'The truth untold,/ The pity of war, the pity war distilled...'
Here are the extraordinary writings of a generation who fought through a war of unprecedented destructive power, and who had to find new voices to express the horror of what they discovered.
The great names - Owen, Sassoon - are fully represented, but there are also many poems by lesser-known or unexpected figures.
ranging from serving soldiers like Isaac Rosenberg and Richard Aldington to women such as Edith Nesbit and Vera Brittain.
The poems are arranged by theme to give a sense of how the writers' feelings and attitudes evolved.
Author : Dylan Thomas
Narrated By : Dylan Thomas
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 45 minutes
Poetry
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Whether sharing his wistful memory of a holiday spent with people long past, or addressing the problem of our mortality, Thomas gives us great pleasure in our personal and common memories. View... |
Author : Various
Narrated By : Bill Wallis and Jenny Agutter
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 22 minutes
Poetry
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Twelve specially selected favourite love poems, read by acclaimed actors Bill Wallis and Jenny Agutter... View... |
Author : Various
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Poetry
Classic Literature
Dramatizations
Religious
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On this recording, Christmas past brings alive Christmas present. View... |
Author : Dylan Thomas
Narrated By : Full Cast Performance
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 5 hours
Classic Literature
Dramatizations
Poetry
Classics
Short Stories
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Its intimate blend of poetry and drama made it an instant classic; and so it remains in this unmatched recording with a perfect cast led by Richard Burton View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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