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The Rose
- Narrated by: Tim Dalgleish
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Poetry
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- platosdunce
- 05-04-20
Brilliant Reading
The readings are excellent as I personally prefer the more restrained reading, even though Yeats himself would have opted for the more dramatic rendering, the only let down and particularly if you're wearing headphones is the music is MUCH LOUDER than the actual readings, but that aside a superb performance from someone who clearly appreciates the subject matter.
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- Roy
- 19-12-17
Adequate
Everything is good, but the music is annoying. No audio book should have music playing.