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  Perry Mason and the Case of the...

  Erle Stanley Gardner, M. J. Elliott

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  Criminal lawyer and all-time #1 mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wrote close to 150 novels that have sold 300 million copies worldwide. His most popular books starred the incomparable attorney-sleuth Perry Mason. 
  In The Case Of The Curious Bride, a woman claims to want to consult Mason about her 'friend' whose husband, long thought to have died in a plane crash, turns up alive.

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  The Poet Laureates Volume 2

  William Wordsworth, Alfred...

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  Poet Laureates. Volume 2.  The office of Poet Laureate is a high honour amongst poets. The Ancient Greeks had the first idea and their heroes and Poets wore wreaths of Laurel in honour of the god Apollo.  Many countries now have a Laureate as do many societies and organisations.  But perhaps ranked first among them all is that of our own Poet Laureate. Unfortunately no single authentic definitive record exists of the office of Poet Laureate of England.  In some form it can be traced back to 1189 and Richard Canonicus who was employed by Richard I with the title “versificator Regis”.  It is said that Geoffrey Chaucer was called Poet Laureate, being granted in 1389 an annual allowance of wine.   After that there were a succession of ‘volunteer Laureates’.  It is not until 1617 that King James I created the post as it is known today for Ben Jonson, although it appears not to have been a formal appointment. That formality:- The title of Poet Laureate, as a royal office, was first conferred by letters patent on John Dryden in 1670 And from there we have procession of outstanding poets among them William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Alfred Austin.  Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe.

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  Henry IV Pt2 (Argo Classics)

  William Shakespeare

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  William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 
  ‘O sleep, O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee. That thou no more will weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness?’ 
  Shakespeare’s heartbreaking conclusion to his epic pair of history plays. 
  King Henry IV suffers from illness, so his youngest son Prince John fights the rebels, while Prince Hal prepares to be king. Meanwhile, Hal's friend Falstaff causes trouble, recruits, and speaks ill of Hal. Henry dies, and Hal becomes King Henry V. He banishes Falstaff from court, ready to wage war on France. 
  All of the Shakespeare plays within the ARGO Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts, and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare’s contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations. 
  Thurston Dart, Professor of Music at London University and a Fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production. 
  The full cast includes: Denis McCarthy; Anthony Jacobs; Gary Watson; Corin Redgrave; Ian McKellen; Richard Kaye; Terrence Hardiman; Ian Lang; Anthony Arlidge; Derek Jacobi; John Tracy-Phillips; John Wilders; John Barton; Denis McCarthy; Toby Robertson; Clive Swift; John Tydeman; Richard Marquand; Frank Duncan; David Jones; David Coombes; Donald Beves; Philip Strick; Tony Church; Paul Draper; William Squire; Toby Robertson; Peter Foster; Roger Hammond; Roger Hammond; Roger Hammond; Richard Cotterell; Simon Relph; Camille Prior; Dilys Hamlett; Vivienne Chatterton; Diana Chadwick. 
  This top performing piece of European theatre, brought to life by the best in the field, continues to captivate audiences with its timeless narrative and profound character development. The intricate interplay of power, loyalty, and ambition, masterfully woven by Shakespeare, is further enhanced by the exceptional delivery of the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. 
  For fans of Richard Parsons (GCSE English Shakespeare Text Guide), and Arthur Miller (Incident at Vichy).

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  Solitude

  Alexander Pope

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of Solitude by Alexander Pope. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of February 17th, 2008.

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  Hope has a Happy Meal (NHB...

  Tom Fowler

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  Years and years ago, Hope disappeared. Now, she's back. To find something she left behind.
  But in the People's Republic of Koka Kola – a world of dwindling resources, corruption and corporate giants – what happens to Hope?
  A surreal and frenetic quest through a hyper-capitalist country, Tom Fowler's play Hope has a Happy Meal premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in June 2023, directed by Lucy Morrison, in a co-production with SISTER.
  'A theatrical spectacle… Fowler's writing zips off the page' - WhatsOnStage
  'A poignant, offbeat satire that unfolds with the daft, disjointed logic of a dream, full of sudden, unlikely plot twists and surreal asides' - The Stage
  'Tom Fowler is a writer with a knack for comedy… Hope Has a Happy Meal is part Thelma and Louise, part reverse-Wizard of Oz, balancing wit and nightmares' - Guardian

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  The Poetry of April

  Wilfred Owen, Robert Louis...

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  The fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar heralds Spring in earnest and of course April Showers and perhaps other unsettled weather.  For out poets including Owen, Stevenson, Van Dyke, Hardy and Shelley the month provides a rich source for them to muse upon.  Among our readers are Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe. The tracks are; April - An Introduction; An April Fool By Alfred Austin; Child's Talk In April By Christina Georgina Rossetti; An April Day By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Love Like An April Day Beguiles By James Bland Burgess; The Famous Speech Maker Of England Or Baron Lovel's Charge At The Assizes At Exon April 5th 1710 By Jonathan Swift; An April Love By Alfred Austin; April By Sara Teasdale; My April Lady By Henry Van Dyke; April 1844 By Henry Alford; Elegy In April and September By Wilfred Owen; Home Thoughts From Abroad By Robert Browning; Rome - Building A New Street in The Ancient Quarter, April 1887 By Thomas Hardy; Over The Lands In April By Robert Louis Stevenson; Stanzas April 1814 By Shelley; On A Nightingale In April By William Sharpe; Here By The Brimming April Streams By Phillip Savage; The Idlers Calendar - April - Trout Fishing By William Scawen Blunt; April By John Bannister Tabb; Sonnet To April By Henry Kirk White; A Petition To April, Written During Sickness By Susanna Blamire; It Was An April Morning Fresh And Clear By William Wordsworth; The Soul Of April By Bliss William Carman; April Evening, France, April 1916 By John William Streets; Under The April Moon By Bliss William Carman; April By Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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