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Lyrical Ballads

By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth
Narrated by: Full Cast, Mark Meadows
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About this listen

 A selection of poems from Wordsworth and Coleridge's 1798 collaboration, which marked the beginning of the English Romantic poetry movement. In Episode One, we hear Coleridge's 'Lewti' and Wordsworth's 'The Thorn', while in Episode Two the verses showcased are Coleridge's 'The Nightingale' and Wordsworth's 'Lucy' poems. In the final episode, we hear Wordsworth's 'Lines Written A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey' and Coleridge's pseudo-medieval ballad, 'Love'. The readers are Julius D'Silva, Mark Meadows and Peter Gruffyd. Adapted and produced by Emma Harding. Collections & Anthologies European Literary History & Criticism Poetry World Literature

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really enjoyed the readings. I was reading the poems at the same time as listening and found that a bit difficult to keep up. I know they are particularly long poems and you have to cut them somewhere. overall a pleasant way to spend 40mins.

great readings

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Where does Lyrical Ballads rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It is a fantastic and well narrated audiobook. Compared to a number of audiobooks I have listened to in which poems are recited, this, by far, has to be the best.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Lyrical Ballads?

The poem entitled "Strange fits of passion' was one of the best poems.

Have you listened to any of Mark Meadows’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to any other audiobooks by the narrator, however I shall look into more.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was an extremely engaging book, one of which I was able to remain interested with the plot and was able to read in the space of one evening.

A Captivating Read!

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