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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poems (Highbridge Classics)

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Several actors read of many of S. T. Coleridge's best-known poems. A narrator summarizes Coleridge's life and introduces his poems in chronological order. The two cassette tapes include all the major poems (a few of the longer ones such as Christabel as excerpts), plus several minor poems that illuminate significant events in his life. The only downside is this -- although the HighBridge Company produced an outstanding package that introduces Coleridge's life and poetry, they unfortunately neglected to include liner notes. For instance, one has no way of finding out the names of the narrator and the actors reading the poems. The readers are very good. After listening to these outstanding readings, I gained a new appreciation of Coleridge's poetry. Highly recommended.