Wheels - The Fifth Cycle


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The Fifth Cycle of the Wheels poetry anthology was published in 1920 and contains poems by Aldous Huxley, Alan Porter, Leah McTavish Coehn, Geoffrey Cookson, William Kean Seymour, John J. Adams, Sherard Vines, and Osbert, Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell. The book was dedicated to Mrs Arnold Bennett, who is described as “poetry’s greatest interpretative artist.” - Summary by Algy Pug (2 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Cornucopia by Osbert Sitwell 5:19 Read by Nemo
Church Parade by Osbert Sitwell 2:41 Read by Nemo
Sunday Afternoon by Osbert Sitwell 4:39 Read by Nemo
De Luxe: Two poems by Osbert Sitwell 3:44 Read by Nemo
At the House of Mrs Kinfoot by Osbert Sitwell 2:41 Read by Nemo
Malgre Lui by Osbert Sitwell 4:08 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Fragment from “The Valley of the Giants” by Osbert Sitwell 3:30 Read by Nemo
Mrs Prudential consults the Witch of Endor by Osbert Sitwell 3:00 Read by Nemo
Theatre of Varieties by Aldous Huxley 9:34 Read by Algy Pug
Hard of Hearing by Alan Porter 1:45 Read by Newgatenovelist
Lovers by Alan Porter 1:07 Read by Newgatenovelist
Blind by Alan Porter 0:51 Read by Newgatenovelist
Child’s Song by Leah McTavish Cohen 0:50 Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Time by Geoffrey Cookson 1:11 Read by Algy Pug
Mist and Cloud by Geoffrey Cookson 2:31 Read by Algy Pug
Eden by Geoffrey Cookson 2:08 Read by Algy Pug
Porphryo by Geoffrey Cookson 3:09 Read by Algy Pug
The Crocodile Discourses by Geoffrey Cookson 2:50 Read by Algy Pug
The Ambush by William Kean Seymour 1:16 Read by Newgatenovelist
Stars by William Kean Seymour 0:51 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Flame by William Kean Seymour 1:16 Read by Newgatenovelist
Sramozan by William Kean Seymour 3:41 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
“Laughing Lions Will Come” by Sacheverell Sitwell 9:13 Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Et in Arcadia, Omnes by Sacheverell Sitwell 18:15 Read by Algy Pug
A Swiss Rhapsody by Sacheverell Sitwell 3:43 Read by Algy Pug
Profiteer Williamson Pursues Culture by John J. Adams 2:42 Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Café Confidences by John J. Adams 2:23 Read by Newgatenovelist
Immanence by Sherard Vines 3:00 Read by Nemo
The King’s Daughter by Sherard Vines 2:33 Read by Nemo
Love Lyric by Sherard Vines 1:23 Read by Nemo
The Dahlia by Sherard Vines 1:00 Read by Nemo
The Soul’s Defence by Sherard Vines 2:37 Read by Nemo
The Toilette of Myrrhine by Edith Sitwell 2:57 Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Eight More Bucolic Poems by Edith Sitwell 13:25 Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Press Cuttings 3:12 Read by Algy Pug
Bibliography 11:08 Read by Algy Pug