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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, and others
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
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For the first time, the complete works of Shakespeare are available to download as one. This collection includes all 37 plays, four narrative poems and the sonnets....
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Great collection marred by a few missing sections
- By J. T. Woosley on 02-27-21
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Shakespeare: The Complete Works
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Diana Rigg, Roy Dotrice, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, full cast
- Length: 98 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 12-28-20
- Language: English
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Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this unusual recording, the talented actor Frank Muller reads Shakespeare's complete work with...
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Madness in great ones must not unwatched go
- By Darwin8u on 08-14-17
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Hamlet
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
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A great selection of poetry
- By James on 07-13-04
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-19-00
- Language: English
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Macbeth (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Tony Award winner Alan Cumming in his riveting solo interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy....
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Second best to seeing this performance
- By Carole T. on 08-18-12
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Macbeth (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-03-12
- Language: English
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Hamlet
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Hamlet, which dates from 1600-1601, is the first in Shakespeare's great series of four tragedies....
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Excellent Copy
- By Kirby on 11-27-03
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Hamlet
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-26-99
- Language: English
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays....
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peaceful
- By resol on 12-04-23
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All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-16-21
- Language: English
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Henry VI, Part 2
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Kelly Hunter, Norman Rodway, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Rife with intrigue and treachery, this history play depicts the onset of the fifteenth-century Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York....
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First thing we do, let's kill all the reviewers!
- By Darwin8u on 02-07-17
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Henry VI, Part 2
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: David Tennant, Kelly Hunter, Norman Rodway, Isla Blair, Clive Merrison
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-08-14
- Language: English
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Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold
- Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist
- By: William Shakespeare, James Anthony, Stephen Fry - foreword
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, James Anthony, Paapa Essiedu
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeare's work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains more than 400 years after his death....
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Super Dry
- By Emma on 02-01-23
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Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold
- Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, James Anthony, Paapa Essiedu
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-13-18
- Language: English
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Complete Poetry
- Sonnets and Narrative Poems
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The sonnets are a collection numbering 154 poems dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality....
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Poetry not individually indexed, kinda worthless
- By Musa on 03-11-15
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Complete Poetry
- Sonnets and Narrative Poems
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-10-12
- Language: English
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Popular Poetry, Popular Verse
- By: William Shakespeare, John Milton, more
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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With more than 80 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind. It covers a remarkable range...
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a nice collection with a flawed presentation
- By Margaret on 03-13-16
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Popular Poetry, Popular Verse
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-26-99
- Language: English
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena run to the woods and stumble into a life separate from time itself....
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At least it's Shakespeare
- By Ry on 11-21-09
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 07-05-07
- Language: English
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The Tempest
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Sir Ian McKellen, fresh from his performance as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, is Prospero, and heads a strong cast in Shakespeare’s last great play....
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Gandalf is great
- By Justin on 11-10-15
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The Tempest
- Narrated by: Sir Ian McKellen, Emilia Fox, Scott Handy, Ben Owukwe
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-18-11
- Language: English
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Classic Love Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
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With 13 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day....
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Wonderful recitation by Richard Armitage
- By knowledge seeker on 02-09-15
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Classic Love Poems
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 02-09-15
- Language: English
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Romeo and Juliet to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition....
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Great Dramatization!
- By Karen Mitchell Smith on 04-26-16
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Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-05-14
- Language: English
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John Gielgud's Hamlet (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: John Gielgud
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever....
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Gielgud's Hamlet - A Study in Perfection
- By Chris on 01-13-09
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John Gielgud's Hamlet (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: John Gielgud
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
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The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 1
- By: William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Eric Stoltz
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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This perfect poetry companion brings the words of the world's favorite poets to life. Hearing poetry spoken - as it was originally intended to be heard...
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Okay but
- By Alice on 06-04-03
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The Best Poems of All Time, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm, Eric Stoltz
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 03-20-01
- Language: English
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The Two Noble Kinsmen
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Firth, Nigel Cooke, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Palamon and Arcite, cousins and bosom friends, are taken prisoner by Duke Theseus of Athens. While in captivity, they spy the beautiful Emilia....
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- By Darwin8u on 12-27-17
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The Two Noble Kinsmen
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Firth, Nigel Cooke, Helen Schlesinger
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 05-09-14
- Language: English
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Julius Caesar (Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- By: William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, David Cottis
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Gregory Cox, Colin Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. A full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis....
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Three Cheers for Julius Caesar and SmartPass
- By Richard on 05-24-11
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SmartPass Plus Audio Education Study Guide to Julius Caesar (Dramatised, Commentary Options)
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Gregory Cox, Colin Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 10-28-09
- Language: English
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As You Like It
- As You Like It (Dramatized)
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter, David Morrissey, Natasha Little, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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In this BBC full-cast production of As You Like It, Rosalind is banished from the Royal court, heartbroken over Orlando. Will the two find a way to reunite? Find out....
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Entertaining but not unabridged
- By MichTeach on 06-08-11
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As You Like It
- As You Like It (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter, David Morrissey, Natasha Little, Full Cast
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-06-05
- Language: English
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
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A collection of BBC Radio 3's iconic Shakespeare productions: eight comedies with all-star casts including David Tennant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Martin Jarvis, Siân Phillips and Miriam Margolyes....
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Not told entirely
- By Gabsalot on 12-11-21
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BBC Radio Shakespeare: A Collection of Eight Comedies
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, Full Cast, Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Jarvis, Miriam Margolyes, Siân Phillips
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-20-20
- Language: English
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