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Great Love Poems
- Narrated by: Jenny Agutter, Bill Paterson, Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Bill Wallis
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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An anthology of over 60 classic love poems, read by some of our finest actors. Love has always been the supreme inspiration for poets, whether romantic or platonic, reciprocated or unrequited. This collection contains a range of the very best love poems, including Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress", Keats' "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" and Byron's "So We'll Go No More A-Roving" - as well as several sonnets from the master himself, William Shakespeare.
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i am happy i bought this gem
this is perfection. i love how gifted these actors are. they make these classic poems shine even brighter