Classic Love Poems

By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Narrated by: Richard Armitage

Audie Award Finalist, Best Male Narrator, 2016

For anyone who's in love - or hopes to be - what greater celebration could there be than to hear the world's greatest love poetry read lovingly by Richard Armitage? With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day.

Included in this collection are:

• "How do I love thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• "Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare
• "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
• "To Be One with Each Other" by George Eliot
• "Maud" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
• "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell
• "Bright Star" by John Keats
• "Love's Philosophy" by Percy Bysshe Shelley
• 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
• "Meeting at Night" by Robert Browning
• "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe
• "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron
• "Give All to Love" by Ralph Waldo Emerson

About the Performer

Richard Armitage is known to movie audiences around the world as "Thorin Oakenshield" in the trilogy of films based on The Hobbit. Born in Leicester, England, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Armitage has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and created memorable roles on Robin Hood, North & South, and other British TV series.

Public Domain (P)2015 Audible Inc.

A beautiful gift

Thanks to Audible for this lovely free gift! 💕 It makes Valentines Day all the sweeter. Richard’s performance is, as always, impassioned and eloquent.

lol his voice

timely poetry by a talented narrator. it was free but I think I still would have paid for it.

I enjoyed this

You know when one talks about poetry you sometimes cringe. But this wasn't bad, the book is not long, a variety of authors. A great reader. This was really done well.

Beautiful!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, its lovely....all the famous and wonderfully well known love poems in one place!

What other book might you compare Classic Love Poems to and why?

no comparison!!!

Which character – as performed by Richard Armitage – was your favorite?

does not apply to this..

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I just thought it was beautiful!

Any additional comments?

this was a quick and lovely listen...thank you again audible!!!

Richard Armitage *swoon*

If you could sum up Classic Love Poems in three words, what would they be?

BIG fan of the actor who reads this anthology. His voice does justice to the lovely selection of poems.

Sigh...Richard Armitage

Richard Armitage's raspy, passionate voice reading poetry of love. What is there NOT to like?!

very moved

my heart is full of joy, pain, wonder, and sorrow. all wonderfully performed by richard.

Something Short and Light-hearted

What did you love best about Classic Love Poems?

It was a short, light-hearted read for when I wasn't quite in the mood for a longer work.

Any additional comments?

It was a free gift for members and worthwhile to download and read for when you're in the right mood for something short, light, fun.

Perfect!

Listening to Richard Armitage read this collection of poetry brought tears to my eyes. What a perfect marriage of narrator and material!

A Treat for the Ears

If you could sum up Classic Love Poems in three words, what would they be?

Beautiful
Enchanting
Delightful

What did you like best about this story?

I could listen to Richard Armitage read the phone book! Combined with the amazing words of a variety of classic writers and this was fantastic.