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A collection of heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery—told in verses.Ensembles of Thy Heart is an intimate journey through love’s echoes—where each poem plays a note in the symphony of vulnerability. Desmond Bassey explores the tender highs and devastating lows of emotion, from infatuation to heartbreak to growth.This isn’t just poetry.It’s a conversation with the soul.
The Tragedy of Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in collaboration with Thomas Middleton in about 1605–1606, which was published in the First Folio in 1623. It is about the fortunes of an Athenian named Timon. The central character is a beloved citizen of Athens who through tremendous generosity spends his entire fortune on corrupt hangers-on only interested in getting the next payout. The earliest-known production of the play was in 1674, when Thomas Shadwell wrote an adaptation under the title The History of Timon of Athens, The Man-hater. Multiple other adaptations followed over the next century, by writers such as Thomas Hull, James Love and Richard Cumberland. The straight Shakespearean text was performed at Smock Alley in Dublin in 1761, but adaptations continued to dominate the stage until well into the 20th century. ... Flavius arrives. He wants the money as well, but he also wants Timon to come back into society. Timon acknowledges that he has had one true friend in Flavius, a shining example of an otherwise diseased and impure race, but laments that this man is a mere servant. He invites the last envoys from Athens, who hoped Timon might placate Alcibiades, to go hang themselves, and then dies in the wilderness. Alcibiades, marching on Athens, then throws down his glove, and ends the play reading the bitter epitaph Timon wrote for himself, part of which was composed by Callimachus: "Here lies a wretched corpse of wretched soul bereft: Seek not my name: a plague consume you wicked caitiffs left!" Here lie I, Timon, who alive, all living men did hate, Pass by, and curse thy fill, but pass and stay not here thy gait... Among the most significant works William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Orpheus, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Troilus and Cressida, The Tempest, Venus and Adonis, Antony and Cleopatra, Measure for Measure, The Winter's Tale and many more.Zum Buch
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 different recordings of The Phantom-Wooer by Thomas Lovell Beddoes. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of January 28th, 2007.Zum Buch
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastEbenezer Scrooge: Andy MinterFred: mbBob Cratchit: David RichardsonGentleman: Martin LangerJacob Marley: Algy PugGhost of Christmas Past: Tricia GFan/Tiny Tim: rashadaYoung Scrooge/Peter Cratchit: Paul AndrewsSchoolmaster/Man 2: Peter BishopFezziwig: John SteigerwaldBelle: AvailleBelle's Husband/Man 3: Levi ThrockmortonGhost of Christmas Present: Barry EadsMrs. Cratchit: Arielle LipshawMartha Cratchit/Girl: Christin ChapelleBelinda Cratchit/Caroline: Amy GramourScrooge's Niece: Veronica JenkinsNiece's Sister: Liberty StumpMan 1: David LawrenceMan 4: Chris DonnellyMan 5: Darren VCharwoman: Kara ShallenbergOld Joe: Tom CrawfordMrs. Dilber: Sandra GCaroline's Husband: Shea McNamaraBoy: SaabNarrator: Elizabeth KlettAudio edited by Elizabeth KlettZum Buch
Alfred Damon Runyan was born on 4th October 1880, in Manhattan, Kansas. When Runyon was two his father was forced to sell his newspaper and the family moved eventually settling in Pueblo, Colorado where Runyon spent his youth. By most accounts, he attended school only through the fourth grade and then worked for his father in the newspaper trade. In 1898 Runyon enlisted in the U.S. Army to fight in the Spanish–American War. After his service he returned to Colorado and worked for the local newspapers. By 1910 he had moved to New York to work for Hearst newspapers, writing a daily column. He was soon promoted to be the Hearst newspapers' baseball columnist and developed his trademark viewpoint of writing up the eccentric and the unusual, whether on the field or in the stands. But Runyon also wrote poetry, plays, essays and, of course, his short stories with his famous ‘Runyonesque’ characters who were funny, gritty and instantly memorable, all distilled into black and white type. Of course, the cliché about newspapermen and writers is that they are heavy drinkers, chain-smokers, gamblers and obsessively chase women with a sideline in gathering info and only getting something written just before the deadline hits. And that, pretty much, was Runyon’s life. In 1938 he developed throat cancer which would leave him unable to speak but he continued to work at a ferocious pace, pursuing a Hollywood career as writer and producer at MGM, Universal and RKO studios. Alfred Damon Runyon died in New York City on 10th December 1946 from throat cancer. He was 66. His ashes were scattered from a plane over Broadway. In his early short Story ‘The Defense of Strikerville’ Runyon takes up the cause of workers’ rights as it comes up against the nasty tactics of big-dog capitalism. Runyon’s poems brilliantly illustrate his style and ideas with works that are individual, observational, heavy on the vernacular and bring a rarely seen poetic talent to our attention. 1 - The Poetry of Damon Runyon - An Introduction 2 - The Song of the Strike-Breakers by Damon Runyon 3 - Song of the Steel Worker by Damon Runyon 4 - The Song of the Bullet by Damon Runyon 5 - A Song of the Panama Canal by Damon Runyon 6 - A Song of the Rails by Damon Runyon 7 - The Song of King Barleycorn 8 - The King of Moo by Damon Runyon 9 - The Song of Silence by Damon Runyon 10 - Song O' the Lost Trains by Damon Runyon 11 - The Song of the Saddle by Damon Runyon 12 - The Ghosts of the Great White Way by Damon Runyon 13 - The Softest Town by Damon Runyon 14 - The Ballad of the Big Town by Damon Runyon 15 - Ballads of a Beach Comber by Damon Runyon 16 - When the Ships Go Home by Damon Runyon 17 - Dream of a Drowsy Day by Damon Runyon 18 - Ballad of Hop Looey 19 - The Ladies in the Trenches - a Solider Song of the Sulu Isles by Damon Runyon 20 - Nostalgia by Damon Runyon 21 - A Divorce Problem by Damon Runyon 22 - The Boy She Used to Know by Damon Runyon 23 - Roses of a Dream by Damon Runyon 24 - Homeward Bound by Damon Runyon 25 - The Spirit of You by Damon Runyon 26 - Ghosts by Damon Runyon 27 - Ballad of Lonely Graves by Damon Runyon 28 - Pal, Algeria 1910 by Damon Runyon 29 - Requiem by Damon RunyonZum Buch
'She made some very poor decisions. You tried to warn her. You love her yet, and that's a credit to you, but you need to think about what's best for Scotland...' It's 1567. James Melville is an intelligent, charismatic and skilled diplomat – and also one of the most loyal servants of Mary Stuart, the troubled Queen of Scots. It's a time of political turmoil, and the shocking crimes he has witnessed have shaken him. Now he needs to decide who's guilty, who's innocent, and who is too dangerous to accuse. Change is coming, but at what price? Mary is an explosive political thriller, and part of Rona Munro's breathtaking theatrical exploration of Scottish history. It is the sixth instalment of The James Plays Cycle which began with James I, II and III, performed by National Theatre of Scotland, including a run at the National Theatre in London, and which won the Evening Standard and Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards in 2014, and James IV, co-produced by Raw Material and Capital Theatres in association with National Theatre of Scotland, in 2022. Mary received its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre, London, also in 2022, directed by Roxana Silbert.Zum Buch
A long-married couple are returning home from a summer visit to their daughter in California. The vacation makes the wife question what happened to their adventurous younger selves.Zum Buch
