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History of English Literature, The
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History of English Literature, The

Written By : Perry Keenlyside
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 5 hours 15 minutes
Categories : Social & Economic
Classic Literature
Price : $18.75
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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day...
Far from the madding Crowd's ignoble Strife...
Emma felt the tears running down her cheeks...
I saw that the bride within the bridal dress had withered...
Move him into the sun...

English literature may very well be the greatest body of imaginative writing the world has yet seen. The human experience has been understood, interpreted and conveyed by writers of genius in a tradition stretching through six or more centuries, from Chaucer to Philip Larkin, from Defoe to William Golding. Here, accompanied by a wealth of examples, is the story of a literature that has touched the hearts and stirred the minds of countless readers through the ages.

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Written By : Ralph Racio
Narrated By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : 20th Century
World
Social & Economic
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Disappearance of Childhood, The

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Written By : Neil Postman
Narrated By : Jeff Riggenbach
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Social & Economic
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Written By : Barbara Ehrenreich
Narrated By : Pam Ward
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 9 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Social & Economic
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Island Race, The

Written By : Sir Winston Churchill
Narrated By : Edward de Souza
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : British
Social & Economic
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