English Literature for Boys and Girls


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(4 stars; 14 reviews)

"Has there ever been a time when no stories were told? Has there ever been a people who did not care to listen? I think not."
Thus begins a journey through the history of English literature, from the early middle ages to the Victorian era. The young person will experience the most well-loved characters of all time, from Beowulf, the warrior who dares to challenge a terrifying and bloodthirsty monster, to virtuous Una of The Faerie Queene, faithful to the end. H. E. Marshall masterfully weaves selections from the stories into her own retelling, leaving the reader with a keen appreciation for the great books that have become the foundation of Western culture. - Summary by cadastra (23 hr 9 min)

Chapitres

Chapter I: In the Listening Time 9:01 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter II: The Story of the Cattle Raid of Cooley 13:35 Lu par Gabriel Mc Dermott
Chapter III: One of the Sorrows of Story-telling 6:38 Lu par MaybeCordelia
Chapter IV: The Story of a Literary Lie 6:14 Lu par MaybeCordelia
Chapter V: The Story of Fingal 8:40 Lu par MaybeCordelia
Chapter VI: About Some Old Welsh Stories 12:01 Lu par Faerie Book Mama
Chapter VII: How the Story of Arthur was Written in English 15:12 Lu par Kim Lamb
Chapter VIII: The Beginning of the Reading Time 13:29 Lu par TR Love
Chapter IX: "The Passing of Arthur" 9:46 Lu par TR Love
Chapter X: The Adventures of An Old English Book 9:56 Lu par Faerie Book Mama
Chapter XI: The Story of Beowulf 10:44 Lu par Alix Grace
Chapter XII: The Father of English Song 14:32 Lu par Kim Lamb
Chapter XIII: How Caedmon Sang, and How He Fell Once More on Silence 11:04 Lu par Kim Lamb
Chapter XIV: The Father of English History 16:32 Lu par Ruth P.
Chapter XV: How Alfred the Great Fought With His Pen 8:04 Lu par RedLily
Chapter XVI: When English Slept 9:11 Lu par Wayne Cooke
Chapter XVII: The Story of Havelok the Dane 12:39 Lu par nighthawks
Chapter XVIII: About Some Song Stories 13:13 Lu par Michele Eaton
Chapter XIX: "Piers the Ploughman" 10:41 Lu par Michele Eaton
Chapter XX: "Piers the Ploughman" - continued 13:54 Lu par Michele Eaton
Chapter XXI: How the Bible Came to the People 12:00 Lu par Ruth P.
Chapter XXII: Chaucer - Bread and Milk for Children 7:39 Lu par Alix Grace
Chapter XXIII: Chaucer - "The Canterbury Tales" 11:37 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter XXIV: Chaucer - At the Tabard Inn 17:23 Lu par Alix Grace
Chapter XXV: The First English Guide-Book 13:43 Lu par Ken Masters
Chapter XXVI: Barbour - "The Bruce," The Beginnings of a Struggle 14:39 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XXVII: Barbour - "The End of the Struggle" 11:21 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XXVIII: A Poet King 17:51 Lu par Shasta
Chapter XXIX: The Death of the Poet King 17:25 Lu par Shasta
Chapter XXX: Dunbar - The Wedding of the Thistle and the Rose 17:21 Lu par Shasta
Chapter XXXI: At the Sign of the Red Pale 18:34 Lu par Cheryl
Chapter XXXII: About the Beginning of the Theater 13:20 Lu par CadenB
Chapter XXXIII: How the Shepherds Watched Their Flocks 12:31 Lu par mleigh
Chapter XXXIV: The Story of Everyman 7:26 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter XXXV: How a Poet Comforted a Girl 18:20 Lu par Shasta
Chapter XXXVI: The Renaissance 10:55 Lu par Wayne Cooke
Chapter XXXVII: The Land of Nowhere 21:25 Lu par Cheryl
Chapter XXXVIII: The Death of Sir Thomas More 10:28 Lu par KinoOnik
Chapter XXXIX: How the Sonnet Came to England 14:01 Lu par springteacher
Chapter XL: The Beginning of Blank Verse 9:31 Lu par springteacher
Chapter XLI: Spenser - The "Shepherd's Calendar" 18:49 Lu par springteacher
Chapter XLII: Spenser - The "Faery Queen" 15:22 Lu par MaybeCordelia
Chapter XLIII: Spenser - His Last Days 12:42 Lu par nighthawks
Chapter XLIV: About the First Theaters 18:44 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter XLV: Shakespeare - The Boy 13:44 Lu par Ruth P.
Chapter XLVI: Shakespeare - The Man 15:47 Lu par Ruth P.
Chapter LXVII: Shakespeare - "The Merchant of Venice" 31:21 Lu par Ken Masters
Chapter XLVIII: Jonson - "Every Man in His Humour" 23:01 Lu par Vineymala
Chapter XLIX: Jonson - "The Sad Shepherd" 12:09 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter L: Raleigh - "The Revenge" 25:48 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter LI: Raleigh - "The History of the World" 15:57 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter LII: Bacon - New Ways of Wisdom 20:53 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter LIII: Bacon - The Happy Island 13:03 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter LIV: About Some Lyric Poets 14:38 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter LV: Herbert - The Parson Poet 17:51 Lu par Ken Masters
Chapter LVI: Herrick and Marvell - Of Blossoms and Bowers 24:46 Lu par Ken Masters
Chapter LVII: Milton - Sight and Growth 22:45 Lu par Night
Chapter LVIII: Milton - Darkness and Death 21:14 Lu par Night
Chapter LIX: Bunyan - "The Pilgrim's Progress" 27:39 Lu par Ruth P.
Chapter LX: Dryden - The New Poetry 25:40 Lu par Brooke Favorat
Chapter LXI: Defoe - The First Newspaers 16:22 Lu par Traceyann
Chapter LXII: Defoe - "Robinson Crusoe" 14:39 Lu par ABVoice
Chapter LXIII: Swift - The "Journal to Stella" 15:51 Lu par CadenB
Chapter LXIV: Swift - "Gulliver's Travels" 15:33 Lu par CadenB
Chapter LXV: Addison - The "Spectator" 28:40 Lu par Margaret Lange
Chapter LXVI: "Steele - The Soldier Author 19:32 Lu par Margaret Lange
Chapter LXVII: Pope - "The Rape of the Lock" 29:49 Lu par Vineymala
Chapter LXVIII: Johnson - Days of Struggle 18:23 Lu par Wayne Cooke
Chapter LXIX: Johnson - The End of the Journey 22:36 Lu par Gini Rosario
Chapter LXX: Goldsmith - The Vagabond 15:13 Lu par Margaret Lange
Chapter LXXI: Goldsmith - "The Vicar of Wakefield" 15:49 Lu par Christina Fu
Chapter LXXXII: Burns - The Plowman Poet 25:38 Lu par Gini Rosario
Chapter LXXIII: Cowper - "The Task" 11:47 Lu par Wayne Cooke
Chapter LXXIV: Wordsworth - The Poet of Nature 12:11 Lu par Aric Reed
Chapter LXXV: Wordsworth and Coleridge - the Lake Poets 19:52 Lu par W. L. Bolm
Chapter LXXVI: Coleridge and Southey - Sunshine and Shadow 14:01 Lu par Wayne Cooke
Chapter LXXVII: Scott - The Awakening of Romance 16:50 Lu par Heather Eney
Chapter LXXVIII: Scott - "The Wizard of the North" 13:28 Lu par Aric Reed
Chapter LXXIX: Byron - "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" 22:59 Lu par Alan Mapstone
Chapter LXXX: Shelley - The Poet of Love 30:24 Lu par Lynda Marie Neilson
Chapter LXXXI: Keats - The Poet of Beauty 18:40 Lu par MaybeCordelia
Chapter LXXXII: Carlyle - The Sage of Chelsea 27:14 Lu par TR Love
Chapter LXXXIII: Thackeray - The Cynic? 23:56 Lu par TR Love
Chapter LXXXIV: Dickens - Smiles and Tears 30:00 Lu par mleigh
Chapter LXXXV: Tennyson - The Poet of Friendship 15:55 Lu par MaybeCordelia

Critiques

Well written, enjoyable to listen to


(3.5 stars)

This book is one of my favorite books by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall that I have listened to so far. Chapter 12 in particular was very beautiful! Excellent readers so far.

Chapter 39 my ears hurt 


(4 stars)

Wow You guys really need to redo chapter 39 I’m not listening to that for 13 minutes I only listen to the first 20seconds and I already have a headache

Great just a couple difficult readers


(3.5 stars)

Very nice book although I am on chapter 28 and the reader is very hard to understand due to poor audio quality. But overall, it is a very nice book