Essential Dylan Thomas, The (Short Story)
This unique combination of historical and new recordings celebrates Dylan Thomas as poet, writer and performer. Here are some of his greatest poems, stories and broadcasts: readings given by Thomas himself in the 1940s and 1950s as well as new recordings by leading Welsh actors of our own time. Under Milk Wood is Thomas's undisputed masterpiece, an unforgettable, affectionate portrait of a small Welsh town. Written for radio, 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. But here, also, are two fascinating earlier radio programmes, Return Journey to Swansea and Quite Early One Morning, written and performed by Thomas, which show the past that led to Under Milk Wood.
The last two CDs contain new recordings of a selection of stories (including Memories of Christmas and A Visit to Grandpa's) and poems in which contemporary performance offers an interesting contrast to the 'authentic' voice of Thomas himself.
Publisher: NAXOS
Author: Dylan Thomas
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 9 62634 343 5
1000 Years of Laughter
Laughter is unique to man. This delightful anthology presents some of the funniest extracts in English literature. It opens with Anglo-Saxon riddles - 'they couldn't keep themselves warm on a diet of Beowulf - and continues with medieval memories, Tudor comic turns and Restoration buffoonery. The rise of the novel in the 18th century brought classic humour from Swift, Sterne and Smollett, the mantle then passing to Charles Dickens in the 19th. Included here are rarities from the antiquarian's cupboard. Children's literature produced unforgettable images from Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, while in the first half of the 20th century emerged unforgettable comic writers as diverse as Dorothy Parker and P.G. Wodehouse. Entertaining from start to finish.
Publisher: NAXOS
Author: David Timson
Narrator: Full Cast Production
ISBN: 9 62634 269 2
American Experience: A Collection of Great American Stories, The
Selected to tell the American Experience: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calavaras County by Mark Twain, The Man of the Crowd by Edgar Allan Poe, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, Miss Tempy’s Watchers by Sarah Orne Jewett, Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, The Other Two by Edith Wharton, Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher: In Audio
Author: Twain, Poe, Irving, London, Wharton, Jewett, Chopin, Fitzgerald, Crane, O.Henry
Narrator: Cosham, Kramer, Becker, and others
ISBN: 1 58472 366 1
