Author: Gerard Manley Hopkins
Series: The Great Poets
Narrator: Jeremy Northam
Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Naxos
Published: 09/01/2008
A collection of the best-known poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). One of the Victorian era’s greatest writers, Hopkins’ reputation has continued to grow since his death. Our Great Poets series, launched in 2007, has proven very popular, offering many of the best-loved poems by popular poets in an inexpensive 1 CD collection – and well read by leading actors. This anthology of works by one of poetry’s most daring innovators will undoubtedly become a best-seller. The collection includes The Windhover, The Caged Skylark, Carrion Comfort, Spring and Fall, and Inversnaid.
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