Poems


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John Buchan was a Scottish writer, poet and diplomat who became Governer General of Canada. Best known for his novels (The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greenmantle, etc) he also wrote poetry in both English and Scottish dialect.

(Summary by Alan Mapstone) (0 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Dedication 1:06 Read by Alan Mapstone
Fratri Dilectissimo 3:22 Read by Alan Mapstone
To Lionel Phillips 0:42 Read by George Banfield
To Sir Reginald Talbot 1:23 Read by George Banfield
From the Pentlands, looking North and South 6:40 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Strongman Armed 1:41 Read by Colin Dycke
The Soldier of Fortune 2:24 Read by Agnes Robert Behr
The Singer 2:26 Read by Agnes Robert Behr
Processional 2:01 Read by Larry Wilson
Avignon, 1759 2:12 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Gypsy's Song to the Lady Cassilis 2:14 Read by Agnes Robert Behr
Wood Magic 2:24 Read by Agnes Robert Behr
The Song of the Sea Captain 8:12 Read by Alan Mapstone
Antiphilus of Byzantium 1:00 Read by Colin Dycke
An Echo of Meleager 1:37 Read by Colin Dycke