Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, Gideon Wagner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

The Elizabethan age had almost departed and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories. In England the Civil War had brought about the Will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent ... Read more

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The Elizabethan age had almost departed and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories. In England the Civil War had brought about the Will of Parliament and the replacement of the Crown as the governing body. But with these Puritan times, and the subsequent
... Read more
The Role of Birds in World War One

How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War

by Nicholas Milton ...

Series series Animals at War
The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as 'The Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching Army Ever Sent to War' for among its ranks were hundreds of both amateur and professional ornithologists. When not fighting many soldiers turned to ... Read more

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The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as 'The Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching Army Ever Sent to War' for among its ranks were hundreds of both amateur and professional ornithologists. When not fighting many soldiers turned to
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Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - London

A celebration of English poems

by Geoffrey Chaucer, William Blake, John Keats, John Donne, Lord Byron, Edmund Spenser, Ben Jonson, John Milton, Christina Rossetti, Alexander Pope, Edward Lear, Robert Browning, Thomas Hood, Daniel Defoe, Charlotte Mew, G K Chesterton, Thomas Gray, Charlotte Smith, Edward Thomas, William Morris, John Ruskin, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal, Algernon Charles Swinburne ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to ... Read more

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Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to
... Read more
Children's Propaganda Games of the Second World War

Playing and Collecting Nazi and Allied War Games

by Nicholas Milton ...

From puzzles and cards to pinball and die games, find out about the children's games produced as propaganda during World War II. During the Second World War, hundreds of games were manufactured by the British, Germans and Americans aimed at children. Despite being cheaply made due to the wartime economy, the games were often fun to play and challenging to win. They also had considerable propaganda ... Read more

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From puzzles and cards to pinball and die games, find out about the children's games produced as propaganda during World War II. During the Second World War, hundreds of games were manufactured by the British, Germans and Americans aimed at children. Despite being cheaply made due to the wartime economy, the games were often fun to play and challenging to win. They also had considerable propaganda
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Fifty Shades of Christmas

50 of the best poems about everyones favourite holiday

by Emily Dickinson, Thomas Hardy, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ben Jonson, Robert Southwell, John Milton, John Donne, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rudyard Kipling ...

Narrated by Tim Graham, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

Over the centuries the Christian festival of the celebration of Christ has lost much of its religious element as it has morphed into becoming a convenient date for mass marketing and the consumption of excess food, drink and material goods to a now global audience.But look below the glossy veneer of commercialism and we find a truer meaning, a moral message and guidance that whilst we may all want ... Read more

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Over the centuries the Christian festival of the celebration of Christ has lost much of its religious element as it has morphed into becoming a convenient date for mass marketing and the consumption of excess food, drink and material goods to a now global audience.But look below the glossy veneer of commercialism and we find a truer meaning, a moral message and guidance that whilst we may all want
... Read more

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith ...

Series series Classics To Go
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. ... Read more

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Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain.
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Great Tales from English History

The Truth About King Arthur, Lady Godiva, Richard the Lionheart, and More

by Robert Lacey ...

First in a three-volume exploration of English history from the historical consultant of Netflix's award-winning series, The Crown .From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion—a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales from ... Read more

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First in a three-volume exploration of English history from the historical consultant of Netflix's award-winning series, The Crown .From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion—a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales from
... Read more
Complete Works of Henry Fielding (Delphi Classics)

by Henry Fielding, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 14 - Delphi Series Three
This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Henry Fielding, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fielding's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first ... Read more

$1.99 USD

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Henry Fielding, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fielding's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first
... Read more
Great Britain's Great War

by Jeremy Paxman ...

Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.***We may think we know about it, but what was life really like for the British people during the First World War?The well-known images - the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the ... Read more

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Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.***We may think we know about it, but what was life really like for the British people during the First World War?The well-known images - the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the
... Read more

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