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  De Rerum Natura

  Titus Lucretius Carus

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  An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the fear of death as the cause of man's ills, and shows the way to freedom from that fear. (Summary by bropops4)

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  Love not me for comely grace

  John Wilbye

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  LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Love not me for comely grace by John Wilbye. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 30, 2012John Wilbye was an English madrigal composer, and is probably the most famous of all the English madrigalists; his pieces have long been favourites and are often included in modern collections. His style is characterized by delicate writing for the voice, acute sensitivity to the text and the use of "false relations" between the major and minor modes. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  This is a Chair (NHB Modern Plays)

  Caryl Churchill

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  A series of surreal sketches, each prefaced by a doom-laden tabloid style headline, This Is A Chair is at once modern and postmodern, tragedy and farce, about all and about nothing.
  'Churchill, who constantly reinvents dramatic form, has come up with something compelling and strange: an intimate revue about the increasing surreality of modern life' - Guardian
  'creates a haunting impression of urban alienation, self-obsession and pre-millennial tension' - Daily Telegraph

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  Menagerie

  Cheryl Pearson

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  Menagerie is a collection of poems about animals, divided into three sections: water, earth and air. Some poems examine a creature from close-up, almost allowing the reader to see the world through the animal's eyes, while the poet is more present in other poems, looking on. The collection invites the reader to reflect on loneliness, love, mortality, and hope. Each poem is typeset with plenty of space around it, allowing it to breathe. With stylised illustrations by Amy Evans.
  from "Octopus Tank, Torbay Aquarium"
  
  I saw a ribbon of starlings once – they rose
  
  and fell in that same way, tied and re-tied Rome
  
  in a bow, and I thought the knot at their centre
  
  must be God. Here is God again in this stranger,
  
  the colour coursing her billow and flop like a weather map
  
  crawling with storms.

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  The Haunting (NHB Modern Plays)

  Charles Dickens

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  A spine-chilling play by Hugh Janes, based on several original ghost stories by Charles Dickens.
  In an ancient, crumbling mansion, sheltering from the howling winds that tear across the surrounding desolate moorland, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change both of their lives.
  When a young book dealer, David Filde, is employed by a former associate of his uncle to catalogue a private library, he finds an incredible array of rare and antiquated books. But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspires to keep Filde from his work, he realises that if he is to convince his sceptical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing are real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror, and beyond...
  The play offers rich material for amateur theatre companies or student groups who want to introduce their audiences to another side of Dickens' work - and have them jump out of their seats at the same time.
  'The Haunting revels in the old-fashioned power of simple theatrical tricks, and basks in the shrieks and gasps of an audience that is clearly part of the event'- Scotsman
  'Great pace and terrific suspense... guaranteed to raise goosebumps'- Maidenhead Advertiser
  'Gripping... and fascinating too'- British Theatre Guide

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  Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale...

  Charles Dickens

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  Things are going to be different. Very different...
  1838, London. Jacob Marley is dead. And so is Ebenezer Scrooge…
  In this reinvention of the timeless classic, Ebenezer has died and his sister Fan has inherited his money-lending business. She rapidly becomes notorious as the most monstrous miser ever known, a legendary misanthrope, lonely, and despised by all who cross her path.
  This year, on Christmas Eve, Fan Scrooge will be haunted by three spirits. They want her to change. But will she?
  This stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale is by renowned author Piers Torday. Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale first came to life in the Dickensian environment of the world's oldest-surviving music hall, Wilton's Music Hall, London, in December 2019.
  It will prove a festive gift for amateur theatre companies seeking an original, female-led version with lashings of goodwill to all men – and women.

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