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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
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A bird of good omen is murdered. A fickle crew is punished by supernatural, spectral beings. A skeletal ship is sighted moving against the wind and tide. The figure of Death along with a singular, gruesome companion man the fiendish craft. And as they draw closer, it becomes clear that the two play at dice for the soul of the ancient mariner. The result is nothing short of cataclysmic.

Public Domain (P)2009 B.J. Harrison Classics European Poetry World Literature

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Excellent reader, nothing I didn't like. Excellent retelling of this inspiring classic. Perfect voice for this particular poem

Gripping

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But some lines repeat and I don't know if that's because the narrator repeated them, the editor didn't join up separate recording sections well, OR they are just repeated in the original work and I didn't realise.

Chilling tale and engaging narrator

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accent, accent; wheeze! not the best. acceptable. I prefer other versions of this poem.

not quite what I expected

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Did the narrator record this whilst going for a jog? He sounds out of breath throughout and speeds up and slows at the strangest of times. I came away having no idea at all what happened in the story. Shame.

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