AuthorDavid Timson
NarratorAnton Lesser Et Al
Duration3h 52m
CategoriesYoung Adult and Teen Fiction
Key StageKS4
PublisherNaxos
VersionUnabridged
Anton Lesser leads a cast of actors to relate the stories of Shakespeare's eight plays based on the Plantagenet Kings of England. Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 & 2, Henry V parts 1, 2 & 3, Henry VI and Richard III. Entertaining and informative, the actors present the plots and main characters through a combination of storytelling and carefully chosen excerpts from the plays themselves. An ideal way to get to know the plays in preparation for a visit to the theatre, reading or studying.
Author: David Timson
Author David Timson
Narrator Derek Jacobi
Duration 5h 12m
The actor Derek Jacobi guides the listener through the story of the Theatre from Ancient Greece up to present day. This audiobook traces the development of dramatic art through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Moliere and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the 19th century and the main movements in the 20th century.
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Charles Dickens: A Portrait In Letters
Author: David Timson
Author David Timson
Narrator Simon Callow
Duration 4h 10m
Those who only know Charles Dickens from his novels will be fascinated to discover the private and personal Dickens in this selection of his letters. His sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth thought they expressed his individuality; his friend Forster thought them literature. They give us a portrait of a complex man with so many different facets to his p...
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1000 Years of Laughter: An Anthology of Classic Comic Prose
Author: David Timson
Author David Timson
Narrator Various
Duration 15h 17m
This anthology presents some of the funniest extracts in English literature. It begins by covering Anglo-Saxon riddles, medieval memories and Tudor comedy, and moves on to the rise of the novel in the 18th Century, including fine comic writers such as Swift and Dickens.
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