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Title: The Classical Poetry Collection, Volume 4
Author: Thomas Hardy, Rupert Brooke, William Blake, Alfred Tennyson, A. E. Houseman
Narrator: Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas, Edith Evans
Format: Unabridged
Length: 33 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-28-10
Publisher: Saland Publishing
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: Classics, Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
The finest voices reading a wonderful selection of poetry accompanied by selected classical music. Includes:
Members Reviews:
Worst ever purchase from Audible
What would have made The Classical Poetry Collection, Volume 4 better?
A refund, which I can't get.
What was most disappointing about the authorss story?
The sample sounded promising and the price was good so I thought, despite the lack of reviews, what's to lose?
Oy. This is a collection of unnamed narrators (there is no indication of who the narrator is for each poem) reading unnamed poems - there's no indication of what the poem is called or who wrote it.
This is accompanied by light classical music which at times overwhelms the narrator's voice. Not that it matters.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The narrators were mostly awful For example, whoever the mystery narrator of A E Housman's section was, the reading was in a peculiar nasal, flat accent. This may have been an attempt to approximate the local accent, i.e. to be 'authentic', but it was godawful and fake sounding.
Some sounded like old original recordings which were possibly of the poets themselves but you have no way of knowing this.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disgust, anger and sadness over the wasted money.
Any additional comments?
Ugh.