The Christmas Collection by Christina Hardyment
Christmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can be seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas, there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, and made mystical in stories.
This collection includes complete versions of old favorites and new discoveries: a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes, an account of Christmas under the Puritans, a first, poverty-stricken Christmas in turn-of-the-century New York, and a Mummers' play.
Adding the final touch is the music-from traditional Christmas carols to Arcangelo Corelli to Benjamin Britten. On this recording, Christmas past brings alive Christmas present.
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Spine Tinglers
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Walking on the Bridge of Your Nose
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Poems for the Very Young
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A Spider Bought a Bicycle and Other Poems
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Nine Modern Poets
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Favourite Poems
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Comic and Curious Verse
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The Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry
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A World of Poetry
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Dream State
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Radical Renfrew
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Sleeping with Monsters
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In the Face of Eternity
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Paradise Regained
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Ophelia and Other Poems
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Bears Don't Like Bananas
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Plum
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Seven Themes in Modern Verse
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A Choice of Poets
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Seeing the River
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Salutations
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All in a Day
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Go and Open the Door
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Ordinary Guy
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Sharawaggi
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Great Poets of the Romantic Age
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Marbles in My Pocket
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Poets of the Great War
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The Thirteen Secrets of Poetry
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Arthur Ransome and Captain Flint's Trunk
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Writing the Thames
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The Book of the Duchess
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The Serpent of Division
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Novel Houses
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Home Comfort
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Pleasures of the Table
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The World of Arthur Ransome
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Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands
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A Slice of Life
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Pleasures of the Garden
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Murder Will Out
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Perfect Parents
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Behind the Scenes
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On the Writer's Trail
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Literary Trails
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Novel Crime Scenes
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The Canary-coloured Cat
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Malory
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From Mangle to Microwave
John Moffatt (1922-2012) was an English actor and playwright. He was best known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot on BBC Radio and for a wide range of stage roles in the West End from the 1950s to the 1980s.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9789626341490 |
| Title | The Christmas Collection |
| Format | Abridged Audiobook Classical Unabridged |
| Studio | Naxos AudioBooks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| Edited by | Christina Hardyment |
| Read by | Peter Jeffrey |
| Read by | John Moffatt |