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English Literature for Boys and Girls

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"Has there ever been a time when no stories were told? Has there ever been a people who did not care to listen? I think not."
Thus begins a journey through the history of English literature, from the early middle ages to the Victorian era. The young person will experience the most well-loved characters of all time, from Beowulf, the warrior who dares to challenge a terrifying and bloodthirsty monster, to virtuous Una of The Faerie Queene, faithful to the end. H. E. Marshall masterfully weaves selections from the stories into her own retelling, leaving the reader with a keen appreciation for the great books that have become the foundation of Western culture. - Summary by cadastra (23 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Chapter I: In the Listening Time

9:01

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter II: The Story of the Cattle Raid of Cooley

13:35

Read by Gabriel Mc Dermott

Chapter III: One of the Sorrows of Story-telling

6:38

Read by MaybeCordelia

Chapter IV: The Story of a Literary Lie

6:14

Read by MaybeCordelia

Chapter V: The Story of Fingal

8:40

Read by MaybeCordelia

Chapter VI: About Some Old Welsh Stories

12:01

Read by Faerie Book Mama

Chapter VII: How the Story of Arthur was Written in English

15:12

Read by Kim Lamb

Chapter VIII: The Beginning of the Reading Time

13:29

Read by TR Love

Chapter IX: "The Passing of Arthur"

9:46

Read by TR Love

Chapter X: The Adventures of An Old English Book

9:56

Read by Faerie Book Mama

Chapter XI: The Story of Beowulf

10:44

Read by Alix Grace

Chapter XII: The Father of English Song

14:32

Read by Kim Lamb

Chapter XIII: How Caedmon Sang, and How He Fell Once More on Silence

11:04

Read by Kim Lamb

Chapter XIV: The Father of English History

16:32

Read by Ruth P.

Chapter XV: How Alfred the Great Fought With His Pen

8:04

Read by RedLily

Chapter XVI: When English Slept

9:11

Read by Wayne Cooke

Chapter XVII: The Story of Havelok the Dane

12:39

Read by nighthawks

Chapter XVIII: About Some Song Stories

13:13

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter XIX: "Piers the Ploughman"

10:41

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter XX: "Piers the Ploughman" - continued

13:54

Read by Michele Eaton

Chapter XXI: How the Bible Came to the People

12:00

Read by Ruth P.

Chapter XXII: Chaucer - Bread and Milk for Children

7:39

Read by Alix Grace

Chapter XXIII: Chaucer - "The Canterbury Tales"

11:37

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter XXIV: Chaucer - At the Tabard Inn

17:23

Read by Alix Grace

Chapter XXV: The First English Guide-Book

13:43

Read by Ken Masters

Chapter XXVI: Barbour - "The Bruce," The Beginnings of a Struggle

14:39

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter XXVII: Barbour - "The End of the Struggle"

11:21

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter XXVIII: A Poet King

17:51

Read by Shasta

Chapter XXIX: The Death of the Poet King

17:25

Read by Shasta

Chapter XXX: Dunbar - The Wedding of the Thistle and the Rose

17:21

Read by Shasta

Chapter XXXI: At the Sign of the Red Pale

18:34

Read by Cheryl

Chapter XXXII: About the Beginning of the Theater

13:20

Read by CadenB

Chapter XXXIII: How the Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

12:31

Read by mleigh

Chapter XXXIV: The Story of Everyman

7:26

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter XXXV: How a Poet Comforted a Girl

18:20

Read by Shasta

Chapter XXXVI: The Renaissance

10:55

Read by Wayne Cooke

Chapter XXXVII: The Land of Nowhere

21:25

Read by Cheryl

Chapter XXXVIII: The Death of Sir Thomas More

10:28

Read by KinoOnik

Chapter XXXIX: How the Sonnet Came to England

14:01

Read by springteacher

Chapter XL: The Beginning of Blank Verse

9:31

Read by springteacher

Chapter XLI: Spenser - The "Shepherd's Calendar"

18:49

Read by springteacher

Chapter XLII: Spenser - The "Faery Queen"

15:22

Read by MaybeCordelia

Chapter XLIII: Spenser - His Last Days

12:42

Read by nighthawks

Chapter XLIV: About the First Theaters

18:44

Read by Piotr Nater

Chapter XLV: Shakespeare - The Boy

13:44

Read by Ruth P.

Chapter XLVI: Shakespeare - The Man

15:47

Read by Ruth P.

Chapter LXVII: Shakespeare - "The Merchant of Venice"

31:21

Read by Ken Masters

Chapter XLVIII: Jonson - "Every Man in His Humour"

23:01

Read by Vineymala

Chapter XLIX: Jonson - "The Sad Shepherd"

12:09

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter L: Raleigh - "The Revenge"

25:48

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter LI: Raleigh - "The History of the World"

15:57

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter LII: Bacon - New Ways of Wisdom

20:53

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter LIII: Bacon - The Happy Island

13:03

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter LIV: About Some Lyric Poets

14:38

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter LV: Herbert - The Parson Poet

17:51

Read by Ken Masters

Chapter LVI: Herrick and Marvell - Of Blossoms and Bowers

24:46

Read by Ken Masters

Chapter LVII: Milton - Sight and Growth

22:45

Read by Night

Chapter LVIII: Milton - Darkness and Death

21:14

Read by Night

Chapter LIX: Bunyan - "The Pilgrim's Progress"

27:39

Read by Ruth P.

Chapter LX: Dryden - The New Poetry

25:40

Read by Brooke Favorat

Chapter LXI: Defoe - The First Newspaers

16:22

Read by Traceyann

Chapter LXII: Defoe - "Robinson Crusoe"

14:39

Read by ABVoice

Chapter LXIII: Swift - The "Journal to Stella"

15:51

Read by CadenB

Chapter LXIV: Swift - "Gulliver's Travels"

15:33

Read by CadenB

Chapter LXV: Addison - The "Spectator"

28:40

Read by Margaret Lange

Chapter LXVI: "Steele - The Soldier Author

19:32

Read by Margaret Lange

Chapter LXVII: Pope - "The Rape of the Lock"

29:49

Read by Vineymala

Chapter LXVIII: Johnson - Days of Struggle

18:23

Read by Wayne Cooke

Chapter LXIX: Johnson - The End of the Journey

22:36

Read by Gini Rosario

Chapter LXX: Goldsmith - The Vagabond

15:13

Read by Margaret Lange

Chapter LXXI: Goldsmith - "The Vicar of Wakefield"

15:49

Read by Christina Fu

Chapter LXXXII: Burns - The Plowman Poet

25:38

Read by Gini Rosario

Chapter LXXIII: Cowper - "The Task"

11:47

Read by Wayne Cooke

Chapter LXXIV: Wordsworth - The Poet of Nature

12:11

Read by Aric Reed

Chapter LXXV: Wordsworth and Coleridge - the Lake Poets

19:52

Read by W. L. Bolm

Chapter LXXVI: Coleridge and Southey - Sunshine and Shadow

14:01

Read by Wayne Cooke

Chapter LXXVII: Scott - The Awakening of Romance

16:50

Read by Heather Eney

Chapter LXXVIII: Scott - "The Wizard of the North"

13:28

Read by Aric Reed

Chapter LXXIX: Byron - "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"

22:59

Read by Alan Mapstone

Chapter LXXX: Shelley - The Poet of Love

30:24

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson

Chapter LXXXI: Keats - The Poet of Beauty

18:40

Read by MaybeCordelia

Chapter LXXXII: Carlyle - The Sage of Chelsea

27:14

Read by TR Love

Chapter LXXXIII: Thackeray - The Cynic?

23:56

Read by TR Love

Chapter LXXXIV: Dickens - Smiles and Tears

30:00

Read by mleigh

Chapter LXXXV: Tennyson - The Poet of Friendship

15:55

Read by MaybeCordelia

Bewertungen

Well written, enjoyable to listen to

(3,5 Sterne)

This book is one of my favorite books by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall that I have listened to so far. Chapter 12 in particular was very beautiful! Excellent readers so far.