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Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales Of Geoffrey Chaucer

Album UK on The Spoken Word label
Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Radioplay)

Four 33-1/3 Microgrove Long Play Records from BBC Transcriptions From the liner notes on the inside of the box (repeated on the enclosed order slip): Unabridged from the immortal Chaucer's Canterbury Tales translated into modern English verse by Nevill Coghill, with some short passages from the as they would have sounded in Chaucer's time. These dramatized productions featuring outstanding stars of British Stage and Radio and which lose none of the charm and lilt of Chaucer's original verse, were made originally for the British Broadcasting Corporation's Third Programme in 1949. They rank among the most successful literary productions ever achieved by the British Broadcasting Corporation. These literary masterpieces have been broadcast in the U.S. and other parts of the world with great critical acclaim from both press and public. The Spoken Word Inc. is prod to offer them for the first time in LP records. ... The Nevill Coghill translation of The Canterbury Tales is published by Penguin Books, Baltimore, Maryland. The Spoken Word Inc. 10 East 39 Street New York 16, N.Y. Includes order slip to purchase the box set by mail for $20 US.

     
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PortraitGeoffrey Chaucer , 1343-1400 GB
album by
Nevill Coghill
translated by, read by
PortraitCecil Trouncer ,
voice actor
PortraitBetty Hardy ,
voice actor
PortraitCarlton Hobbs ,
voice actor
PortraitDeryck Guyler , 1914-1999 GB
voice actor
PortraitGraeme Malcolm ,
voice actor
PortraitHeron Carvic ,
voice actor
PortraitJames McKechnie ,
voice actor
PortraitArthur Young voc, tr,
voice actor
PortraitBasil Jones ,
voice actor
PortraitIan Catford ,
voice actor
PortraitRobert Marsden ,
voice actor
PortraitRobert Mawdesley ,
voice actor
PortraitRonald Simpson ,
read by
PortraitDenise Bryer voc, *1928 GB
voice actor
PortraitMartin Starkie ,
voice actor
Producers
Stephen Potter producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1PrologueGeoffrey Chaucer
2Prologue (Continued)Geoffrey Chaucer
3The Monk's Tale & The Nun's Priest's TaleGeoffrey Chaucer
4The Monk's Tale & The Nun's Priest's Tale (Continued)Geoffrey Chaucer
5The Reve's Tale & The Manciple's TaleGeoffrey Chaucer
6The Reve's Tale & The Manciple's Tale (Continued)Geoffrey Chaucer
7The Man Of Law's Preamble And TaleGeoffrey Chaucer
8The Man Of Law's Preamble And Tale (Continued)Geoffrey Chaucer
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