Swift published his work 'to vex the world rather than to divert it'.
This incisive satire has never lost its sting - whether the work of an embittered mind or a profound comment on the Age of Reason and Nature, (here is all the fascination of distorting mirrors in Swift's accounts of Lilliput and Brogdingnag, and far more than mere spleen in the way he lashes human passions and institutions.
ROBERT HARDY'S career spans a number of acclaimed film and television productions, including All Creatures Great and Small, Northanger Abbey, Demons of the Mind and The Gathering Storm. He also appeared in the award-winning 1996 film adaptation of Gulliver's Travels.
Written By : William Shakespeare
Narrated By : Full Cast Performance
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Shakespeare
Audio Theater
Price : $22.75
Douglas Henshall, Sophie Dahl and Susannah York star in Shakespeare's passionate story of doomed love. The full beauty and meaning of some of the most lyrical lines ever written can truly be heard. More info... |
Written By : John Galsworthy
Narrated By : David Case
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 10 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Price : $19.95
In his old age, Soames Forsyte has mellowed into a patient and benign figure, guarding with especial tenderness the welfare of his daughter, Fleur. But all his watchfulness and devotion are powerless to avert the tragedy when Fleur revives her old love affair with Jon Forsyte. More info... |
Written By : J.B.Priestley
Narrated By : Ralph Richardson
Published By : Heritage Media Ltd
Runtime : 25 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Audio Theater
Old Time Radio
Classics
Price : $5.49
Theatre Royal: In this episode from the series, Ralph Richardson stars in a fully dramatised adaptation of the famous Private Rooms classic by J.B.Priestley... More info... |
Written By : William Shakespeare
Narrated By : Michael Redgrave
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 minutes
Categories : Shakespeare
Classic Literature
Price : $1.65
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