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Timeless poetry for moments of reflection and contemplation. The masters of literature are brought together in this unique program.

This classic performance by Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce was first broadcast in 1942. The scratches, crackle, and other noises present on the orginal recording have been digitally removed.

Judith Anderson and Anthony Quayle perform Medea, an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides. It is based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.

A short collection of recordings capturing William Butler Yeats reading his own work including "The Fiddler of Dooney" and talking about modern poetry.

The deepest currents of passion seldom break the surface of literature. Romantic classics abound; but however skilled a writer may be in verbalising an emotional experience, he cannot publicly evoke the heat of blood, the yearning of soul, bared in perfect intimacy between two beings. But letters can do this, and songs never meant to be sung by any but the lover, or the beloved.

The legends of King Arthur remained one of Tennyson's major interests during his long life. The Idylls of the King is his longest and most ambitious work read here by Basil Rathbone.

Alec Guinness reads a selection of his favourite poetry including works by Longfellow, Crashaw, and Vaughan.

Manfred is a dramatic poem written in 1816–1817 by Lord Byron. It contains supernatural elements, in keeping with the popularity of the ghost story in England at the time. It is a typical example of a Romantic closet drama. Manfred was adapted musically by Robert Schumann in 1852, in a composition entitled Manfred: Dramatic Poem with music in Three Parts.

A unique collection of classic poetry beautifully narrated with a musical accompaniment that enhances the power and emotion of the writing. Includes poems by Keats, Burns, Shelley, and Wordsworth.

Boris Karloff, Raymond Massey and Christopher Hassall read a selection of Rudyard Kipling's finest short stories and poetry. Also included in this celebration is Kipling himself giving a speech to a group of Canadian authors and reflecting on war.

The complete speech given by General Douglas A MacArthur to Congress on April 19th, 1951.

Four imaginative fables by one of the world's great storytellers propose whimsical explanations of how certain animals acquired their distinctive physical characteristics.

Volume five in this series of timeless poetry for moments of reflection and contemplation. The masters of literature brought together on this unique album. Read by Claire Bloom, Max Adrian, Anthony Quayle & Michael MacLiammoir.

The legends of King Arthur remained one of Tennyson's major interests during his long life. The Idylls of the King is his longest and most ambitious work, read here by Basil Rathbone.

Here's a wonderful selection of Wordsworth's finest work, including "Daffodils", "Sonnets", "Upon Westminster Bridge", and "The Tables Turned".

Sir Ralph Richardson reads the story of Charles Swann's love affair with Odette de Crécy from volume one of Proust's semi-autobiographical masterpiece, "In Search of Lost Time".

Narrated in Middle English by J.B. Bessinger, Jr.

Performed by Corin Redgrave in Reading Prison to mark Oscar Wilde's centenary. With an introduction by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson.

Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.

A selection of Alexander Pope's finest poetry read by George Rylands, Peggy Ashcroft, and Emma Topping.