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The Spoken Word - George Barker written by British Library performed by George Barker on Audio CD (Abridged)

The Spoken Word - George Barker written by British Library performed by George Barker on Audio CD (Abridged)£39.99

T. S. Eliot described George Barker as a genius, and W B Yeats compared his rhythmic invention to that of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Drawing primarily on previously unpublished BBC broadcasts spanning the years 1952 to 1982, this CD presents Barker performing some of his best-known poems. The set begins with 'The True Confession' - the broadcast of which was controversial enough to provoke comment in the...

British Library - The Spoken Word - The Bloomsbury Group written by Bloomsbury Group Authors performed by Em Forster, John Maynard Keynes, Bertrand Russell and Virginia Woolf on CD (Abridged)

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British Library - The Spoken Word - The Bloomsbury Group written by Bloomsbury Group Authors performed by Em Forster, John Maynard Keynes, Bertrand Russell and Virginia Woolf on CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9780712305938
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Biography
Duration:  131 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Bloomsbury Group Authors
Performer 1:  Em Forster
Performer 2:  John Maynard Keynes
Performer 3:  Bertrand Russell
Performer 4:  Virginia Woolf
Rarity:  Extremely Rare

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The Bloomsbury Group remains of great public interest for its influence on art,literature and politics in the first half of the 20th century. Recordings of this informal association of writers, artists and intellectuals, which include Virginia and Leonard Woolf, Clive and Vanessa Bell, and Duncan Grant among others...

are brought together for the first time on a 2 CD set.

The recordings also include reminiscences by some of those who were associated or related to the group.

The CDs draw on long-unheard BBC broadcasts and recordings from the Charleston Trust, most of which are published for the first time. Other titles in the series have received press coverage in national newspapers in the UK and USA plus coverage on BBC radio.

Includes a 16 page introductory booklet.

Track listing DISC ONE 1. Leonard Woolf The World of Books (1964) 2. Virginia Woolf Craftsmanship (1937) 3. E M Forster Talk on Desmond MacCarthy (1952) 4. Desmond MacCarthy Tears (1947) 5. Duncan Grant Desert Island Discs (1975) 6. Leonard Woolf Henry James and the Young Men (1959) 7. Clive Bell Lytton Strachey (1980) 8. Duncan Grant Charleston Trust interview (1969) Other speaker: Quentin Bell 9. Vanessa Bell Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 10. Duncan Grant Charleston Trust interview (1969) Other speaker: Quentin Bell 11. John Maynard Keynes The Arts Council of Great Britain (1945) 12. Duncan Grant From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970)

DISC TWO 1. Harold Nicolson As I Knew Her (1954) 2. William Plomer From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 3. David Garnett David Garnett interviewed on his life and work (1978) 4. David Cecil From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 5. Frances Partridge My Century (1999) 6. Angelica Garnett British Library oral history interview (2003) 7. George Rylands Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 8. Marjorie Strachey Souvenir Recollections of the Bloomsbury Group (1962) 9. Angelica Garnett From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 10. Vita Sackville-West Talk on Virginia Woolf and Orlando (1955) 11. Quentin Bell From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 12. Margery Fry Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 13. Nigel Nicolson and Benedict Nicolson From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 14. Elizabeth Bowen From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 15. George Rylands From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970) 16. Ralph Partridge Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 17. John Lehmann Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 18. Bertrand Russell Portraits from Memory (1952) 19. David Garnett Books and Writers (1971) 20. Gerald Brenan Interviewed by the BBC on his book Personal Record 1920 1972 (1974) 21. Grace Higgens Charleston Trust interview (1969) 22. Nellie Boxhall Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 23. Lottie Hope Portrait of Virginia Woolf (1956) 24. Louie Mayer From BBC interviews made for Omnibus programme (1970)

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