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Great Poems for Children

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- By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated By Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox, Geoffrey Palmer, Julia McKenzie
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release Date: 04-02-12
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Great Poems for Children

Great Poems for Children

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By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Louis Stevenson

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An anthology of over 50 classic children's poems, read by some of our finest actors. Full of fun, excitement, and magic, the poems in this collection are guaranteed to spark the imagination and open up a world of wonder. Favourites from authors such as Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and Robert Louis Stevenson are all here, as well as less familiar but nonetheless hugely entertaining poems such as" The Camel's Complaint"and "The Elephant, or The Force of Habit".
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Alan Bennett
- Length: 42 mins
- Release Date: 07-19-12
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The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes

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By Edward Lear

Narrated By Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett reads The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Rhymes by Edward Lear. The poems and limericks include "The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly", "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat", "The Duck and the Kangaroo", "The Table and the Chair", "The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs", "Mr and Mrs Discobbolos", "The Nutcrackers and the Sugar Tongs", "The Two Old Bachelors", "The Pobble Who Has No Toes", "The Jumblies", "The Dog with a Luminous Nose", and many more.
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Great Love Poems

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- By William Blake, Robert Burns, Edward Lear
- Narrated By Jenny Agutter, Bill Paterson, Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Bill Wallis
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release Date: 04-02-12
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Great Love Poems

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By William Blake, Robert Burns, Edward Lear

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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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Favorite Poems for Children

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- By Lewis Carroll, James Reeves, Oliver Herford, Edward Lear, Kenneth Grahame, Hilaire Belloc, William Blake, Thomas Hardy
- Narrated By Katinka Wolf
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release Date: 10-28-10
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Favorite Poems for Children

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By Lewis Carroll, James Reeves, Oliver Herford, and others

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Dance with a lobster, telephone an elephant or knock on a moonlit door - this collection includes magical, macabre, dramatic, funny, bizarre, absurd, delightful, moving and charming poems by Lewis Carroll, A.A. Milne, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Kenneth Grahame and many others. Readers such as Anton Lesser, Simon Russell-Beale and Timothy West bring the lines beautifully to life and make this an ideal introduction to some of the best-loved children's poetry.
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Favorite Children's Poems

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- By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated By Roy Macready
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release Date: 06-14-16
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Favorite Children's Poems

Favorite Children's Poems

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By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning, and others

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Here is a collection of 41 favorite classic children's poems by some of our best loved writers, including Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, and others.
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Classic Poems for Boys

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- By G.K. Chesterton, Edward Lear, William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll
- Narrated By Rachel Bavidge, Jasper Britton, Roy McMillan, Benjamin Soames, Anton Lesser, Michael Caine
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release Date: 07-06-12
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Classic Poems for Boys

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By G.K. Chesterton, Edward Lear, William Blake, and others

Narrated By Rachel Bavidge, Jasper Britton, Roy McMillan, and others

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Classic Poems for Boys comprises a delightfully varied set of over 20 poems for 5- to 10-year olds. From rousing favorites like Felicia Dorothea Hemans’ "Casabianca" and John Keats’ "A Song About Myself", to dreamy, thoughtful poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Rudyard Kipling, this is a collection to be treasured.
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Classic Poems for Girls

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- By Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, John Keats
- Narrated By Roy McMillan, Laura Paton, Anne-Marie Piazza, Benjamin Soames
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release Date: 07-05-12
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Classic Poems for Girls

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By Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others

Narrated By Roy McMillan, Laura Paton, Anne-Marie Piazza, and others

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Classic Poems for Girls is a collection of over 25 funny, whimsical and moving poems for 5- to 10-year olds, designed to fuel the imagination. From the adventures of the Jumblies, who sail away in a sieve; to the sticky end of a girl named Matilda; to the courtship of a maiden who lived long ago, in a kingdom by the sea, there’s a poem to suit any feeling or mood. Seasoned Naxos AudioBooks readers Laura Paton, Anne-Marie Piazza, Benjamin Soames and Roy McMillan work their magic on the works of Edward Lear, Louisa May Alcott, Christina Rossetti, and many more.
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The Finest Nonsense of Edward Lear

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Derek Jacobi
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release Date: 12-07-15
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The Finest Nonsense of Edward Lear

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By Edward Lear

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Nearly 150 years since his poetry was first published, Lear's nonsense rhymes are still popular today. In this lively and colorful audiobook recording, Derek Jacobi reads Lear's most famous poems and most fantastic creations, including "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat", "The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly", "The Jumblies", "The Dong with the Luminous Nose", and a collection of assorted limericks.
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Collection: Popular Poetry / Popular Verse, Vol. 2

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- By William Blake, John Donne, Alfred Tennyson, Edward Lear, John Keats
- Narrated By Jasper Britton, Emma Fielding, Tony Britton
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release Date: 08-31-10
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Collection: Popular Poetry / Popular Verse, Vol. 2

Collection: Popular Poetry / Popular Verse, Vol. 2

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By William Blake, John Donne, Alfred Tennyson, and others

Narrated By Jasper Britton, Emma Fielding, Tony Britton

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Nearly 100 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind available. It covers a remarkable range, from the striking vision of Blake and Shelley and the insights of Keats to lighter but equally memorable verse by Tennyson, Donne, and Edward Lear.
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The Big Book of Bedtime Stories: Tales and Rhymes for Young and Old

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- By Edward Lear, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated By Cathy Dobson
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Release Date: 10-07-11
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The Big Book of Bedtime Stories: Tales and Rhymes for Young and Old

The Big Book of Bedtime Stories: Tales and Rhymes for Young and Old

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By Edward Lear, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Rudyard Kipling, and others

Narrated By Cathy Dobson

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An enchanting collection of classic stories and rhymes for younger listeners. Warning - you may be tempted to stay up all night listening!
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The Owl and the Pussycat, Antarctic Antics, Each Peach Pear Plum, & Over in the Meadow

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- By Judy Sierra, Janet & Allan Ahlberg, John Langstaff, Edward Lear
- Narrated By Diana Canova, Raul Malo, Buffy Allen
- Length: 50 mins
- Release Date: 07-12-06
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The Owl and the Pussycat, Antarctic Antics, Each Peach Pear Plum, & Over in the Meadow

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By Judy Sierra, Janet & Allan Ahlberg, John Langstaff, and others

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The romantic tale about the voyage of a seemingly ill-matched pair and the happiness they find together.
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Utter Nonsense of Edward Lear

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Colin Jones, Recording Tales
- Length: 46 mins
- Release Date: 04-19-17
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Utter Nonsense of Edward Lear

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By Edward Lear

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A fine selection of hand-picked classics from the master of nonsense, enthusiastically narrated by Colin Jones. This collection contains some of Mr Lear's finest works.
Wesley Johnson says: "my kid giggled like crazy"
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Classic Comic Verse

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Jon Moffatt, David Timson, Cathy Sara, Roger May
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release Date: 06-19-01
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Classic Comic Verse

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By Edward Lear

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Here are the favorites from Lewis Carroll, Jonathan Swift, William Shakespeare, and more. And that is not to forget perhaps the greatest of them all: Anon. There are ballads, sonnets, proverbs, and nonsense verse. Poems to inform, divert, satirize, castigate and praise. A collection to make all listeners smile, laugh, remember and discover.
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Nonsense Verse

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- By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll
- Narrated By Nigel Planer
- Length: 46 mins
- Release Date: 07-08-10
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Nonsense Verse

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By Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll

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In this volume of nonsense verse, you’ll find many favourites to take you back to the time and place where most things are a little upside down or back to front, including favourites from Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, and quite a few others to giggle along with.
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How to Own a Human: A Collection of Writings about Cats and for Cats

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- By Rudyard Kipling, Lytton Strachey, Edward Lear, Leigh Hunt, Edward Thomas, Thomas Hardy
- Narrated By Ellen Dryden, Brian Hewlett
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release Date: 06-21-11
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How to Own a Human: A Collection of Writings about Cats and for Cats

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By Rudyard Kipling, Lytton Strachey, Edward Lear, and others

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How To Own a Human is a selection of writings about cats and for cats. As well as stories and poems, it also includes rhymes, proverbs, fables and quotations, plus instructions for cats on how to train their humans - a sort of "Open Mew-niversity" course for felines. READERS: Ellen Dryden is an actor, writer and director working mainly for the stage and radio. She read English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and after graduating she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
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Favourite Poems for Children

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- By Guy Wetmore Carryl, Robert Browning, Lawrence Alma Tadema, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Blake
- Narrated By Cathy Dobson
- Length: 49 mins
- Release Date: 05-20-11
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Favourite Poems for Children

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By Guy Wetmore Carryl, Robert Browning, Lawrence Alma Tadema, and others

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A delightful collection of classic poems that will delight young and old alike, including: "How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast" by Guy Wetmore Carryl, "How Little Red Riding Hood Contrived to Be Eaten" by Guy Wetmore Carryl, "How Rudeness and Kindness Were Justly Rewarded" by Guy Wetmore Carryl, "If No One Ever Marries Me" by Lawrence Alma TademaI’m, "Nobody, Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson, "Lochinvar" by Sir Walter Scott, "The Akond of Swat" by Edward Lear, and more.
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The Owl and the Pussycat

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By John Cunningham
- Length: 5 mins
- Release Date: 06-15-06
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The Owl and the Pussycat

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By Edward Lear

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The romantic tale about the voyage of a seemingly ill-matched pair and the happiness they find together.
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A Book of Nonsense

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Edward Miller
- Length: 27 mins
- Release Date: 12-09-16
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A Book of Nonsense

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By Edward Lear

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"A Book of Nonsense" is a volume of limericks by author Edward Lear, published in 1846. Containing over a hundred hilarious verses suitable for both children and non-children; the author was a key figure in popularizing the form! Here is a delightful sample: "There was a young fellow named Tate Who dined with his girl, at 8.08 But I'd hate to relate What that fellow named Tate And his tête-à-tête ate at 8.08."
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Edward Lear: Stories & Rhymes

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- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By James Taylor, Nigel Planer, Ghizela Rowe
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Release Date: 04-16-12
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Edward Lear: Stories & Rhymes

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By Edward Lear

Narrated By James Taylor, Nigel Planer, Ghizela Rowe

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Ah, Nonsense! The English, it is often said, have a peculiar brand of humour. Along with copious cups of tea and a stiff upper lip it keeps life together in moments of difficulty and strife. One of our most-loved humourists is Edward Lear, famed throughout the world for his nonsense verse and limericks. Listen to this collection and find out why.
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A Dozen Red Roses: The Owl and the Pussycat
- By Edward Lear
- Narrated By Jenny Agutter
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 02-06-07
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A Dozen Red Roses: The Owl and the Pussycat

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By Edward Lear

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Edward Lear's much-loved comic poem, featuring the most elegant fowl in literature and his beautiful feline friend, read by Jenny Agutter.