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  • The History of English Literature

  • Written by: Perry Keenlyside
  • Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
  • Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The History of English Literature

Written by: Perry Keenlyside
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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.

Read by Derek Jacobi and a full cast.
©2001 Perry Keenlyside (P)2001 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd.

It takes some hubris to suppose that you can even sweep through 600 years of British poetry and prose in a 5.3-hour program. The attempt has yielded a listenable and informative production. The narrative is occasionally off the mark and there are lapses. But it is Derek Jacobi's amiable, precise, and lyrical narration, always fresh and committed, that gives the exercise distinction and renders it pleasurable.
Anthologies Classics Literature & Fiction English, Irish, Scottish & Welsh
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amazing is an understatement. only ..were longer

amazing is an understatement. only if it were longer. thank you. please do keep creating.

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brilliant

This book turned out to be great surprise as far as history books go! It's a thoroughly enjoyable listen from beginning to end.

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