Audiobooks by Charlotte Smith

Born in England – Exploring English Poetry - London

"Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition and even in its more hubristic moments, the crushing triumph of an enemy.In the volumes of this series, we take a look at poetry through the prism of individual regions of England, or sometimes more quaintly known as ‘Albion’, or ‘Blighty’, through the centuries of its gloried history.England, despite its perception of reserve and under-statement has, in reality, strode the global stage at various time in many things, both good and bad, from Empire to long distance running. Here our focus in on its literature. Famed for its fiction and dramas, it is equally admired for its plethora of gifted poets and the dazzling verse which has added so much to its artistic legacy. These classic poets are wonders of their age and of their art. Genius is written in their names.In this volume the instantly globally recognisable city of London has, for century after century, dominated the country. Its rich history of art, culture and commerce interweave with generation after generation of poets to produce a supremely rich tapestry of undimmed brilliance. Our poets include Alexander Pope, Amy Levy, Edmund Spenser, John Keats, G K Chesterton and a host of others. Genius has many names."

Alexander Pope, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Ben Jonson, Charlotte Mew, Charlotte Smith, Christina Rossetti, Daniel Defoe, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edmund Spenser, Edward Lear, Edward Thomas, Elizabeth Siddal, G K Chesterton, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, John Keats, John Milton, John Ruskin, Lord Byron, Robert Browning, Thomas Gray, Thomas Hood, William Blake, William Morris (Author), David Shaw-Parker, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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A Rhyme A Dozen - England

"'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - England - An Introduction 2 - Jerusalem by William Blake 3 - Home Thoughts From Abroad by Robert Browning 4 - The Lambs of Grassmere by Christina Georgina Rossetti 5 - Happy Is England by John Keats 6 - This England (from Richard II) by William Shakespeare 7 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth 8 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 9 - Beachey Head by Charlotte Smith 10 - A Shropshire Lad XXXI - On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble by A E Housman 11 - London After The Great Fire 1666 by John Dryden 12 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 13 - A Song - Men of England by Percy Bysshe Shelley"

A E Housman, Charlotte Smith, Christina Georgina Rossetti, John Clare, John Dryden, John Keats, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Browning, William Blake, William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth (Author), Eve Karpf, Jake Urry (Narrator)

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The Power of Poetry - Poems To Mend A Broken Heart

"1 - The Power of Poetry - Poems to Mend a Broken Heart - An Introduction2 - Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe3 - Loves Lies Bleeding by Algernon Charles Swinburne4 - I Prithee Send Me Back My Heart by Sir John Suckling5 - Ebb by Edna St Vincent Millay6 - Heart We Will Forget Him by Emily Dickinson-7 - My Own Heart|And Where|And Why by Edna St Vincent Millay28 - Renouncement by Alice Meynell29 - A Shropshire Lad XXXIII - If Truth in Hearts That Perish by A.E. Housman30 - The Forsaken Lover Consoleth Himself With Rememberance of Past Happiness by Sir Thomas Wyatt31 - Sonnet 139 - O! Call Not Me to Justify the Wrong by William Shakespeare32 - Love and Folly by Charlotte Smith33 - No One So Much As You by Edward Thomas34 - My Heart Cries by Kabir35 - Sonnet 87 - Farewell! Thou Art Too Dear for My Possessing by William Shakespeare36 - Love's Farewell by Michael Drayton37 - When We Two Parted by Lord Byron38 - We Parted in Silence by Isabella Valancy Crawford39 - February by Edith Nesbit40 - The Given Heart by Abraham Cowley41 - Jilted by Radclyffe Hall42 - Jealously by Rupert Brooke43 - Jealously by Radclyffe Hall44 - Spring Morning by A. E. Housman45 - To His Forsaken Mistress by Sir Robert Ayton46 - Love and Hate by Elizabeth Siddal47 - Amour XXX Three Sorts of Serpents Do Resemble Thee by Michael Drayton48 - Revenge by Letitia Elizabeth Landon49 - Modern Love - II by George Meredith50 - Divorce by Anna Wickham51 - Modern Love - I by George Meredith52 - Dead Love by Elizabeth Siddal53 - He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead by W B Yeats54 - Sailing Beyond Seas by Jean Ingelow55 - If Thou Wilt Ease Thine Heart by Thomas Lovell Beddoes56 - Dead Men's Love by Rupert Brooke57 - The Doleful Lay of Clorinda by Mary Sidney|Countess of Pembroke58 - The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock by T S Eliot|Have Pity by Gerard Manley Hopkins8 - They Flee From Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt9 - The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd by John Bodenham10 - Love Arm'd by Aphra Behn11 - A Shropshire Lad LIV - With Rue My Heart is Laden by A.E. Housman12 - A Poor Torn Heart|Let Me Have More|a Tattered Heart by Emily Dickinson13 - Doubting Heart by Adelaide Anne Proctor14 - A Careless Heart by Isaac Rosenberg15 - My Heart is Lame by Charlotte Mew16 - A Fallen Leaf by Ella Wheeler Wilcox17 - Helas! by Oscar Wilde18 - A Pause of Thought by Christina Georgina Rossetti19 - A Broken Appointment by Thomas Hardy20 - The Last Betrayal by Edith Nesbit21 - Greater Love by Wilfred Owen22 - In the Tavern of My Heart by Willa Cather23 - Hearts First Word I by Isaac Rosenberg24 - I Have Loved Flowers That Fade by Robert Seymour Bridges25 - I So Like Spring by Charlotte Mew26 - May by Sara Teasdale27 - What Lips My Lips Have Kissed"

A. E. Housman, Alice Meynell, Aphra Behn, Charlotte Smith, Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Nesbit, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Emily Dickinson, Kabir, Michael Drayton, Robert Seymour Bridges, Rupert Brooke, T S Eliot, William Shakespeare (Author), Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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An Hour of Nature Poems - Volume 2

"Silence is rare in Nature.When we really listen, Nature is conducting symphonies of sound as her world goes about the day and night. Her invisible heartbeat is everywhere, for everyone.Our eyes are constantly bathed in the wonder of her ways, the soft drizzle of rain from soft grey clouds, the bleached harsh desert sand of a noon day, a wave caressing the shore, to the ravenous colours of a departing sunset. Indeed, whenever we look and listen to the vastness of our world Nature's beauty is always there for us. She placates our anger, soothes our pain. Her vistas feed our hearts and souls; the world of a single flower brings a smile.In these 60 minutes nature takes us through her world of wonder."

Charlotte Smith, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Clare (Author), Eve Karpf, Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Female Poets of the Eighteenth Century - Volume 1

"For much of history women have been seen rather than heard. Their thoughts, their views have lain too long in the shadows of our culture. Whilst this traditional view has some merit it is not entirely accurate.Here, gathered together in these volumes, we can, through their words, experience their lives; we can hear their voices, their thoughts, joys, loves and losses.For the Female Poet there was always the confining hand of men to instruct that their time was perhaps spent more productively elsewhere. These lines, these gilded verses often protest otherwise.The contribution of women in these earlier centuries is immense and in this series we bring together poets who have created some of the most beautiful and expressive verses ever written. And remember these words, these telling lines, have been written against the grain of society's male bias. With their remembered words these female poets have given us a history that we can all now share.This volume comes to you from Portable Poetry, a specialized imprint from Deadtree Publishing. Our range is large and growing and covers single poets, themes, and many compilations."

Ann Griffiths, Charlotte Smith, Hannah Moore (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley, Stella Gonet (Narrator)

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The Ode

"On first thought an Ode should be simple to describe, to define. A definition would most probably put it as; a lyric poem, usually addressed to a particular subject, with lines of varying lengths and complex rhythm. And within that, of course, we have its depth, beauty and poetic form. It's evolvement over time and through the minds of our revered poets continues so perhaps the best description would be the Odes themselves."

Charlotte Smith, Keats, Thomas Hood (Author), Nigel Planer, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Female Poet - Volume 5

"The gentler sex or the deadlier of the species. Between these two definitions of the female gender lies a collection of some of the most beautiful verse ever written. For much of history women have been seen rather than heard. In this volume poets of great depth and feeling express themselves on a range of topics and in ways that perhaps only a woman can. Here in Volume 5 we bring you works from Christina Georgina Rossetti to Elinor Wylie by way of Charlotte Smith, Sara Teasdale, Katharine Tynan, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Dorothy Wordsworth and many others. Our readers include Ghizela Rowe and Nigel Planer."

Charlotte Smith, Christina Georgina Rossetti, Elinor Wylie (Author), Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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The Poetry Of Charlotte Smith

"Charlotte Turner Smith was born on 4th May 1749 in London. Her early years were dominated by her mother's early death and her father's reckless spending. At age 15 she married Benjamin Smith in order to rid her father of his gambling debts. Charlotte was later to write that she now become a "legal prostitute". Benjamin was violent, unfaithful, more reckless with monies than her father and completely unsupportive with her writing that she had begun to spend more time on. In 1766, Charlotte and Benjamin had the first of their twelve children. She helped with her Father in law's business and upon his death he left much to Charlotte and her children but this inheritance was tied up in legal wranglings that lasted for 40 years and became the inspiration for Dickens' central case in Bleak House. Her husband's spending landed him in prison and as was allowed at the time, Charlotte moved in to join him. It was here in 1784, that she wrote and published her first work, Elegiac Sonnets. It was an instant success, allowing Charlotte to pay for their release from prison and contributing to a revival of the sonnet. Charlotte moved to Chichester where she began to write novels believing she could earn more from their sale and rather unusually publishing all her work under her own name. Her first novel, Emmeline in 1788, was a success and in the next decade she wrote nine more. However, despite their initial success, her finances were a constant source of concern and she was often in debt being forced to move home frequently and impacting on declining health. By 1803, Smith was again poverty-stricken with severe gout which made writing painful and later almost paralysed her. On 23 February 1806, Charlotte finally received some of the inheritance, but was too ill to do anything with it and died on October 28th 1806. William Wordsworth described her as a poet "to whom English verse is under greater obligations than are likely to be either acknowledged or remembered"."

Charlotte Smith (Author), Ghizela Rowe (Narrator)

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