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Paradise
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Paradise

Written By : Dante
Narrated By : Heathcote Williams
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Poetry
Classic Literature
Price : $18.75
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'I have been in the Heaven that takes up most of his light, and saw things there that those who descend from that height cannot speak of or forget...'

Led by his guide Beatrice, Dante leaves the Earth behind and soars through the heavenly spheres of Paradise. In this third and final part of the Divine Comedy, he encounters the just rulers and holy saints of the Church. The horrors of the Inferno and the trials of Purgatory are left far behind. Ultimately, in Paradise, Dante is granted a vision of God's Heavenly court - the angels, the Blessed Virgin and God Himself.

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Written By : J. R. R. Tolkien
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Categories : Dramatizations
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Shakespeare's Speeches: Romeo and Juliet - Act I, Scene III

Shakespeare's Speeches: Romeo and Juliet - Act I, Scene III

Written By : William Shakespeare
Narrated By : Fay Compton
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 minutes
Categories : Shakespeare
Classic Literature
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