Don Juan: Canto I

by Lord Byron

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Read by: Peter Gallagher
Length: 1:18 h
Number of files: 7

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Modern critics generally consider it to be Byron’s masterpiece

“Don Juan” by Lord Byron is a humorous and satirical poem based on the legend of Don Juan and considered his masterpiece. It was published first anonymously for it’s “immoral” and controversial content. Byron completed 16 cantos and left the 17th unfinished at his death

Sir Walter Scott about Byron “(He) has embraced every topic of human life, and sounded every string of the divine harp, from its slightest to its most powerful and heart-astounding tones.”

Romeo and Juliet

by William Shakespeare

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Read by: Sam Stinson
Length: 3:14 h
Number of files: 5

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A must-listen to for all lovers of Shakespeare and perfect for students and teachers

Arguably Shakespeare’s most famous play and along with Hamlet and Mabeth, is one of his most frequently performed plays.

Shakespeare’s tragic romantic drama of the “star-crossed” young lovers Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet is best remembered for its famous balcony scene. Romeo and Juliet  fall deeply in love but their families are bitter enemies. They marry in secret and attempt to conceal their actions but these end in tragedy when Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio and Paris all die. The story addresses the issues of blind passion, hatred and prejudice.

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare

by Edith Nesbit

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The 18 mayor works of the greatest dramatist of all time in 4 hours

A short biography of Shakespear and 18 stories of the plays, in a form so simple that children can understand and enjoy them.

Read by: Various
Length: 4:21 h
Number of files: 19

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