Thank for this unspoiled recording of part 1 of the 5 part poem.

Theory to none

Selection from Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) performed by Vincent Price in the film, "House of Usher" (1960).

Image: Nathan Oliveira 'Edgar Allan Poe VII' (1971)

"The Fall of The House of Usher" Edgar Allan Poe (Vincent Price)

Leon Egan's gorgeous new YA, Listen Closely

Listen Closely - Leon Egan

The most famous, beautiful and spiritually moving poems of the twentieth-century, read by the most famous poet. Historic recordings of the cream of Eliot’s poetry. 

 It is always something of a revelation to listen to a poet reading his own words, and these recordings are no exception. Eliot clearly and evenly characterises and reveals the voices of some of his most important works in this excellent reading.

The Waste Land caught the imagination of the age with its powerful emotional impact. Eliot felt that the modern Western
city had become a sterile desert waste land, and in it life had become a sham pretence, with no content but stale conventionality.

The Four Quartets express the poet’s whole-hearted acceptance of the Christian faith. Each poem describes a meditation which leads to a reconciliation with the burden of the past.

T. S. Eliot Reads The Waste Land, Four Quartets and Other Poems, By T. S. Eliot, Read by T. S. Eliot

Bright Star by John Keats

In Memory of W. B. Yeats by W. H Auden

Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams First 2 Minutes

Gangsta Granny by David Walliams First 2 Minutes

Billionaire Boy by David Walliams First 2 Minutes

*A stunning new unabridged recording, available on audio download*

The acclaimed international bestseller of the Tudor court, during the years of Henry VIII’s pursuit of Anne Boleyn – and the revolutionary sequence of events that followed.


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1521. Young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, maid in waiting and favourite to Queen Katherine of Aragon.

Yet Mary catches the eye of the capricious king and – propelled by the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn family – she betrays her queen, and takes her place as Henry VIII’s new mistress.

But while Mary is in childbed, a rival comes to court – her sister Anne, a young woman ruthless in her drive to become queen.

With her own destiny unknown, and the Boleyn enemies gathering, Mary must defy her family – and command her own fate.

With an exclusive afterword written and read by Philippa Gregory, exploring the inspiration behind Mary’s story.

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - Exclusive Extract 2

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - Exclusive Extract 5

This is an old recording of the author J.R.R. Tolkien reading from his book The Hobbit. 

This song features in Chapter One of The Hobbit and is sung by the Dwarves as they clear up at Bag End, Bilbo Baggins' home. 

Click the buy link to buy The Hobbit audiobook (read by Rob Inglis).

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J.R.R. Tolkien singing an extract from The Hobbit: "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates."

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T. S. Eliot Reads The Waste Land, Four Quartets and Other Poems, By T. S. Eliot, Read by T. S. Eliot

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