The Spoken Word: British Writers, 3-CD Set (British Library - British Library Sound Archive) [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] [CD] (Audio CD)

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"After spending a few hours reveling in this diverse collection, there will be voices in the listener''s head . . . the voices of the women and men who shaped the 20th Century with the written versions of their words." (Julia Keller Chciago Tribune )

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This three-CD boxed set of recordings documents some of the twentieth-century’s most emulated and admired literary figures and continues the traditions of excellence evidenced by the American edition. Now devoted readers can hear extremely rare clips of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle speaking; Rudyard Kipling giving a speech; Virginia Woolf speaking on craftsmanship; John le Carré being interviewed; W. Somerset Maugham reading from A Writer’s Notebook; William Golding discussing his novels; and E. M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene, and J. R. R. Tolkien, among others, delivering prepared talks. Comprising largely previously unavailable material, this collection provides an unparalleled opportunity to listen to some of the greatest figures of modern British literature, all brought to you in one definitive audio collection.

 

Details: Three CDs plus booklet, running time approximately 214 minutes.

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• Audio CD
• Publisher: British Library; abridged edition edition (December 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712305416
• ISBN-13: 978-0712305419
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,378 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Spoken Word - a collection of authors, January 6, 2009

By	Emerson L. Schwartzkopf (Palm Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For the benefit of those who'd like to order this, here's the lineup:

The Spoken Word: British Writers

Disc One
1. Arthur Conan Doyle
2. Arthur Machen
3. Baroness Emmuska (`Emma') Orczy
4. Rudyard Kipling
5. Algernon Blackwood
6. W Somerset Maugham
7. G K Chesterton
8. E M Forster
9. P G Wodehouse
10. Virginia Woolf

Disc Two
1. J R R Tolkien
2. Rebecca West
3. Aldous Huxley
4. J B Priestley
5. Noel Coward
6. Evelyn Waugh
7. Graham Greene
8. Nancy Mitford
9. C P Snow

Disc Three
1. Daphne du Maurier
2. Ian Fleming
3. William Golding
4. Angus Wilson
5. Anthony Burgess
6. Muriel Spark
7. Doris Lessing
8. Harold Pinter
9. J G Ballard
10. John le Carré
11. Joe Orton