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POETRY. PROSE. SPEECHESThe approximately 500 recordings in this selective annotated list are classified by

sublect matter and educational level. A section for elementary school lists recorof poetry. folksongs, fairy tales. well-known ch4dren's stories from American and wliterature, and selections from American history and social studies. The recordings forboth secondary school and college include American and English prose. poetry. anddrama: documentaries: lectures: and speeches. Availability Information is provided, and

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Prepared for the NCI%by the Committee on anAnnotated Recording List

Morris SchreiberChairman

Elizabeth O'DalyAssociate Chairman

Anita DoreDavid EllisonBlanche Schwartz

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Elementhry SchoolSecondary School

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MORRIS SCHREIBER

NATIONAL COUNCIL OFTEACHERS OF ENGLISH

Champaign, Illinois

NCTE Committee on Publications

James R. Squire, NCTE Executive Secretary, Chairman

Jarvis E. Bush, Wisconsin State UniversityOshkosh

Glenn Leggett, University of Washington

Virginia M. Reid, Oakland Public Schools, California

Enid M. Olson, NCTE Director of Publications

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National Council of Teachers of EnglishCommittee on an Annotated Recording List

Morris SchreiberPrincipalP.S. 100, Brooklyn 24, N.Y.Chairman

Elizabeth O'DalyAssistant SuperintendentNew York City SchoolsAssociate Chairman

Anita DoreLanguage Arts CoordinatorNew York City Junior High Schools

David EllisonPrincipalP.S. 21, Brooklyn 33, N.Y.

Blanche SchwartzAssistant PrincipalP.S. 86, Bronx, N.Y.

Consultants to the Committee

Joseph Mersand, Chairman, Department of EnglishJamaka High School, Queens, N.Y.

Jarvis E. Bush, Department of EnglishWiscomin State UniversityOshkosh

John R. Searles, Processor of English and EducationUniversity of Wisconsin

Readers of the manuscript who offered many helpful sugges-tions were John Muri, Chairman, Department of English, HammondHigh School, Indiana, and Robert S. Whitman, Advisor of StudentTeachers in English, University of Illinois.

Special appreciation is expressed to two members of the NCTEstaffRoger Gehlbach for assistance in ,reparing the compilationand Joan 0. Linsky for final editing of the manuscript.

How to Use This Annotated Recording List

Explanation of Symbols and Organization

1. All recordings are listed by Item Number.

2. Recordings are classified in the text by their subject matter and classplacement.

3. The Annotated List is divided into three sectionsRecordings for Elementary Schools

Recordings for Secondary Schools

Recordings for College Classes

. . . A separate Table of Contents has been provided for each section.

4. The letter "N" after an item number indicates that the recording is

also listed in the NCTE pamphlet, Resources for the.Teaching of English, 1963-4

available from NCTE at the price indicated (discountsfor NCTE members appear in parentheses after the listprice) .

a. Where a price is not given, communicate directly with the recordingcompany or distributor whose name appears after the record title.(For a list of Record Companies, Distributors, and Sales Agents andtheir addresses, see pages 67-68.) The committee has tried to supplyprices, but since they are subject to change without notice, the pro-ducer's quotations at any time must be authoritative.

5. Where several different recordings of a work have been included, they arelisted in alphabetical order of the names of the recording companies orartists.

N.B.All such versions have been grouped under the sameitem number.

6. Recordings by the authors themselves precede readings or adaptations oftheir work by others.

7. Unless otherwise indicated, all records are long-playing (LP) twelve-inch, 33% rpm's.

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Introduction

"Speech was made to open man to man."

Publilius Syrus

"Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a manspeaks, so is he."

David Lloyd

Among the miracles of today's mass media, with their practically

instantaneous power to reach vast audiences through image and sound,

recordings retain a firm hold on both the interest and imagination of a con-

stantly growing public. Easily stored and readily accessible Ifice books,

physically sturdy and technically excellent, and available in stereophonic

form, recordings can open rich cultural vistas in music and the spoken word

to all who will avail themselves of their treasures. To the English teacher, in

particular, recordingsof great literary artists themselves or of those dis-

tinguished actors and readers interpreting the works of the writersoffer a

dynamic means of vitalizing instruction and stimulating students to explore

more intensively the fascinating world of literature.

With recording companies becoming more and more enterprising and

creative, the library of the spoken word grows daily in depth, imaginative-

ness of conception, and quality of subject matter chosen for interpretation.

And even as it a', Ives to capture the passing scene, it constant4 reaches out

to set down and reexamine the past.

Some years ago I had the eerie but exhilarating experience of hearing

the disembodied voices of people long deadsome more than seven decades

exhumed, as it were, resurrected, and transferred to a wax disk to revolve

for all time and "speak their piece" for posterity. It was like rounding a

corner of eternity. The program, one of a series broadcast over a New York

City station, was "Voices of Yesteryear"; it featured recordings of such

illustrious personalities as Queen Victoria, Leo Tolstoi, 0. Henry, and

Thomas Edison.

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Of the four, I recall most vividly Tolstoi, speaking first in Russian andthen in English, sending his greetings to the world, and 0. Henry, soundingvery much like the movie actor, Jack Oakie, wistfully expressing a hope thathis stories would continue to find a receptive audience then and in yearsto come.

.The magic of that moment has since been recaptured for me countless

timeson more modern disks, beautifully engineered and as acousticallyperfect as human ingenuity can contrive. Therefore, although I fully appre-ciate the scientific miracle of television, I remain an audiophile, fascinatedby sound as a means of communication, entertainment, and education, anda devotee of the spoken word. This interest has become all the keener sinceI was afforded the challenging experience of active participation in recording

work in the preparation of my own albums.

It was, therefore, with great pleasure that I welcomed the invitation todirect the preparation of an annotated recording list in language arts for alllevelselementary school, secondary school, and college. The announcedgoal was to "survey the field," to audition and evaluate the output of therecording industry in the field of English, and to compile a list which theEnglish teacher, wishing to vitalize a lesson in language arts, could examinefor leads to useful recorded material in literature, composition, linguistics,speech, and allied areas.

But when the committee was organized and began work, it found thatthe field was so vast that it had to modify its original goal from that ofcomprehensiveness to the more attainable one of selectivity. To this end, allprodtmers actively involved in the creation of recordings in language artswere invited to participate by sending their records to the committee forevaluation. Most of the major companies and some of the smaller producers,I am happy to acknowledge, did respond fully and enthusiastically to ourinvitation. The committee was thus able to listen to several hundred record-ings and decide on their value. This personal evaluation provided the bedrock for the annotated list, the solid base upon which we built. But more wasneeded. To locate additional material and round out the picture we con-sulted the following reliable sources:

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Additional Source Material Utilised in This Survey

... Reviews by professimml record critics in leading newspapers andperiodicals, notably those of Thome; Usk and Herbert Mitgang in theNew York Times (Sunday edition) and John Ciardi in Saturday Review ...and by NCI'E's own distinguilimi educational critics, John R. Searles andJohn Muri, writing in the English Journal . . .

... Evaluations of records selected for inclusion in the audiovisual cst-&loins. of departments of education in mejor United States cities...

...Offerings of FM radio stations devoted to "the spoken word"notably WNYC in New York City and WFMT in Chicago ...

... The Americsn Record Guide, New York City, "Words Only" depart-ment, edited by Stephen Potter .. .

...Recent producere and distrantime catalogues, particularly the ex-cellent comprehensive compilation, "Sdwrames," published in Boston ...

...Such =cellist compilations as Helen Roach's recent Spoken Rec-ords (Scarecrow Press, N.Y., 1963) . . . Recordings for Children, a selectedlist prepared by the New York Library Association ... Spoken Poetry onRecords and Tapes, published by the Association of College and ReferenceMelees, Ching°, 1957 ... ZP Record** for English Language Arts, pre-peed by Kenneth Gsmbone, West Chester Junior-Senior Wigh School, WestChester, Pa., 1969 ... and listings of the Library of Congress RecordingsDivision in Washington, D.C.

... The annual recommendations on recordings published by the Na-liana Council of Teachers of English itselfincluded in its Resources forthe Teaching of English, 1963-4. (As a special service, these NC= rea.ammendations have been incorporated in the present list.) ...

In =nebulae, no recording has been included unlem it hies either beenscreened and approved by one or more connnittee members or bests theendorsement of a reputable proferionsl critic or educator.

AR recordings marked "N" we available from NCTE at the pricesindicated. Ati others may be ordered from the record company or distributormarketing the recording at the address indicated in the list that follows thethree sections of wmotations.

Indexes of Authors and Thies have also been provided.

MORRIS SCHREIBER, ChairmanCommittee an an Annotated Recording LitiNew York City, 1964

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CONTENTS

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RECORDINGS FOR FLEIONTARY SCHOOLS 1

PRIMARY GRADES 1

PoetryMusk. 1

ProseMusic a.0.1.sews OOOOOOOOOOOOOO mmmmm3

MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES .......

American Literature 5

World Literature, Folk Literature._ ........

American History and Social Studies. ........

RECORDINGS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 19

ANTHOLOGIES 19

Anthers Reeding Their Own Works. 19

Selections Read by

POETRY, AMERICAN .24

Poets Reading Their Own Works. .24

Selections Read by Others. .25

PROSE, AMERICAN .27

Anthon Reeding Their Own Works .27

Selections Read by Othas. .28

POETRY, ENGLISK 32

Poets Reading Their Own Works. 32

Selections Read by Others 33

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PROSE, ENGLISH 37. Authors Reading Their Own Works 37


WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 38

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE 40Dramatic Works Other than Shakespeare's 40Shakespeare's Plays and Poems 42

DOCUMENTARIES 47

LANGUAGE AND STYLE 48

LECTURES AND SPEECHES 50

RECORDINGS FOR COLIEGE CLASSES 53

ANTHOLOGIES 53Authors Reading Their Own Works 53Selections Read by Othen._____,.....-......-....-...53

POETRY, AMERICAN 54Poets Reading Their Own Works 54Selections Read by Others 54

PROSE, AMERICAN 54Authors Reading Their Own Works. 54Selections Read by Others 55

POE'rRy, ENGLISH. 55Poets Reading Their Own Works 55Selections Read by Others. 57

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PROSE, ENGLISH 59

Authon Reading Their Own Works. so


WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 61

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE. 62

Dramatic Works Other than Shakespeare's 62

Shakespeare's Mays and Poems 64

DOCUMENTARIES 66

LacruREs 66

UST OF RECORDING COMPANIES, DISTRIBUTORS, SALESAGMS 67

'ITIILE INDEX. 69

AUTHOR INDEX. 79

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ProseHusiejFairy Tales and OtherChildren's Stories(with and without musical accompaniment) 25-40

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3 American Literature 41-63

World Literature, Folk Literature 64-113

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Poetry.. . . Music

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1. -N A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

(Audio Books . . . 1 16 rpm .. . C 304 ...$1.49 ($1.20) . ..)

Elinor Gene Hoffman reads fifty-two ofStevenson's poems.

-N A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1077 ... $5.95($4.75) ...)

In Judith Anderson's affectionate reading,the poetic fantasies of such childhood favoritesas "My Shadow," "The Swing," "The Moon,""The Wind," and "My Kingdom" are all re-told by an accomplished interpreter.

41 A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LRC-6019... $5.95 ($4.75) ...)

Elinor Gene Hoffman reads fifty-two ofRobert Louis Stevenson's short autobiographi-cal poems. The poems describe, in delightful,rhyming verse, Stevenson's make-believe ac-tivities while a child. Miss Hoffman's readingis enthusiastic and dear. Included in the re-cording are "The Land of Nod," "The Hay-loft," and "My Ship and I."

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CHILDREN

(Folkways . .. 110" .. . FC 7001 . . . $4.25

($3.25) . . .)These are songs for younger children. They

are sung by Pete Seeger, accompanied by afive-string banjo. Such favorites as "FrogWent A-Courtin'," "Jimmy Cracked Corn,""This Old Man," "She'll Be Comin"Roundthe Mountain" are included.

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CHRISTMAS(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7053 . . . $4.25

($3.25) . . .)This collection includes twenty songs sung

by Barbara and Peggy Seeger. Among themare "The Cherry Tree Carol," "Poor LittleJesus," etc.

4. ANIMAL SONGS FOR CHILDREN

(Folkways . .. 1 10" .. . FC 7051 ... $4.25)These songs, compiled by Ruth Seeger, are

sung by Peggy Seeger.

5. CHILDREN'S SONGS(Tradition . . . 1 LP . . . TLP-1027 . . .

$4.98)Ed McCurdy performs twenty-two children's

songs on this recording. In his pleasing man-ner, he sings well-known old favorites such as"Billy Boy," "My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean,"and "Oh Suzanna"; animal songs such as"Froggy Went A-Courting" and "Mr. Rab-bit"; and nonsense songs such as "KeemoKimo" and "I Had a Horse." Appropriate forboth the early and middle grades.

CHILDREN'S SONGS(Folkways ... 1 10" . .. FC 7036 ... $4.25)

In addition to folk songs, Johnny Richardsonsings original songs composed for youngchildren.

6. -N CHRISTMAS SONGS OF MANYLANDS

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7750 . . . $5.95

($4.25) . ..)Twenty-five songs with a Christmas theme.

including "Twelve Days of Christmas" and"No Room at the Inn," are sung in English byAlan Mills.

7. CIRCUS IN TOWN(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9058 . . . $4.98)Merle Evans and his band recreate a cir-

cus with naturalness and authenticity.

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(Riverside . . . 1 LP . . . RLP 1415 . . .$1.95)

Original immense songs and rhymes arepmformed by Stanley Holloway.

9. FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG FOLK

(Folkways . . . 2 vols. . . . FC 7021 andFC 7022 . . . $4.25 each)

. . VOL. I . . . Animals . . . VOL. 2 . . .More Animals . . .

Alan Mills, with guitar accompaniment,sings "Who Killed Cock Robin?" "Frog WentA-Courtin'," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "ThreeLittle Pigs," etc.

10. ME LITTLE BRASS BAND(Young People's Records . . .178 rpm . . .

703 A and B . . . Write producer forprice.)

This record should prove helpful in orient-ing young children to the modern orchestra.It is keyed to the book of the same title byMargaret Wise Brown.

: I. LITTLE PEDRO

(Children's Record Guild . . .178 rpm. . . CRG 5025 . . . Write producer forprice.)

This record features Latin-American folkand play songs. A child narrates.

12. MAGIC WORLD OF CIRCUSES ANDCLOWNS

(MGM . . . 1 LP . . . CH 108 . . . $1.98)Backstage visit to the circus told by Robert

Q. Lewis. Material presented with the ac-companying circus music Will appeal to circuslovers and is much less flamboyant than thatfound on many other circus records. Musicis by 'lank Sylvern.

13. MOTHER GOOSE SONGS(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 8357 . . . $3.98)

Frank Luther sings oi- jnal and adaptednursery songs.

-N MOTHER GOOSE(Caedmon . . . 112. . . TC 1091 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Verses, songs, music, and effects. Read by

Cyril Ritchard, Celeste Holm, Boris Karloff.A most entertaining and delightful rendition.

ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

MOTHER GOOSE(Wonderland . . . i LP . . . RLP 2409 . . .

Write producer for price.)Music composed, played, and sung by Alec

Templeton. Special edition of the book withthe Kate Greenaway illustrations accompaniesthe record.

MOTHER GOOSE SING-ALONG(MGM . . . 1 LP . . . CH 101 . . . $1.98)

Pleasantly told with a musical backgroundthat does not dominate or compete with thereading. Betty Martins and Donald Dameare the rhyme spinners with an orchestra con-ducted by Curtis Biever and Alexander Cores.14. NURSERY RHYMES

(Folkways . .. 1 LP . . . FC 7730 . . . $4.98)Vivienne Stenson sings or recites more than

100 English traditional nursery rhymes.-N TREASURY OF NURSERY RHYMES

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 857 . .. $5.95($5.25) .. .)

This recording contains almost all the popu-lar nursery rhymes: "London Bridge," "Jackand Jill," "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing,"and many others. Christopher Casson singsand plays harp accompaniment in the delight-ful manner which is characteristic of this fineperformer.15. NURSERY RHYMES, GAMES AND

FOLK SONGS(Folkways .. . 1 10" ... FC 7006 ... $4.25)Cisco Houston sings and accompanies him-

self in such children's favorites as "LondonBridge," "My Bonnie," "Three Blind Mice,""Frog Went A-Courtin'," "Peter, Peter."

16. RINGUNG BROTHERS AND BARNUMAND BAILEY CIRCUS BAND

(Capitol . . . 1 LP . . . T 265 . . . $3.98)An outstanding recording by Merle Evans

that captures the atmosphere and personalitiesof the Big Top.

17. -N SANDBURG, CARLPOEMS FORCHILDREN

(Caedmon . .. 1 LP . . . TC 1124 . . . $5.95($4.75) .. .)

Carl Sandburg reads "Early Moon," "Buf-falo Dusk," "Boxes and Bags," "Anywhereand Everywhere People," "Riddles andWhims," "The Abracadabra Boys," "Doors,""Milk-White Moon, Put the Cows to Sleep,""Number Man," and others. His style is gen-tle, entertaining, and appealing to children.He begins by citing examples of original PaetrYwritten by children, analyzing its appeal, andencouraging other children to do likewise.

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18. SINGING SOUNDS(Bowmar Records . . . 1 LP . . . 2000 . . .

$5.95 . . . Accompanying book ($2.50).)

With songs for each sound picture correlatedwith the sounds, initial consonants are taughtthrough rhyme. Language is appropriate foryoung children. A pupil's book is provided.Useful if used judiciously along with otherreading instruction.

19. -N SLEEP-TIME(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7525 . . . $5.95

($4.25) ...)Bedtime songs and stories by Pete Seeger.

20. SONGS TO GROW ON(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7501 . . . $4.98)

Sixteen folk favorites by Woody Guthrie,sung by Jack Elliott, include "Pick It Up"and "Fut Your Finger in the Air."

21. SOUNDS OF CARNIVAL(Folkways .. . 1 LP . FX 6126 . $5.95

. . . with accompanying pamphlet)This recording, produced on actual circus

grounds, recreates actual sounds of crowds,merry-go-round, barkers, ferris wheel, andfui house.

22. TELL IT AGAIN(Angel Records . . . 1 LP . . . 65041 . . .

$3.98)This recording of "songs of sense and non-

sense" presents nursery and favorite poems ofchildren set to music. Both familiar and un-familiar rhymes are featured. They are sungby Martyn Green and Julie Andrews. Someverses are spoken and some sung. Treatmentis dignified and encourages singing along.Orchestration is excellent and technical qual-ity is very good.

23. THIS IS MY LAND(Folkways . . . 1 10" . FC 7027 . . . $4.25)American work songs, sung by Woody Guth-

rie, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, etc.

24. -N YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ

TO YOU(Spoken Arta . . . 1 LP . . . SA 835 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)John Ciardi reads to and with his children,

with impromptu dialogue between readings.John Ciardi's warm, fatherly tone of voicemakes this recording an intimate addition torecorded poetry for children. The poems pre-sented are also available in book form fromJ. B. Lippincott Company.

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ProseMusic(FAIRY TALES AND OTHER CHILDRZN'S STORIES

. . . wrm AND WIMOUT MUSICALACCOMPANIMENT)

25. -N GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES(Caedmon . . 112. . TC 1062 . . $5.95

($4.75) .. .)Read by Joseph Schildkraut in an interpre-

tation that will strongly appeal to children.Selections include "Rumpelstiltskin," "BriarRose," "The Fairy Prince," "Rapunzel," "'MeElves and the Shoemaker," "Tom Thumb,"and "The Frog Prince."

GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES(Libraphone . . . 1 16 rpm . . . LIB-J 1612

. . . $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Inge Adams and Ian Martin read these

famous tales. The excellent dramatizationsare read by storytellers experienced in read-ing to children. Among the stories includedare "The Gallant Tailor," "The Elves andthe Shoemaker," "Cinderella," "Rumpelstilt-skin," and "The Sleeping Beauty."

GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES(Spoken Arts . . . Vols. I, II, and III-840,

845, 846, respectively. . . . 3 LP's . . .$5.95 each)

Read by Eve Watkinson and ChristopherCasson, who also sings the various songs andincantations in the tales and who provides aharp accompaniment. A very comprehensivecollection.

26. -N CHILDREN'S STORIES AND SONGS(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7771 . . . $5.95

($4.25) -)Fourteen stories . . . Performed by Ed

McCurdy, they include "People and Horses,""The Echo That Got Lost," etc.

27. USTEN AND READ SERIES(Storytoon Books and Records . . . Vols.

1-9 . . $2.00 per record; $.50 per story-book; all 9 volumes for $20.00)

Children's stories, poems, and songs havebeen edited and narrated by Margie Bell. Acomplete text is available for the child to fol-low as each record is played. Produced anddirected by William T. Clemons, with originalmusic by Rosa Rio and sound effects byHarold Johnson. Films and filmstrips areavailable as supplements. A well-planned andexecuted series.

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28. USTENING TIME(Bowmar Records . . . 3 LP's . . . LT-1 A,

B; LT-2 A, B; and LT-3 A, B . . . $5.95each)

A series of children's stories interspersedwith song . . . Repetition of refrain and soundsused to develop good speech . . . Use of storyto maintain interest . . . Records have valueexcept where attempts are made to providespeech training at expense of maintainingstory interest . . . Vocabulary sometimes over-simplified . . . VOL. 1 includes "The SleepingForest," "Leonard the Lion," "The MagicPiano," and others . . . VOL. 2 includes "Zab-rino the Zebra," "The Lost Shadow," "TheSea Shell," and poems . . . VOL. 3 includes"The Sleepy Farm," "Choo Choo Engine,"and "Terry at School."

29. PENNY WHISTLE(Young People's Records . . .178 rpm . . .

YPR 609 . . . Write producer for price.)With an adapted version of an Erick Berry

tale of a small boy and a penny whistle as aframework the child is helped to learn theseven-tone scale.

30. -NI TALE OF PETER RABBIT AND THETALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY

(Riverside Wonderland Records . . . RL2434 . . . $3.98 ($3.18) ; . . . RLP 1434. . . $1.98 ($1.58) text not included)

Vivien Leigh narrates these two famousBeatrix Potter tales most capfivatingly. Ahappy choice as narrator.

31. PETER, TUBBY, AND PAN(Columbia ... 1 LP . CL 671 . $3.98)

Basil Rathbone narrates "Peter and theWolf," Victor Jory tells the tale of "Tubbythe Tuba," and Ted Tiller interprets "Panthe Piper."

32. PRIMARY PICTURE BOOK PARADE(Weston Woods Studio Recordings of

Children's Literature . . . 8 LP's . . .Stock Nos. PBP 101-108 . . . $4.95each)

This series offers an excellent presentationof stories from children's favorite picturebooks. Music, direction, and narration all addup to a delightful production. Correspondingfilmstrips of fine quality are available to helpthe teacher round out her work with theseries.


33. RCA VICTOR FAIRY TALE SERIESThe following records in this series will

prove useful to teachers of the primary gradesin their presentation of many well-knownchildren's classics since they offer skillfulstorytelling, excellent musical background andsound effects, and an entertaining tale:

Iambi(RCA Camden . . . 1 LP . . . CAL 1012

... $1.98)

Black Beauty and Other Stories(RCA Camden . . . 1 LP . . . CAL 1007

... $1.98)

Cinderella and Pinocchio . . . Also RobinHood, Hansel and Grote!, Aladdin, andSleeping Boauty(RCA Camden . . . 1 LP . . . CAL 1000

... $1.98)

Dr. &Buss' Stories(RCA Victor ... 1 LP . LPM 2454 . . .

$3.98)"The Sneetchs and Other Stories" and

"Horton Hatches the Egg."Dr. Sams' Stories(RCA Camden . . . lIP. . . CAL 1035A

... $1.98)"Yertle the Turtle," "Bartholomew and the

Oobleck," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The BigBrag."

Grimm's Fairy Tales(RCA Camden . . . 1 LP . . . CAL 1037

... $1.98)

Tho Little Engine That Could(RCA Camden . .. CAL 1008 . . . $1.98)Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland(RCA Camden . . . CAL 1009 . . . $1.98)

Peter Rabbit, Goldilocks, and OtherGroat Tales(RCA Camden . . . 1 LP . . . CAL 1001

... $1.98)

34. READ ALONG WITH ME(Programed Records . . . 1 LP . . . LB 607

. Write producer for price.)To bolster the child's ability to read, teacher-

storytellers with excellent diction, pronounc-ing and enunciating each word carefully,present material from Aesop and Stevenson.The child follows along in an illustrated book.Included are a spelling lesson and a trip tothe library.

PRIMARY GRADES

35. READ ME A STORY(Weston Woods . . . PBP 101-108 . . .

Write producer for price.)The sound tracks, with Owen Johnson as

narrator, for the Weston Woods Picture BookParade fihns and filmstrips (see item 32above). Excellent recordings. Small childmay use books with or without the records.36. -N RED RIDING HOOD, GOLDILOCKS,

AND THE WATER BABIES(Wonderland . . . 1 LP . . . RLP 1471 . . .

$1.98 ($1.58) . ..)Contents: Side One "Red Riding Hood,"

and "Goldilocks"; Side Two "The WaterBabies." The former are narrated by JeanMetcalfe, and the latter by Ann Todd; bothare dramatized with a full cast. All the storiesare told to musical accompaniment.37. -N THE RELUCTANT DRAGON

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . TC 1074 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Kenneth Grahame's tale of the nonbellicosedragon, read winningly by Boris Karloff.38. -N STORYTIME FAVORITES

(Audio Books . . . 2 16 rpm's . . . C 301. . . $2.95 ($2.35) . . .)

Jane Webb narrates twenty-six stories fromchildren's literature.

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39. THREE UTTLE PIGS AND OTHERFAIRY TALES

(Caedmon . .. 1 LP . . . TC 1129 ... $5.95)In his own inimitable manner Boris Karloff

recreates for children the delights of the titlestory and such other well-known favorites as"Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The ThreeBears."

40. -N TUNEFUL TALES(Encyclopaedia Britannica . . . ALBUM

NO.I ... Seven LP's . . . $13.95 ($11.15). . . Order by album title and I.)

Includes "The Shoemaker and the Elves,""Three Little Pigs," "The Little Engine ThatCould," and others. Told by Martha BlairFox.

(Encyclopaedia Britannica . . . ALBUMNO.II ... 8 10" disks .. . $11.95 ($9.55). . . Order by album title and IL)

Includes "Henny Penny," "The Little GrayPony," "The Old Woman and Her Pig," "TheOrgan Grinder's Monkey," etc. Told byMartha Blair Fox.

MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES

American Literature

41. A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TOFOLK MUSIC

(Riverside Wonderland . . . 1 LP . . . RLP1436 . . . $1.98)

This record is an introduction to folk music,especially the folksong. Ed McCurdy dis-cusses the nature of the folksong and gives abrief resumé of the background and the topicsof folksongs. Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl,and others illustrate his points with numeroussongs. An interesting and informative intro-duction for pupils in the middle grades.

42. AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FA 2320 . . . $5.95)Seventeen well-known folk tunes popular

with children are sung by Pete Seeger withbanjo and guitar accompaniment. Some selec-tions may seem mature for young children.

43. -N AMERICAN POETRY TO 1900,. (Lexington . . . 2 LP's . . . LE 75505 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) ...)Poems from Freneau to Whitman, read by

David Allen, Nancy Marchand, and DavidHooks.

44. -N AMERICAN STORY POEMS(Lexington . . . 2 LP's . . . LE 7610 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)This recording set contains poems by 0. W.

Holmes, Poe, Whittier, Longfellow, Bret Harte,J. R. Lowell, John Hay, John G. Saxe, andthe anonymous "John Henry." Paul Sparerand John Randolph read these selections verywell. Text included.

45. AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETRYFOR YOUNG PEOPLE

(Folkways ... 1 10" .. . FC 7114 .. . $4.25)This recording is based on selections from

the anthology, Golden Slippers (Harper's),with the editor Ama Bontemps as reader. Itwill serve as a good introduction to the workof outstanding Negro poets.

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46. EVANGELINE(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9502 . . .

$11.90)Longfellow's long narrative poem is effec-

tively presented in a reading by Harry Fleet-wood.

47. FLAT ROCK BALLADS(Columbia .. . 1 LP ... ML 5339 .. . $4.98)Well-loved American folksongs and ballads

are sung by Carl Sandburg.

48. ME HEROIC SOUL: POEMS OFPATRIOTISM

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9044 . . . $4.98)A vivid rendition by Arnold Moss of twenty

favorite poems by Whitman, Bryant, Whittier,and others.

49. -N HIAWATHA, SONG OF(Folkways . . . 112. . . FL 9730 . . . $5.95

($4.25) .. .)A competent reading by Harry Fleetwood

of excerpts from Longfellow's classic.

50. I MET A MAN(Pathways of Sound . . . 1 LP . . . POS

1031 ... $3.98)In this reading by John Ciardi of his poems

for children, he reveals fine insight into themind and heart of his young audience. Awarm and sensitive interpretation.

51. MUSIC OF AMERICAN INDIANS(RCA Victor ... 1 LP in Library of Victor

Records for Elementary Schools . . . No.E 89 . . . Write producer for price.)

This record should prove useful in illustrat-ing the Indians' musical culture and back-ground.

52. MUSICAL PLAYS FOR SPECIAL DAYS(Folkways ... 1 LP . .. FC 7560 . .. $4.98)Teachers will find this series of four original

plays with musical background, written andcomposed by a New York City teacher, GilSlote, entertaining and appealing source ma-terial for their own class programs. The per-formance is by New York City schoJl childrenunder the direction of Mr. Slote. Material isinstructional without being didactic; it is tune-ful and in good taste. The four plays, entitled"The Great Bullfight," "New Suit for Easter,""School Is a Useful Tool," and "I Believe inSanta Claus," are available in the booldetwhich accompanies the recording. They canalso be found in the book published by Darlan,Inc.


53. NEGRO FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNGPEOPLE

(Folkways . . . 1 LP .. . FC 7533 . . . $4.98)Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) singe fifteen

songs. Children participate in the singing.

54. PAUL BUNYAN AND OTHER TALLTALES OF AMERICA

(Riverside Wonderland . . . 1 LP . . . RLP1414 . . . $1.98)

Will Rogers, Jr., relates the stories and TomScott sings the songs of seven American folkheroes: Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Rip VanWinkle, Wild Bill Hickok, Old Stormy, SamBass, and Jesse Jones. The appealing, folksyapproach of Rogers, combined with the sing-ing of Scott makes this a delightful recordingfor the early and middle grades.

55. RIDE 'EM, COWBOY(Children's Record Guild . . . I.. 78 rpm . . .

CRG 5001 ... Write prodmer for price.)Parker Fennelly is the narrator who en-

livens this tale of the role of the cowboy inwestern life.

56. -N WASHINGTON IRVING'S RIP VANWINKLE AND THE LEGEND OF SLEEPYHOLLOW

(Audio Books . . . 1 16 rpm . . . C 305 . . .$1.49 ($1.20) .. .)

Washington Irving's tales are retold byElinor G. Hoffman.

-N WASHINGTON IRVING(Lexington . . . 112. . . LE 7595 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Read by Paul Sparer. The tales are "The

Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip VanWinlde." The recording is supplemented by twoblack and white filmstrips ($12.00 for all three).Recording alone available from NCTE.

-N RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE LEGENDOF SLEEPY HOLLOW

(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LRC 6021... $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)

Elinor Gene Hoffman reads these two class-ics of American literature by WashingtonIrving.


57. -N CARL SANDBURG'S ROOTABAGASTORIES

(Caedmon . .. 1 LP . . . TC 1089 . . . $5.95($4.75) .. .)

In his refreshing and zestful manner, CarlSandburg tells his own stories, all centeredon the Rootabaga Country, including suchincredibly delightful tales as "How TheyBroke Away to Go to the Rootabaga Country,""How They Bring Back the Village of CreamPuffs When the Wind Blows It Away," "Howthe Five Rusty Rata Helped Find a New Vil-lage."

-N HOW TO TELL CORN FAIRIES WHENYOU SEE 'EM AND OTHER ROOTA-BACA STORIESBY CARL SANDBURG

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1159 . . . $5.95($4.75) .. .)

In this follow-up record to the one above,Sandburg continues to weave the Rootabagasaga for children in such stories as the titlestory and "The Dollar Watch and the FiveJack Rabbits," "The Two Skyscrapers WhoDecided to Have a Child," "The White HorseGirl and the Blue Wind Boy," "How PinkPeony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up toPick Four Moons."

58. CARL SANDBURG TELLS HIS STORIES(Decca . . . 1 78 rpm . . . 1C 109 . . . Write

producer for price.)The poet and storyteller narrates two origi-

nal stories called "Five Marvelous Pretzels"and "Three Nice Mice Brothers."

59. -N SINGERS IN THE DUSK(NCTE . . . 1 LP . . . RL 20-4 . . . $5.95

($3.75) ...)Poems by Negro poets, read by Charles

Lampkin with accompanying piano music.

60. -N SONGS FOR ALL YEAR LONG(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7026 . . .

$4.25 ($3.25) ...)This record is a musical calendar, sung by

New York City school children.

11 61. UNCLE REMUS STORIES(Pathways of Sound . . . 1 LP . . . POS

1028 ... $3.98)Morris Mitchell narrates with humor and

restraint the antics of the beloved Uncle Re-mus characters, the Tar Baby, Brer Rabbit,Brer Wolf. Cardboard cutouts are includedwith the album.

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62, WEE RED MAN(Thomas Tenney Records . . . 1 LP . . .

TG 1 . . . $4.95)This is one in a series of folktales told in a

very natural manner.

63. -N THE WIZARD OF OZ(Audio Books . . .516 rpm's . . . C 303 . . .

$5.95 ($4.75) ...)Frank Baum's story, complete and una-

bridged, is read by Marvin Miller and JaneWebb.

World Ilterature, Folk Literature

64. ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVESAND SINBAD THE SAILOR

(Riverside Wonderland Records . . . 1 LP. . . RLP 1451 . . . $1.98)

A British cast performs delightfully in anexciting and spirited dramatization, with mu-sic, of the two well-known adventure tale3from The Arabian Nights.

65. ALICE IN WONDERLANDBY LEWIS CARROLL

(Argo Records . . . 1 LP . . . 145-6 . . .

$5.98)Told by Margaretta Scott with Jane Asher

. . . A particularly good interpretation whichmakes Alice come vigorously alive. Childrenwill find it quite captivating.

-N ALICE IN WONDERLAND(Audio Books ... 3 16 rpm's . . . C 300 . . .

$3.95 ($3.15) .. .)Lewis Carroll's classic complete and una-

bridged. Read by Marvin Miller and JaneWebb.

-N ALICE IN WONDERLAND(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1097 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)This is a workmanlike portrait of the fam-

ous child heroine presented with freshnessand charm. Read by Joan Greenwood (Alice),Stanley Holloway (narrator), and others.

AUCE IN WONDERLAND(London . . . 1 LP . . . A 4238 . . . $4.98)Adapted and produced by Douglas Clever-

don. An exuberant and entertaining record-ing. A fine characterization of Alice emerges.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN

(Riverside . . . 4 LP's . . .producer for price.)

This is a "one-man show"chard romping through allgreat liveliness and humor assings. A facsimile of the 1865is included with the records.

WONDERLAND

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with Cyril Bit-the parts withhe narrates andtext of the work

66. TALES OF HANS CHRISTIANANDERSEN AND RUDYARD KIPUNG

(Bartok . . . 1 LP . . . 928 . . . $5.00)Well told by Lucy Rowan with pleasing

musical background composed by violinistRobert Mann and played by the Lyric Trio.Leonid Hambro is at the piano. The record-ing offers a delightful series of musical illus-trations from "The Emperor mud the Night-ingale" and "The Princess and the Pea." Inaddition, Kipling': "How the Whale Got HisThroat" and "How the Rhinoceros Got HisSkin" are effectively presented.

67. -N TALES OF HANS CHRISTIANANDERSEN

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1073 . . . $5.95($4.75) - . -)

Michael Redgrave narrates "The TinderBox," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "TheEmperor's Nightingale," "The Emperor's NewClothes" in a warm and convincing reading.

-N THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL ANDOMER ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1117 . . . $5.95($4.75) ...)

The delicacy and enchantment of Ander-sen's world are captured in this excellentreading by Boris Karloff of "The Little MatchGirl," "The Top," "The Ball," "Thumbelina,""The Swineherd," and "The Red Shoes."

-N THE UGLY DUCKLING ANDOTHER TALES

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1109 . . . $5.95($4.75) . .)

Through the grace and tenderness of BorisKarloff's telling, the stories of "The UglyDuclding," "The Princess and the Pea,""Clod-Poll," "The Shepherdess," and "TheChimney-Sweep" are once more available inall their poignancy and wistfulness.

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FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIANANDERSEN

(Golden Records .. . 1 LP . . . 74 . . . $1.98)Danny Kaye is narrator with an appealing

and recognizable voice which captivates chil-dren. Music is by Paul Parnes. Kaye narrates"The Princess and the Pea," "The LittleMatch Girl," and four others.

-N HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRYTALES, VOLUME I

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 871 . . .

$5.95 ($525) ...)Read by Eve Watkinson and Christopher

Casson with music arranged and played byMr. Casson. Presented on this recording are"The Ugly Duckling," "The Real Princess,""The Red Shoes," and "The Swineherd."

(VOLUME II . . . SA 872 . . . $5.95($525) . . .)

Presents "The Constant Tin Soldier," "TheEmperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder Box,"and "The Drop of Water."

(VOLUME III . . . SA 873 . . . $5.95($525) . .)

Presents "Great Claus and Little Claus"and "The Wild Swans."

(VOLUME IV . . . SA 874 . . . $5.95($525) . .)

Presents "The Snow Queen."

-N (VOLUME V . . . SA 875 . . . $5.95($525) . . .)

Presents "The Little Match Girl," "Thum-belina," "The World's Fairest Rose," and"The Flax."

-N (VOLUME VI . . . SA 876 . . . $5.95($525) . . .)

Presents "The Nightingale," "The Top andBall," "The Buckwheat" "The Darning Nee-dle," and "The Angel."

-N (VOLUME VII . . . SA 877 . . . $5.95($525) . . .)

Presents "The Little Mermaid.Miss Watkinson and Mr. Casson work very

well together, creating a "fairy tale" atmos-phere within and around the telling of eachstory. The music of Mr. Casson is most ap-propriate and very well performed.

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68. -N ARABIAN NIGH1S(Lthraphone . . . 2 16 rpm's . . . LIB-J

1622 . . . $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Contained in this album are the complete

stories, "Aladdin and the Wonderful IAmp,""The Pickpocket and the Thief," "Mi Babaand the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad andthe Valley of Diamonds." Marian Carr's in-terpretation conveys the full measure of sus-pense and adventure for which these storiesare famous.

ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT(Riverside . . . 1 LP . . . RLP 1405 . . .

$1.98)Thi is a generally faithful rendition of

well-known stories from The Arabian Nights.

69. -N ASHANTI FOLK TALES FROMGHANA

(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7110 . . . $4.25($3.25) - ..)

Authentic stories compiled and narrated byHarold Courlander are based on those in hisbook, Hat-Shaking Dance, published by Har-court, Brace and World. Mr. Courlander readssix stories.

70. BAB BAUADS AND CAUTIONARYTALES

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . 'EC 1104 ... $5.95)Joyce Grenfell and Stanley Holloway cap-

ture the gayety and light humor of sevenselections from Gilbert's ballads and fifteenpieces from Belloc's "Cautionary Tales."

71. -N A CHRISTMAS CAROLBY CHARLES DICKENS

(Audio Books . . . 4 16 rpm's . . . GL 614. $4.95 ($3.95) .)

Dickens story, complete and unabridged, isread by Dan O'Hediliy.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL(Caedmon . 1 LP . . . TC 1135 ...$5.95)

Sir Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, andothers present a dignified and vivid dramatize-lion of the famous Christmas classic.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL(Columbia ...1 LF ML 4081 . $4.98)

In the capable hands of Basil Rathbone, adisgnmded Scrooge undergoes the uansfor-mation. A most credilie performance.

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-N A CHRISTMM CAROL(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 728 . . .

$5.95 ($525) ...)Dickens' story, read by Frank Pettingell, in

a stirring and colorful presentation.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL(Spoken Word . . . 1 LP . . . SW 114 . . .

OR)A reading by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt of

excerpts from Dickens' beloved Christmasclassic, which for many years was part of theChrisbnas Eve commemoration of the Roose-velt family.

A CHRISTMM CAROL(Vanguard . . . 112. . . VRS 9040 . . .

$4.98)Siobhan McKenna and a fine cast pr--....ent

this faithful dramatization of the Dickens story.

72. -N WALTER DE LA MAIM SPEAKS(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1046 . . $5.95

($4.75) -)In addition to a delightful, informil tour of

hie gardens, the writer reads from his ownworks the short story, "The Princess," andtwelve poems including "The Veil" "Eng-land," "To a Candle," and "Far Away."

73. -N ME FABLES OF INDIA(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1168 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Zia Mollyeddin reads these famous Indian

tales, comparable to Aesop's Fables. Amongthe stories presented are "The Adder and theFox," "The Camel and His Neighbor," "TheBrahmin and the Villain." Mohyeddinis especially proficient at dramatizing the rolesof the camels, snakes, vultures, and foxes.

74. -N FOLK SONGS OF FOURCONTINENTS

(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FW 6911 . . .$4.25 ($3.25) - ..)

This record features songs from LainAmerica, Europe, Asia, and Africa, sung bythe Song Swappers and Pete Seeger.

75. FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE(Folkways . . 1 LP . FC 7532 . $4.98)This record can serve as a means of intro-

ducing folksongs. Pete Seeger sings work songsand spirituals. Texts of the amp and notesare included.

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A TREASURY OF FOLK SONGSFOR CHILDREN

(Elektra . .. 2 LP .. . EKL 223 . . . $4.98)This bargain package of two records for the

price of one includes thirty-eight songs sungby fourteen singers and groups. The singersrange from the polished performances of ManArkin, Glenn Yarbrough, and the Seafarers tothe traditional interprefive styles of Jean Rit-chie and Frank Warner. The selections aredivided into Fun Songs, Songs of America.Love and Courting Songs, and Outlaw andSea Songs. All of the selections are pleasingto hear, and the record should be good forcorrelating history and the language arts.

76. FOLK TALE RECORDS(American Library Association . . . 1 78

rpm . . . Write producer for price.)Stories are told by outstanding artists . . .

Ruth Sawyer tells "The Frog," Frances ClarkSayers narrates "Brer Mud Turtle's Trick-ery," and Jack Lester recounts "A Paul Bun-yan Yam" and "A Pecos Bill Tale."

77. -N FOLK TALES FROM INDONESIA(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7102 . . .

$425 ($3-25) - - -)Five stories, from Harold Courlander's book,

Kantchil's Lime Pit, are read by the author.

78. -N FOLK TALES FROM WEST AFRICA(Folkways . . . I 10" . . . FC 7103 . . . $4.25

($3-25) - - -)Five stories from Harold Courlander's book,

The Cow Tail Switch, are read by the author.

79. -N FOLLOW THE SUNSET(Folkways . . . I 10" . . . FC 7406 . . . $4.25

($325) . . .)Day and night are charmingly presented in

terms understandable to children. RobertEmmett narrates and Charity Bailey singsfolk lullabies with great beauty. The Double-day book by Herman and Nina Schneider isthe source for the title.

W. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OFCHILDREWS VERSE, VOLUME I

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 820 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . - -)Jill Balcon and Robert Speaight read

eighteen poems of such poets as Ben Jonson,Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Milton, andWilliam Shakespeare. These poems, thoughfor children, are of a very high quality andpromise great value if properly introducedand presented by the teacher.

ANNOTATIM RECORDING LIST

81. -N THE GLORY OF NEGRO HISTORY(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7752 . . . $5.95

($425) . . .)Script by Langston Hughes. An excellent

documentary which traces the contrthutions ofthe Negro to the growth of American civiliza-tion, his support of its institutions, his suffer-ings under slavery, and his contriliutions to itsliterary and musical culture. Narration byMr. Hughes is supported by music and song.At the close of the record, the distinguishedNegroes Ralph Bunche and Mary McLeodBethune speak.

82. GUDRUN THORNE-THOMSENRECORDINGS

(American Library Association . . . 1 78rpm . . . Write producer for price.)

The renowned storyteller, Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen, narrates "Sleeping Bandy," "Talesfrom the Volsung Saga," "Gudbrand-on-theHillside," and "Baldur, a Norse Myth."

83. -N GULUVER'S TRAVELS(Audio Books . . . 1 16 rpm . . . C 307 . . .

$1.49 ($1.20) ...)Hal Gerard retells the Jonathan Swift clas-

sic.

cuulvars TRAVELS(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1099 . . . $5.95)In a sensitive and forceful reading, Michael

Redgrave narrates "The Voyage to Laputa"and "The Houhynhnms."

-N GULLIVER'S TRAVELS(Literary Records . . . I LP . . . LRC-6023

... $5.95 ($4.75) ...)Hal Gerard reads the classic accounts of

Jonathan Swift's journeys to the imaginarylands of Lllliput and Brobdingnag.

84. -PI HOUSE AT POOH CORNERBYA. A. MILNE

(Riverside-Wonderland .. . 1 LP ... RLP1442 . . . $1.98 ($1.58) . . .)

On Side 1 Jan Carmichael plays Wmnie thePooh in Milne's celebrated children's tale ofPooh and Christopher Robin. Side 2 featuresselections from Milne's Now We are Six, readand sung by Dick Bentley.

85. -N HOW FEAR CAME(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1100 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Boris Karloff reads this story which is taken

from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Books.This story, as well as the others in Kipling'sbook, represents Kipling's effort to teach theLaws of Nature in tale form.

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U. -N IRISH BALLADS, FOLK SONGSAND LYRICS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 707 . . .

$5.95 ($525) ...)Poems by William Butler Yeats, ballads,

folksongs, and lyrics by James Joyce, JamesStephens, and others are read with grace andeloquence by Siobhan McKenna. This record-ing is also listed under the title Irish Verseand Ballads, Spoken Arts, No. 707.

117. -N IRISH FAIRY TALES(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 720 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Siobhan McKenna, a consummate artist,

reads three stories from Yeats' Irish Fairy andFolk Tales. The three selections are "TheWhite Trout," "Jamie Freel and the YoungLady," "The Soul Cages."

-N JUST SO STORIES . . . BY

RUDYARD KIFUNG(Audio Books ... 5 16 rpm's . C 308 ...

$5.95 ($4.75) ...)All twelve of Kipling's tales, complete and

unabridged, are read by Gene Lockhart

-N JUST SO STORIES AND MORE JUSTSO STORIES

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . Vols. I and II. . . TC 1038 and TC 1088 . . . $5.95 each($4.75) . ..)

In both volumes Boris Karloff demonstrateshis extraordinary ability as an enchantingteller of stories for children, with a range ofmoods from extreme gentleness to strong as-sertiveness. In VOL. I he retells "How theWhale Got His Throat," "How the CamelGot His Hump," and "How the RhinocerosGot His Skin." On the other side of thisrecord are selections from Kipling's elungkBook ("Mowgli's Brothers"). VOL. II presents"The Elephant's Child," "The Sing-Song ofOld Man Kangaroo," "The Beginning of theArmadillos," and "How the Leopard Got HisSpots."

THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HERSELFAND OTHER JUST SO STORIES

(Caedmon . 1 LP . . . TC 1139 . . . $5.95)Boris Karloff reads the title story and two

others: "The Butterfly That Stamped" and"How the First Letter Was Written." Thesestories by Rudyard Kipling are beautifully in-terpreted by Karloff, one of the most famousof contemporary storytellers.

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-N JUST SO STORIES, VOL I(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LRC-6015

$5.95 ($4.75) . . .)This recording contains four of Kipling's

famous stories: "The Elephant's Child," "Howthe Whale Got His Throat," "How the CamelGot His Hump," and "How the RhinocerosGot His Skin." Gene Lockhart does a master-ful job of reading Kipling's "animal" dialogue,making the recording very entertaining andunderstandable.

-N JUST SO STORIES, VOL II(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LRC-6017

$5.95 ($4._ 75) . . .)Read by Gene Lockhart. This second vol-

ume of Kipling's stories contains "How theLeopard Got His Spots" and "The Cat ThatWalked by Himself."

-N JUST SO STORIES(Spoken Arts . . . 2 LP's . . . SA 823 and

SA 824 . . . $5.95 ($525) each)Robert Speaight and Jill Balcon read. The

two recordings contain the following stories:VOLUME I: "How the Rhinoceros Got HisSkin," "How the Camel Got His Hump,""How the Whale Got His Throat," and "Howthe Leopard Got His Spots"; VOLUME II:"The Beginning of the Armadillos" and "TheElephant's Child." Both Miss Balcon and Mr.Speaight are excellent readers.

$9. -N ME KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVERAND THE GREAT STONE FACE

(Audio Books . . . 1 16 rpm . . . C 306 . . .$1.49 ($1.20) ...)

The two tales, by John Ruskin and Na-thaniel Hawthorne, respectively, are retold byElinor Gene Hoffman.

90. -N MADELINE AND OTHERBEMELMANS

(Caedmon . 1 LP . TC 1113 . . . $5.95($4.75) ...)

Written by Ludwig Bemehoans and read byCarol Chemin* in a lively style with sprightlyhumor, this recording presents "Madeline,""Madeline's Rescue," "Madeline and the BadHat," "Fa" and "The Happy Place."

91. -N NONSENSE VERSE OF CARROLLAND LEAR

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1078 . . . $5.95($4.75_ . -)

Beatrice Lifile, Cyril Ritchard, and StanleyHolloway read the lilting and absurdly hu-morous verses of Carroll and Lear in a rol-licking, happy style.

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92. -N OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRAC-TICAL CATS (T. S. EUOT)

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 758 . . .$5.95 ($525) . -)

The poet himself catches the wit and gayetyof his own verses on cats in an exhilaratingfashion in his reading.

93. PETER PAN(RCA Victor . . . 1 LP . . . LOC 1019 . . .

$4.98)A musical version of the play by Sir James

Barrie. Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard headthe cast. This fine rendition, of high technicalquality, is spirited and entertaining.

94. -N PICCOU(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 732 . . .

$5.95 ($525) . ..)Philippe Halsman's appealing fairy tale is

read with great skill by Siobhan McKenna.

95. ML PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS AND ACHRISTMAS CAROL

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . DLP 8010 . . . $3.98)In these two adapted and shortened versions

of Christmas tales by Dickens, Charles Laugh-ton narrates the Pickwick story and RonaldColman, "A Christmas Carol," in admirablereadings.

96. -N PIED PIPER AND THE HUNTING OFME SNARK

(Caedmon ... 1 LP . . . TC 1075 . . . $5.95($4.75) . ..)

The Browning and Lewis Carroll tales areread by Boris Karloff in winning, seriocomicstyle.

97. -N PINOCCHIO, ADVENTURES OF(Audio Books ... 5 16 rpm's C 310 ...

$5.95 ($4.75) . .The famous fairy tale by Calodi, complete

and unabridged, read by Marvin Miller.

PINOCCHIO(Golden Records . . . 1 LP . . . No. 77 . . .

$1.98)Based on the Walt Disney film. Blends

good narration by John Allen, effective char-acterization by Cliff Edwards. Features or-chestra and chorus.


98. POET'S GOLD(Victor Red Seal . . . VoL I . . . LM 1812... $5.98)

An introduction to poetry. Presents a widerange of familiar poems by Longfellow, Swin-burne, Holmes, Field, Lear, Kipling, andothers. Well interpreted by such noted artistsas Helen Hayes, Raymond Massey, andThomas MitchelL

99. RHYTHMS OF CHILDHOOD . . . WITHELIA JENKINS

(Folkways . 1 LP . FC 7653 . $4.98)A well-organized, tuneful, and entertainingly

performed work Presents songs with guitar,banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and drum accom-paniment. Rhythms in nature and rhythms inthe dance (with striking illustrations fromAfrican music) are also extremely well pre-sented.

100. -N RIDE WITH ME SUN(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7109 . . . $4.25

($3.25) ...)Folk tales from five continents, compiled by

Harold Courlander, are read by KathleenDamon Read.

101. -N THE BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1177 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Anthony Quayle reads and sings with flute

accompaniment the folk version of RobinHood.

THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD(Rivereide Wonderland .. . 1 LP . RLP

1458 . . . $1.98)The eleven Robin Hood ballads sung lustily

by Ed McCurdy or read by Michael Kane in-clude the episodes with Little John, theButcher, and the Peddler and trace the ad-ventures of this bold outlaw to his betrayaland death. Each ballad I. rendered in itsentirety and should provide students with anexciting intzoduction to one of the English-speaking world's leading folk heroes.

-N ROBIN HOOD, MERRY ADVENTURESOF

(Audio Books . . .316 rpm's . . . C 302... $3.95 ($3.15) ...)

Traditional tales of Robin Hood and hisband are told by M. Rye.


-N ME MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN

HOOD(Libraphone . . .116 rpm . . . LIB-J 1620

... $5.95 ($4.75) ...)Contained on this recording are eight com-

plete adventures of Robin Hood, as written byHoward Pyle. Ian Martin reads, with fullsound effects. Mr. Martin's impersonationsare excellent, and the overall presentation isfresh and dramatic.

102. CHILDREN'S SONGS OFSHAKESPEARE'S TIME

(Counterpoint . . . 1 LP . . . CPT 540 . . .$4.98)

Well-chosen songs of the Elizabethan periodperformed by the Pro Musics Antigua. Use-ful for Shakespeare or May Day programs

103. -N SONGS FOR ALL YEAR LONG(Folkways . 1 10" . . . FC 7026 . . . $4.25

($3.25) ...)Musical calendar, sung by New York City

school children.

104. ME SORCERER'S APPRENTICE(Capitol . . . 1 LP . . . J 32-53 . . . $1.98)This recording presents abbreviated versions

of stories told by Don Wilson with music fromDisney's Fantasia. Stories are told imagina-tively.

105. -N MROUGH ME LOOKING GLASSBY LEWIS CARROLL

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . TC 1098 . . . $5.95($4.75) . ..)

A spirited and likable Mice finds furtheradventures in another wonderland. JoanGreenwood is Alice and Stanley Hollowaynarrate&

106. -N TOOMAI OF ME ELEPHANTS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1176 . . . $5.95($4.75) . ..)

Boris Karloff reads this story from Rud-yard Kipling's The Jungle Books. This storytells of Toomai, the son of an elephant herds-man in India, and his adventure with a herdof wild elephants.

107. -N TREASURE ISLAND--BY ROBERT

LOUIS STEVENSON(Audio Books . . .816 rpm's . . . C 309 . . .

$8.95 ($7.15) ...)Stevenson's great adventure story, complete

and unabridged, read by Hans Conried.

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TREASURE ISLAND

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9071 . . . $4.98)Dramatization starring Thomas Mitchell of

exciting episodes from Stevenson's novel.

TREASURE ISLAND

(Columbia .. . 1 LP . . . CL 673 .. . $3.98)Basil Rathbone gives a superb performance

as the narrator and Long John Silver in adramatization of the novel. There is a goodsupporting cast. A musical score heightens theoverall effect.

108. -N TREASURE ISLAND AND MESTORY OF KING ARTHUR

(Riverside Wonderland . . . 1 IP . RLP1446 ... $1.98 ($1.58) ...)

A British cast, headed by Sir Donald Wolfitas Long John Silver, presents a clear and ap-pealing dramatization, with music, of theStevenson classic. On the other side of therecord, Noel Harrison, son of Rex Harrison,is the narrator of the adventure stories ofArthur's knights.

109. -N UNCLE WWI OF HAM(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7107 . . . $4.25

($3.25) ...)A group of stories from Harold Courlander's

book of the same name, narrated by AugustaBaker.

110. ME WHEEL ON THE SCHOOL

(Newbery Award Records . . . 1 LP . . .NALP 1001 . . . Write producer forprice.)

Based on a Newbery Award story by Mein-dert DeJong, this recording tells of efforis ofvillagers in a Dutch town to find a wheel fortheir school roof so that storks would come andnest there. Six school children set out to makethis goal come true. Good dramatic quality,well-coordinated sound effects, and an excellentmusical score make this an outstanding record.

111. -N OSCAR WILDE'S FAIRY TALES

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1044 . . . $5.95($4.75) ...)

Basil Rathbone reads "The Selfish Giant,""The Happy Prince," "The Nightingale andthe Rose" in a manner that captures all thewarmth and poignancy of the tales.

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ME HAPPY PRINCE AND THEDEVOTED FRIENDWILDE

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FC 7731 . . . $4.98)Claire Luce reads these two tales by Wilde

with great skill and insight, bringing out thecontrasting themes of unselfishness on the partof the prince and the inordinate greediness ofthe miller in the latter story.

-N OSCAR WILDE(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 724 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Frank Pettingell presents comments on

Wilde and selections from his works "TheSelfish Giant," "The Remarkable Rocket,"and others.

112. ME WIND IN ME WILLOWS(London Records . . . 2 LP's . . . Mono A

4244 . . . $9.98; . .. Stereo OSA 1216 . ..$11.98)

Narrated by Patricia Wymark and orches-trated and produced by Toby Robertson, thisrecording is a full treatment of the KennethGrahame story by a cast of British actors. Thefour heroesMole, Ratty, Toad, and Badgerall emerge as contrasting P eparate personalities.Sound effects and musical accompaniment areexcellent.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS(Pathways of Sound . . . Vols. 1 and 2 . . .

POS 1022 and 1026; Vols. 3 and 4 . . .POS 1029 and 1030 . . . $3.98 each)

VOL. 1 (POS 1022) is read by Robert Brookesof the Poet's Theatre, Cambridge. It includes"The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and"Dulce Domum," two Christmas selectionsdone with eloquence and dignity.

VOL. 2 (POS 1026) is read by Jessica Tandyand Hume Cronyn with humor and zest. "TheOpen Road" and "Mr. Toad" are well done.

VOL. 3 (POS 1029): Robert Brookes (seeVol. 1, above) tells the tale of the Sea Rat,who is finally restrained by Mole.

VOL. 4 (POS 1030): This record presentsTandy and Cronyn again in "Toad's Adven-ture" and "Further Adventures of Toad" withmerry England as the locale.

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS(Argo . .. 2 LP's . . . RG 221-222 . . . $5.98

per record . . . Also available in stereo)This is an outstanding performance by

Richard Goolden as Mole. The animal char-acters are delightfully "human." Fine soundeffects strengthen the production greatly.

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113. 1N1NNIE THE POOH(Pathways of Sound . . . 1 LP . . . POS

1032 . . . Write producer for price.)Maurice Evans presents a superb reading i

of A. A. Milne's imperishable children's tale.

WINNIE ME POOH ANDCHRISTOPHER ROBIN

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 4203 . . . $3.98)This recording is a performance of a series

of poems based on Pooh and Robin, sung byFrank Luther. The poems were set to musicby Fraser Simson. Children will greatly ap-preciate this record for its gayety and musicalcharm.

American History and Social Studies

114. -N AMERICAN HISTORY IN BALLADAND SONG

(Folkways . . . 3 LP's . . . FH 5801 . . .$17.85 ($12.75) ...)

This album, effectively organized in histori-cal periods with music characteristic of eachera, can prove a valuable aid to the teacher oflanguage arts and social studies.

115. -N AMERICAN NEGRO MUSIC FROMSLAVERY TIMES

(Folkways ... 1 LP .. . FH 5252 . . . $5.95($4.25) ...)

Thirty authentic slave songs sung by MichelLa Rue. Documentary notes are by RalphKnight.

116. CHILDREN'S CONCERT(Wonderland . . . 1 LP . . . RLP 1438 . . .

Write producer for price.)Folksongs, with emphasis on those of the

West, are sung gayly, in an exhilarating ren-dition by Oscar Brand.

117. GOING WEST(Young People's Records . .. 1 78 rpm .. .

YPR 201 . . . Write producer for price.)This features a collection of American pio-

neer songs, edited and arranged by PaulGlass and sung by Tom Glazer.

118. ME STORY OF ME KLONDIKE(Klondike Gold Rush)

(Folkways... 1 10" ... FC 7108 ... $4.25)This is a story of the Gold Rush days, the

locale, Dawson City and Yukon. The author-narrator is Pierre Burton.

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119. ENRICHMENT LANDMARK RECORDS

(Based on LANDMARK Books)

(Write Enrichment Records for prices.)These records dramatize Landmark books

which are well-written works on phases ofAmerican history. The quality of the record-ings is generally good although editing andproduction vary. The roles of the early ex-plorers, the Founding Fathers, the pioneers,naval and military heroes, the opening of rail-roads are dramatized on these records. Forindividual titles see catalogue of EnrichmentRecords.

120. LET FREEDOM SING(Capitol . . . 1 LP . . . TAO 1504 .. . $4.98)Poetry has been effectively integrated with

music in this recording, which tells the storyof our nation chronologically from the days ofColumbus to the death of Lincoln. Poeticselecfions are significant lines of Bryant,Emerson, and Whittier. There is an excellentchoral arrangement.

121. OUR COMMON HERITAGE(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9072 . . . $4.98)Fredric March, Bing Crosby, Brian Don-

levy, and others read selections from poetrycommemorating vital events in American his-tory. A strong, vivid presentation.

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122. PONY EXPRESS(Young People's Records . . . 1 78 rpm . . .

YPR 507 . . . Write producer for price.)John Griggs narrates tales of the Pony Ex-

press, accompanied by the Gene Lowell chorus.

123. REAL DAVY CROCKET1

(Folkways . . . 1 10" . FC 7125 . . . $4.25)

Davy Crockett's diary is the basis for thiqeffective reading by Bill Hayes.

124. -N WHO BUILT AMERICA

(Folkways . . . 1 10" . . . FC 7402 . . . $4.25($3.25) . . .)

American history as revealed in its folk-songs, sung by Bill Bonyun.

125. WORKING ON THE RAILROAD

(Yovng People's Records . . .178 rpm .. .YPR 427 . . . Write producer for price.)

Norma Rose narrates and Tom Glazer, withthe Gene Lowell chorus, sings "Working onthe Railroad," "Kit Carson," and other songs.Script is by Jay Williams.

RECORDINGS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS(Including Advanced Placement Classes and Honors Groups)

Item Numbers

ANTHOLOGIESAuthors Reading Their Own Works 126-129

Selections Read by Others 130-156

POETRY, AMERICANPoets Reading Their Own Works 157-170


PROSE, AMERICANAuthors Reading Their Own Works 179-186


POETRY, ENGLISHPoets Reading Their Own Works 208-215


PROSE, ENGLISHAuthors Reading Their Own Works 243


WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 257-270

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEAREDramatic Works Other than Shakespeare's 271-287

Shakespeare's Plays and PoemsSelections of Scenes from and Collections of Plays from 288-296

Music of Shakespeare's Time 297-302

Sonnets of Shakespeare 303-304

The Plays of Shakespeare 305-313

DOCUMENTARIES 314-320

LANGUAGE AND STYLE 321-332

LECTURES AND SPEECHES 333-338

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RECORDINGS FORSECONDARY SCHOOLS

(Including Advanced Placement Classes and Honors Groups)

ANTHOLOGIES

Authors Reading Their Own Works

126. ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETSREADING OWN WORKS

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9791 . . . $5.95)

This recording, edited by Anm Bontemps,features stirring readings by Negro poets oftheir own works. Countee Cullen, ClaudeMcKay, Margaret Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks,Sterling Brown, and Langston Hughes contrib-ute notable interpretations of their own works.

127. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TWENTIETHCENTURY POETRY IN ENGLISH

(Begun in 1940 on 78 rpm's, these record-ings are now available on 331/3 12" disks.Write producer for prices.)

Although some of the poets recorded herecan also be heard on commercial recordingsand the Yale series (see below), the Libraryof Congress series presents early examples ofthe poets' writings and is, therefore, a signifi-cant contribution to literary and recordinghistory. The twenty-seven disks present fifty-two poets, among whom are W. H. Auden,Richard Eberhart, Mark Van Doren, LouiseBogan, Paul Engle, Marianne Moore, AllenTate, T. S. Eliot, John Gould Fletcher, Wil-liam Carlos Williams, Robert Penn Warren,E. E. Cummings, Robinson Jeffers, JohnCrowe Ransom, Robert Frost, Randall Jar-rell, Karl Shapiro, Horace Gregory, DelmoreSchwartz, Stephen Spender, Elizabeth Bishop,Robert Lowell, Conrad Aiken, William Emp-son, Muriel Rukeyser, Stephen Vincent Benét,Robert Hillyer, John Hall Wheelock, and I.A. Richards.

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128. -N NATIONAL COUNCIL OFTEACHERS OF ENGLISH CONTEM-PORARY AMERICAN POET SERIES

(78 rpm's . . . )The National Council of Teachers of Eng-

lish was a pioneer in the field of preparingrecordings of poets reading their own works.Frost, Lindsay, MacLeish, W. H. Auden, andCoffin are available. Write to NCTE for listand prices.

129. YALE SERIES OF RECORDED POETS

(Carillon Records . . . All LP's . . . YP300-321 . . . $5.98 each)

Members of the Yale English departmenthave written the critical essays which appearon the sleeves of the recordings of twenty-onepoets, including Tate, Robert Lowell, Ransom,Aiken, Winters, Marianne Moore, Warren,Eberhart, MacNeice, Frost, and C. DayLewis. The printed text of the poems and ashort biographical sketch of the poet areavailable with each recording.

ANTHOLOGIES

Selections Read by Persons Otherthan the Authors

130. AMERICAN HISTORY IN BALLADAND SONG

(See Item 114under Elementary Schools. . . A new release . . . Vol. 2 . . . Folk-ways . . . Fli 5802 . . . is for secondaryschools.)

AMERICAN POETRY TO 1900

(See Item 43under Elementary Schools.)

131. ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH VERSEVOLS. I AND II

(Folkways. . . 2 LP's . . . FL 9891 and FL9892 . . . A Jupiter recording . . . $5.95each)

VOLUME I is rich in verse which can bestbe appreciated by children of the upper elemen-tary or junior high school years. It includessuch comic classics as "The Wise Men ofGotham," "The Owl and the Pussy Cat," and"The Yarn of the Nancy Bell" and such seri-ous poems as Housman's "Loveliest of Trees,"Blake's "England! Awake!" Tennyson's "TheBrook," and Wordsworth's "I WanderedLonely as a Cloud."

VOLUME II contains more serious verse,noteworthy for selections in which rhythm andsound are clearly adapted to subject andmood. Suitable for older students, it containsAuden's "Night Mail," Browning's "HowThey Brought the Good News from Ghent toAix," Tennyson's "The Splendor Falls," Shel-ley's "Ozymandias," and others.

An excellent anthology, it is presented byhighly talented professional readers.

132. ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETS INTHE U.S.A.

(Folkways .. . 1 LP ... FL 9792 .. . $5.95)Going back to Revolutionary times and syn-

chronous with highlights of Negro history inAmerica for the past 200 years, the poems,read without comment by Arna Bontemps,trace the spiritual development of the Negropeople as mirrored in the works of PaulLaurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson,Sterling Brown, Langston Hughes, CounteeCullen, Phyllis Wheatley, Claude McKay,and A ma Bontemps.

AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETRYFOR YOUNG PEOPLE


133. ANTHOLOGY OF TWENTIETHCENTURY ENGLISH POETRY

(Folkways . . . 2 LP's . . . Parts I and II . . .Nos. FL 9886 and FL 9887 .. . A Jupiterrecording . .. $5.95)

Excellent selection, arrangement, and mosteffective delivery mark this unusually fine al-bum of 20th century English poetry, beginningwith Thomas Hardy and extending to the


present. Rounding out some readings of worksby the poets themselves are highly skilled ren-ditions of other pieces by professional readersand actors. Eliot, Auden, Robert Graves, C.Day Lewis, John Betjeman read from theirown works. Poems are varied in mood andmanner.

134. -N CAEDMON TREASURY OFMODERN POETS

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2006 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)This is an important and outstanding an-

thology of modern poets reading from theirown works. Memorable are such interpreta-tions as T. S. Eliot reading from "The Waste-land," Yeats from "Innisfree," Dylan Thomasfrom "A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fireof a Child in London" and "Fern Hill," Archi-bald MacLeish from "Epistle to Be Left inthe Earth," Conrad Aiken from "Tetelestai,"Robert Frost from "Birches" and "After Ap-ple-Picking," and Stephen Spender from "Sea-scape." Also represented are Auden, EdithSitwell, MacNeice, Graves, Gertrude Stein,Marianne Moore, Empson, William CarlosWilliams, Stevens, Eberhart, Elizabeth Bishop,and Richard Wilbur.

135. -N THE CAMBRIDGE TREASURY OFENGLISH PROSE

(Caedmon . . . 5 LP's . . . TC 1054-8 . . .

$32.30 ($25.80) . . .)The contents of this unusually fine anthology,

grouped chronologically, range from Malory toButler. Excerpts from the works of represent-ative poets and prose writers are read bymembers of the faculty of Cambridge Uni-versity. The selections are well chosen, in-spiring, and read with poise, assurance, andconviction. A teacher of English literaturewill find in this anthology a wealth of superblypresented material to vitalize classroom lec-ture and discussion. A complete printed textis available with each recording, and a spe-cially bound book containing the material ofthe five recordings can also be purchasedseparately.

136. -N CHRISTIAN POETRY AND PROSE(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9893 . . . A

Jupiter recording .. . $5.95 ($4.25) . . .)Material in this recording was selected and

read by Alec Guinness. Writers include Cras-haw, Vaughan, Eliot, Edith Sitwell, Belloc.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

137. ENGLISH LYRIC POEMS ANDBALLADS

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9882 . . . $5.95)Kathleen Danson Read presents ballads and

lyrical verse from the works of Noyes, Tenny-son, Keats, Drinkwater, Arnold, Browning,Scott, De la Mare, and others in a competentreading.

138. -N (FAMOUS) AMERICAN STORYPOEMS

(Lexington . . . 2 LP's . . . LE 7610 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) ...)Read by John Randolph and Paul Sparer.

Included are Longfellow's "Paul Revere'sRide," Holmes' "The Deacon's Masterpiece"and "Old Ironsides," Whittier's "Skipper Ire-son's Ride" and "Maud Muller," the anony-mous "John Henry," Thayer's "Casey at theBat," Thompson's "The High Tide at Gettys-burg," Hay's "Jim Bludso," and others.

139. -N FAMOUS POEMS(Audio Books . . .416 rpm's . . . GL 601

... $4.95 ($3.95) ...)Seventy-four poems including the complete

Rubaiyat, read by Marvin Miller.

140. FAMOUS POEMS THAT TELL GREATSTORIES

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . 9040 . . . $4.98)Fredric March is the reader interpreting

such well-loved poems as "The Highwayman,""Annabel Lee," "Paul Revere's Ride," "GungaDin," and others.

141. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OFAMERICAN VERSE

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 772 . . . $5.95($5.25) ...)

A brief anthology of familiar 19th centuryAmerican poetry. Readers are Nancy Wick-wire, who does Emily Dickinson, and Alex-ander Scourby, who does the others, with new,brilliant insight. Whitman is most extensivelyrepresented. Others are Poe ("The Raven"),Holmes ("The Chambered Nautilus"), Long-fellow (a sonnet from The Divine Comedytranslation), and Lowell (the amusing piece,"The Courtin").

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142. -R. THE GOLDEN TREASURY OFIRISH VERSE

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 706 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)This recording presents poems by Thomas

Moore, James Stephens, James Joyce, andothers, read by Padraic Colum.

143. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OF MILTON,KEATS, AND SHELLEY

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 768 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Hilton Edwards interprets with dramatic

intensity and lyrical sensitivity such selectionsas Milton's "L'Allegro" and "On His Blind-ness," Keats' "Chapman's- Homer" and "Odeto Autumn," Shelley's "To a Skylark" and"Ode to the West Wind."

144. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OFCONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC VERSE

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 712 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Selections from Belloc, Chesterton, and

Thompson are read by Josephine McGarryCallan and Leo Brady.

145. -N GREAT AMERICAN POETRY(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2009 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) ...)This album includes poets from Anne Brad-

street through Stephen Crane. Among themare Longfellow, Emerson, Thoreau, Bryant,Whittier, Holmes, Melville, and Whitman.Well-known stage and screen actors andactresses are the readers. Particularly notableinterpretations are given by Helen GahaganDouglas in her readings from Emerson andCrane; Vincent Price, Freneau and Lanier;Julie Harris, Emily Dickinson; Ed Begley,Whitman; and Eddie Albert, Oliver WendellHolmes.

146. -N GREAT POEMS OF THE ENGLISHLANGUAGE

(Poetry Records . . . 1 LP . . . PR 400 . . .

$5.95 ($4.75) ...)This record presents twenty-nine complete

poems including "To His Coy Mistress," "TheTiger," "Kubla Khan," "My Last Duchess,""Dover Beach," and "Miniver Cheevy."

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147. GUIDANCE UNITS IN LITERATURE(Folkways . . . Windows for Youth . . . 1

LP ... Fl 9121 ... $5.95)(Folkways . . . Decision for Youth . . . 1

LP . . . FL 9118 . . . $5.95)

Script by Morris Schreiber.. . . Dramatizedunits cf literary selections with a guidancetheme. Can be taught as a series of lessonswith a unifying theme. Questions posed bythe narrator at the end of each band help tostimulate class discussion. Full text and studyquestions in accompanying booklet.

Windows for Youth presents the expandingworld of childhood and manhood in readingsand dramatizations from such works as Haw-thorne's "The Great Stone Face," Shake-speare's Julius Caesar, Stephen Crane's"Blades of Grass," Shelley's "Ozymandias,"Masefield's "Sea Fever," Kieran's A NaturalHistory of New York City, Mark Twain'sLife on the Mississippi, Lindbergh's TheSpirit of St. Louis, and others.

Decision for Youth by Morris Schrether . . .In this recording, momenta of decision facingthe youth and adult are studied in readingsawl dramatizations from such works as deMaupassant's "The Necklace," 0. Henry's"Roads of Destiny," Percival Wilde's "Con-fessional," Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Ex-periment," Stockton's "The Lady or theTiger?" Thoreau's Walden, and others.

Dramatization of both works is by theUniversity Players.

148. -N HEARING POETRY(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 1021 and TC

1022 ... $5.95 ($4.75) each ...)VOL. IChaucer to Milton ...VOL. II

Dryden to Browning

Introductions to selections are by Mark VithDoren; readings are by Hurd Hatfield, Jo VanFleet, and Frank Silvers.

Mr. Silvers is outstanding in his interpreta-tion of selections from Chaucer, The AncientMariner, Dr. Faustus, and "My Last Duch-ess." Mr. Hatfield is competent in readingsfrom such works of Shakespeare as SonnetXXX ("When to the sessions of sweet silentthought") and the Hamlet soliloquy ("0 whata rogue and peasant slave am I!"). Miss VanFleet is tender and touching in her renditionof "The Lamb" from Blake's Songs of In-ner trice and mincing and saucy in her per-


formance as Millamant in the scene from Con-greve's The Way of the World in which shetells Mirabell what she expects of marriage.

The inclusion of the prose drama The Wayof the World in this album is justified by Mr.Van Doren in these words: "The prose inWhich it [the play] is written is, furthermore,so absolutely fine as to become, the more welisten to it, the very poetry of wit." Highschool teachers should audition material inthis album before presenting it.

149. JUPITER BOOK OF BALLADS(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9890 . . . A

Jupiter recording . . . $5.95)

Central characteristic of this interesting re-cording is contrast. There is contrast betweenthe old and new, speech and song, and thevarious styles of interpretation. Selections in-clude the old favorites, "The Wile of Usher'sWell," "Lord Randall," "Barbara Allen," andothers. There is also a group of modern poems.

Two because of their subjects and treat-ments could probably not be used in class:"A Trampwoman's Tragedy" by ThomasHardy and the American ballad, "The Houseof the Rising Sun."

Jill Balcon, Pauline Letts, and John Laurieread extremely well. Isla Cameron and OsianEllis sing in fine contrasting styles.

150. LIVING LITERATURE(Living Literature series . . . 4 LP's per

set . . . Write producer for prices.)

This series presents the following works in4 12" records per set together with a com-panion volume:

Writings and Speeches ofAbraham Lincoln .Raymond Massey

The Best of Mark Twain Marvin MillerThe Trial of Socrates andTwo Dialogues of Plato ....Thomas MitchellWhitman's Leaves of Grass _Dan O'HerlihyThe Wizard of Oz

Marvin Miller and Jane WebbThe Book of Psalms Various readersA Treasury of the World's

Best Loved Poems Marvin Miller

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151. MANY VOICES(Harcourt . . . 9 LP's . . . Write producer

for prices.)These recordings accompany the six vol-

umes, Grades 7-12, of the Olympia edition ofAdventures in Appreciation. Single recordsaccompany the books for Grades 7, 8, and 9;two-record albums supplement those forGrades 10, 11, and 12.

The readers and narrators include MaryMartin, Alexander Scourby, Melvin Cane,Cleanth Brooks, Padraic Colum, Paul Rogers,Carl Sandburg, and Winston Churchill. Amongthe reading highlights are Scourby's "TheHighwayman," Rogers' Great Expectations,Sandburg's "Four Preludes," and Davidson'sexcerpts from Walt Whitman.

This is a well-produced series. Its chiefvalue lies in its use as a complement to thetextbook rather than af, a separate aid.

152. POETS' GOLD(RCA Victor . . . LM 1813 ... $5.98)In this second of the series "Poets' Gold,"

Helen Hayes, Raymond Massey, and ThomasMitchell have made a distinguished recordingof familiar poems which will appeal to theolder group. There is a wide range of selec-tions from Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn"to Millay's "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver."

153. PROSE AND POETRYENRICHMENT RECORDS

(Enrichnwnt Records . . . 3 albums of 2LP's each for the junior high school . . .3 albums of 2 LP's each for the seniorhigh school . . . Nos. PPE 201, 202, 203for Grades 7, 8, 9 of junior high schoolrespectively.. . . Nos. 204, 205, 206 forGrades 10, 11, and 12 of senior highschool, respectively. . . . Designed to beused with the L. W. Singer literatureanthologies . . . Write producer forprices.)

These albums provide excellent enrichmentmaterial to stimulate pupils to do furtherreading in the varied works presented.

Through poetry readings, dramatic adapta-tions of short stories, and other literary works,and excerpts from original stage and radioplays, the printed text is given vital! ration.Recording quality is of a high order.

Narrators and readers include Dane Clark,Bennett Cerf, Arnold Moss, Clifton Fadiman,Ogden Nash, Ralph Bellamy, Howard Lind-say.

Some of the literary selections are "TheLegend of Sleepy Hollow," "Sea Fever," "The

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Fifty-first Dragon," "The Most DangerousGame," and excerpts from Walden, Huckle-berry Finn, Julius Caesar, Silas Marner,"The Tell-Tale Heart," and -thers.

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FAVORITE POEMS(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 848 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Mr. Donat reads such poets as Words-

worth, Kipling, Shakespeare, R. Browning,Hilaire Belloc, Hardy, Elkt, and WilfridOwen. Mr. Donat's rendering of these andother authors is sensitive and dear.

155. SCENES FROM AMERICAN NOVELS(Educational Audio-Visual Records . . .

2 LP's . . . $11.90)Ably read by Paul Sparer and John Rob-

erts, this record offers short scenes fromHawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables,James' The Turn of the Screw, Melville'sMoby Dick, Twain's Huckleberry Finn andTom Sawyer, Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome,London's The Sea Wolf, Stowe's Uncle Tom'sCabin, Dana's Two Years Before the Mast,Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, and others.Recording quality is very good.

SCENES FROM AMERICAN NOVELS(Lexington . . . 2 LP's LE 7677/78

. . . $5.95 each)John Randolph, Lonny Chapman, and Jean

Barker read. Each selection presents a com-plete episode or incident in the plot of therespective novel. Selections are from such nov-els as The House of the Seven Gables, TheAdventures of Tom Sawyer, Uncle Tom'sCabin, and The Red Badge of Courage.

156. -N TREASURY OF GREAT POETRY

(Lthraphone . . . 3 16 rpm's . . . A 1626 . . .$10.95 ($8.75) ...)

Based on Louis Untermeyer's anthologycovering four centuries of American and Eng-lish poetry, with commentary, this albumpresents 158 selections from over sixty poets,with British poetry forming the larger portionof the material.

Alexander Scourby, Bramwell Fletcher,and Nancy Wickwire are the exceptionallytalented readers in this fine anthology. A 48-page text includes Untermeyer's introductionand all the poems. It may be used for bothteaching and review purposes to excellent ad-vantage. (Extra copies of the text are avail-able from the recording company at $1.00each.)

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Poets Reading Their Own Works

157. AIKEN, CONRAD READS(Caedmon . . . 1 . . . TC1039 . . . $5.95

($4.75) -)This is a sensitive, compassionate reading

by the poet of several representative selec-tions from his works. Included are "A Letterfrom Li Po," "The Blues of Ruby Matrix,""Time in the Rock."

158. BENET, STEPHEN VINCENTREADS FROM HIS OWN WORK

(NCTE . . 1 10", 78 rpm . . . No. RS 70-14 .. . $1.75 ($1.25) . ..)

This very early recording of Benet offers"Portrait of a Southern Lady" and "Ballad ofWilliam Sycamore," both read by the poet.No longer available from lTefE.

Benet is available on a 'alter recording madefor the Library of Congress.

159. -N AS IF POEMS(Folkways . . 1 LP . . . FW 978 . . . $5.95

($425) .Poems by John Ciardi, read by himself.

160. -N COFFIN, ROBERT P. TRISTRAM(NCTE . . . 1 10", 78 rpm . . . No. RS

70-17 ... $1.75 ($1.25) ...)The poet reads the following selections from

his own work: "The Secret Heart," "The Fog,"and "The Lantern in the Snow."

161. -N CUMMINGS, E. E.(Caedmon . . . 1 . . . TC 1017 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . ..)Cummings reads eighteen poems, a scene

from "Him," "Russian Diary (Ehni)," and'Santa Claus." His tempo is slow, deliberate,his voice clear.

162. -N FROST, ROBERT(Caedmon . . . 1LP.. . TC 1060 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . .)This is one of the best Frost recordings. The

poet reads with great enthusiasm and warmth:"Mending Wall," "Birches," "Mowing," "WestRunning Brook," "Death of the Hired Man,""Provide, Provide," "The Road Not Taken,"and others.


FROST, ROBERT(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9033 . . . $4.98)

The poet reads twenty-three poems, includ-ing "Mending Wall," "Birches," "Death ofthe Hired Man," with eloquence and convic-tion.

FROST, ROBERT(Library of Congress series . . . 1 LP . . .

PL 6 . . . Write producer for prices.)Made in 1948 . . . Presents twenty-two of

his own poems . . . An outstanding recording.

FROST, ROBERT(Yale Series of Recorded Poets . . . 1 LP

. . . CYP 320 . . . Carillon Records . . .$5.98)

This recording was made in 1961, whenFrost was 86, before a faculty-sbident audi-ence at Yale. His reading of twenty-five ofhis own poems is marked by vigor, good hu-mor, commentary on the poetry, and livelyinterchanges with his audience.

163. I AM AN AMERICAN, ANDOMER COLLECTED POEMS, BYEUM UEBERMAN

(Spoken Word . . . 1 LP . . . SW 105 . . .$5.98)

The poet-educator, Elias Lieberman, readssixteen of his own poems with eloquence andpower.

164. -N UNDSAY, VACHELREADING MECONGO AND OMER POEMS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1041 . . . $5.95($4.75) ...)

This is a reissue of the National Council ofTeachers of English recording of Lindmayreading from his own works. It is importantas an evocation of the poet's personality andhis unique handling of rhythm. Surfacenoises, however, still obtrude, although Caed-mon has reduced them.

-N UNDSAY, VACHELREADINGFLOWER FED BUFFALOES,CHINESE NIGHTINGALE, ANDOMER POEMS

(NCTE . . . 2 10" 78 rpm's . . . U. No. RS70-8 . . . III. No. RS 70-9 . . . Each $1.75($1.45) ...)

Lindsay reads from his own work: "FlowerFed Buffaloes," "Chinese Nightingale," Parts1, 2, 3 in ALBUM II and "Chinese Nightin-gale," Parts 4, 5 in 4LBUM

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165. -N MocLEISH, ARCHIBALDREADSHIS OWN POEMS

(NCTE . . . 3 10", 78 rpm's . . . Nos. 70-11,70-12, 70-13, respectively . . . $1.75($1.45) each . . .)

I. RS (70-11) . . . "Landscape as a Nude,""Wild West."

II. RS (70-12) ... "Oil Painting of the Art-ist," "Empire Builders."

III. RS (70-13) ... "Background with Rev-olutionaries," "Burying Ground by the Ties,""Dover Beach."

166. MILLAY, EDNA ST. VINCENTREADS HER POETRY

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1123 . . . $5.95)

Originally recorded by RCA Victor in 1941. . . Catches the essence of Miss Millay's per-sonality even though occasionally she tends todeckim rather than read her works. Shepresents "The Ballad of tbe Harp Weaver,""Recuerdo," "Renascence," "Childhood Is theKingdom Where Nobody Dies," "Portrait bya Neighbor," "Love Is Not All," and otherpoems.

167. -N OGDEN NASH READS OGDENNASH

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1015 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

The engaging humor, the ingenious rhymes,and the rollicking rhythms of America's re-nowed light-verse interpreter are superbly re-created in this recording. He reads "ABeginner's Guide to the Ocean," "Watchman,What of the First First Lady," "Kind of anOde to Duty," "I Remember Yule," "Peeka-boo, I Almost See You," "Medusa and theMot Juste," and others.

16$. -N POUND, EZRAREADING HISPOETRY, VOLUME I

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1122 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Pound reads "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley,""Cantico del Sole," "Mouers Contemporaines,"and four cantos.

POUND, EZRAREADING HIS POETRY,VOLUME II

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . TC 1155 . . . $5.95)

Pound reads Cantos 99, XLV, LI, LXXVI,"The Gypsy," and "The Exile's Letter."

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169. -N SANDBURG, CARLREADS HISPOETRY

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1150 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

In selections which mirror his unusual sen-sitivity and range as a poet, Carl Sandburgreads representative poems ruggedly andvividly. Irony, lyrical beauty, and penetrat-ing commentary on man and his works are allhere. Tie presents "Windy City," "Four Pre-ludes," "Southern Pacific," "Cool Tombs,""In Tall Grass," "Prairie Waters by Night,""Prayers of Steel," "Night Stuff," "SkyPieces," "Sea Chest," "Explanation of Love,"and other poems.

170. -N WILBUR, POEMS OF RICHARD(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 747 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . - .)Richard Wilbur reads twenty-three of his

own poems.

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171. BENET, STEPHEN VINCENTJOHN BROWN'S BODY

(Columbia Masterworks . . . 2 LP's . . .SL 181 .. . $4.98)

Adapted for dramatic rfteding by CharlesLaughton. Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson,Raymond Massey. Supported by a chorus,the four actors who prepared the script basedon Benet's poetic drama both narrate and actin this stirring adaptation of the Civil Warstory. An outstanding and memorable inter-pretation and performance.

172. DICKINSON, EMILYPOEMS ANDLETTERS OF

(Caedmon .. . 1 LP . . . TC 1119 . . . $5.95)

A fresh and sensitive reading by JulieHarris of some of Emily Dickinson's finestpoems and excerpts from her moving letters.Among the poems included are "Hope Is theThing with Feathers," "I Died for Beauty,""The Soul Selects Her Own Society," "I'mNobody! Who Are You?' "The Heart AsksPleasure First," "I Cannot Live With You,""I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose," "I Dwellin Possibility," and others.

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DICKINSON, EMILYLETTERS OF(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9753 . . . $5.95)

In this reminiscence by Thomas WentworthHigginson from his article in the AtlanticMonthly, October, 1891, ably read, with acritical introduction by Samuel Charters, ex-cerpts from Ennly Dickinson's letters andpoems are effectively presented to create anappealing and warmly sympathetic portrait ofher.

-N DICKINSON, EMILYWCYLE HOOKREADS POEMS OF EMILYDICKINSON

(NCTE . . . 1 LP . . . RL 20-5 . . . $5.95($3.75) .)

Sixty-eight Dickinson poems are presentedhere, including "The Sky Is Low TheClouds Are Mean," "I Heard a Fly Buzz," "ILike to See It Lap the Miles," "Elysium Is asFar as To," "This Quiet Dust Was Gentle-men and Ladies," and other representativetitles. Teachers using the record in class maywish to obtain copies of John Muri's guide(NCTE Studies in Mass Media, VoL I, No.8, 30c each from NCTE office). It containsthe text of each of the recorded poems anduseful study material. Narration is by HenryW. Wells.

ME POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 873 . . .

$5.95)Nancy Wickwire reads to music by Don

Feldman. The combination of Miss Wick-wire's very sensitive and appreciative deliveryand the fitting piano accompaniment by Mr.Felchnan creates a unique presentation of theselected thirty-nine of E. Dickinson's bestloved poems. Among the included poems are"Because I Could Not Stop for Death," "I'mNobody, Who Are You?" "The Robin Is aGabriel," and "This Is My Letter to theWorld."

173. -N FOLK MUSIC, U.S.A.(Folkways . . . 2 LP's . . . FE 4530 . . .

$11-90 ($8-50) )Twenty-four American folksongs, collected

and edited by Harold Courlander and MosesAsch.

A TREASURE CHEST OF AMERICANFOLK SONGS

(Elektra . .. 2 LP's . . . EKL 205 . . . $4.98)This two-for-the-price-of-one set of records

is indeed a treasure chest. Ed McCurdy singsAmerican versions of English songs ("TheTwo Sisters," "Frog's Courtship," "Lord Ran-


dal," "Derby Ram"); American love songs("In Old Virginny," "Black Is the Color,""Careless Love"); religious songs ("SimpleGifts," "Wondrous Love"); occupational songs("The Cowboy's Dream," "James Whaland");and many more. Thirty-four songs in all areincluded with an excellent essay on the placeof these songs in American life.

174. DERRY DOWN DERRYBY LESLEYFROST

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . Fl 9733 . . . $5.95)This record presents well-known poems of

Robert Frost read by his daughter Lesley.All are linked by brief reminiscences as shereads the verses in a fashion as individual asher father's. She presents background ma-terial for such poems as "Mending Wall,""Birches," "Stopping by Woods on a SnowyEvening," "The Runaway," "The Tuft ofFlowers," "Mowing," and others.

175. -N MILLAY, EDNA ST. VINCENTPOETRY OF, READ BY JUDIMANDERSON

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1024 . . . $5.95($4.75) -)

In general, a competent reading, althoughverging at times on the melodramatic. MissAnderson reads such selections as "Rena-scence," "Love Is Not All," "Thou Art NotLovelier than Lilacs," "0 Think Not I AmFaithful to a Vow," "The Curse," "CityTrees," "Assault," "Wild Swans," "Cap D'-Antbes," "Let You Not Say of Me When IAm Old," "Moriturus," "Spring," "The An-guish," "The Plum Gatherer," "Where Canthe Heart Be Hidden in the Ground," andothers.

176. -N POE, EDGAR ALLANPOEMS OFREAD BY BASIL RAMBONE

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1028 . . . $5.95($4-75) .)

An effective reading by Basil Rathbone ofPoe's poems "The Raven," "Annabel Lee,""Eldorado," "Alone," "The City in the Sea,"and "To"--on the same record that featureshis interpretation of Poe's short storift, "TheMasque of the Red Death" and "The BlackCat."

EDGAR ALIAN POE(Lexington . 1 LP .. . LE 7600 . . . $5.95)

David Hooks reads "The Raven," "Lenore,""The Bells," "To Science," "The HauntedPalace," "The Sleeper," and others. This re-cording contains a good cross section of Poe'spoetry.

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177. THE RITCHIE FAMILY OF KENTUCKY

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FA 2316 .. . $5.98)Individual families have long been guardi-

ans of the folksong. Folksinger Jean Ritchienarrates documentary recording of the songsof her Kr:ntucky mountain family while sheand her family tell and sing their traditionalheritage. British ballads, play-party songs,religious songs, and many other songs of thefamily are included. An attractive and infor-mative booklet containing all of the commen-tary and songs, along with photographs,accompanies this warm and unusual recording.

178. -N LEAVES OF GRASSBY WALTWHITMAN

(Poetry Records . . . 1 LP . . . PR 300 . . .85.95 ($4.75) ...)

Favorite selections read by David Allen.

LEAVES OF GRASS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . .. TC 1037 . . . $5.95)Ed Begley reads excerpts from Whitman

with deep sincerity and conviction. A finerecording.

LEAVES OF GRASS (Walt WhitmanSpeaks for Himself ... A Reading byArnold Moss)

(Library of Congress . . . 2 LP's . . . PL16-17 . . . Parts I and .II . . . Write pro-ducer for price.)

An eloquent and moving reading of selec-tions from Whitman's works.

LEAVES OF GRASS

(Folkways . .. 1 LP . . . FL 9750 . . . $5.95)Wallace House, Kenneth Buckridge, and

Patricia Gardner of the University Playersturn in a workmanlike performance of selec-tions from Whitman Some of the longerpoems such as "Out of the Cradle EndlesslyRocking" and "Pioneers, 0 Pioneers" arcrendered in full.

-N POEMS OF LAND & SEA & WAR(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LR 6009

... $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Dan O'Herlihy reads Walt Whitman. In-

cluded in this recording are such poems as"I Hear America Singing," "Beat! Beat!Drums!" "Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!" "On theBeach at Night," and "Old War Dreams."Dan O'Herlihy's reading is invested withdramatic feeling and emotion appropriate toWhitman's poetry.

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179. -N BURMAN, BEN LUCIENSTEAMBOAT 'ROUND ME BEND

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 3774 . . . $5.95($4.25) .. .)

Songs and stories of life on the Mississippinarrated by Ben Lucien Burman. Music scorecomposed and played on the harmonica byEddy Manson. A colorful and lively accounttold with warmth and nostalgia by Mr. Bur-man. The musical score does much to enliventhe record also.

180. -N DOBIE, J. FRANKAN INFORMALHOUR WITH

(Spoken Arts .. . 1 LP . . . SA 722 .. . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

The distinguished master of folldore of theSouthwest unfolds four tall tales "Big-footWallace and the Hickory Nuts," "Bears AreIntelligent People," "The `Mezcla' Man," and"Sancho The Long-Horned Steer."

181. DRAPER, RUMTHE ART OF(Spoken Arts . . . 5 LP's . . . RD 5 . . . 5

volumes . . . Also available in a boxededition ... $5.95 ($5.25) ...)

- N VOL. INo. 779 . . . Recorded in Janu-ary, 1954, at Miss Draper's farewell appear-ance at the Vanderbilt Theatre. Presents "TheItalian Lesson," the story of a typical day inthe life a rich, vain woman- ' Three Genera-tions in a Court of Human Relations," thestudy of an immigrant family with a daughterwho wants to stop supporting them and marrythe boy of her dreams; and "The ScottishImmigrant," about a Scottish bride-to-be, cap-tured in all her native charm in Miss Draper'sinterpretation.

- N VOL. 11-798 . . . offers "A Church inItaly" and "An English House Party."

- N VOL. 111-799 . . . presents "A SouthernGirl at a Dance," "A Porch in a Maine CoastVillage," "The Children's Party."

- N VOL. IV-800 . . . "Three Women andMr. Clifford."

- N VOL. V-805 . . . "Doctors and Diets"and "The Actress."

In all of the foregoing, Miss Draper's amaz-ing versatility, her capacity to assume in-numerable character roles and bring them offconvincingly, is admirably demonstrated.

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182. -N FAULKNER, WILLIAMREADSFROM HIS OWN WORKS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1035 . . . $5.95($4.75) . ..)

An excellent reading by William Faulknerof his Nobel Prize acceptance speech andselections from As I Lay Dying, Fable, "TheOld Man." All the power, style, and cadenceof the lines are stirringly brought forth in thereading.

183. GREEN, PAULDISCUSSION ANDREADINGS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 719 . . .

$5.95)On Side 1, the dramatist discusses his theo-

ries of folk drama and illustrates them withreadings from In Abraham's Bosom. On Side2, he does the same for symphonic drama,with illustrations from his Roll, Sweet Chariot.A skillful and effective presentation.

184. -N HART, MOSS(Spoken Arts . 1 LP ... SA 725 ... $5.95

($5.25) . ..)From the distinguished playwright series

by Spoken Arts. Includes selections from Hart'sautobiography and recordings from his plays

The Man Who Came to Dinner and Ladyin the Dark.

185. -N PARKER, DOROTHYANINFORMAL HOUR WITH

(Spoken Arts . 1 LP . . . SA 726 .. . $5.95

($5.25) .. .)Dorothy Parker reads twenty-two of her

short poems and her short story "Horsie" in afine personal prPsentation.

PARKER, DOROTHYWORLD OF(Verve Records . . . 1 LP . . . 15029 . . .

$5.98)Miss Parker presents an enjoyable reading

of two of her own sketches, "I Live on YourVisits," a portrait of a self-dramatizing mother,and "Arrangement in Black and White," aportrait of a smug bigot. Included, too, aresome poems and a book review.

186. -N SANDBURG, CARLA LINCOLNALBUM

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . Tc 2015 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)Sandburg reads from his own works

Abraham Lincoln: The War Years and

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. The edi-torial selection and reading are most effective,the portrait of Lincoln that emerges, a bal-anced, deeply analytical study of a most corn-p!.ex personality.

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187. AMERICAN FOLK TALES ANDSONGS

(Tradition Records . . . 1 LP . . . TLP 1011$4.98)

Accompanies the New American Librarypaperback book of the same name. Songs areby Jean Ritchie and Paul Claton. Stories areby Richard Chase.

188. AMERICAN SHORT STORIES

(Lexington . . . 1 LP . . . LE 7560 . . . Writeproducer for price.)

Paul Sparer and Earl Montgomery read"The Lady or the Tiger?" (Frank Stockton),"Baker's Bluejay Yarn" (Mark Twain), andfrom Billy Budd, "The Trial" (Herman Mel-ville).

189. BARTLEBYREAD BY JAMESMASONFROM THE STORY,BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER, BYHERMAN MELVILLE

(Prestige-Lively Arts . . . 1 LP . . . No.30007 . $4.99)

The short story of the strange, nonconform-ist clerk, brilliantly read by James Mason ina well-placed, stirring interpretation thatcatches all the loneliness and mystery of theemployee who "preferred not to."

190. CIVIL WAR STORIES

(Vanguard . . . 1 LP . . . VRS 7106 . . .

$4.98)Nelson Olmsted presents a skillful dramatic

reading of five Civil War stories: Crane'svivid "A Mystery of Heroism," Twain's un-heroic "The Private History of a CampaignThat Failed," Hamlin Garland's "Return ofthe Private," (war seen as an interlude to thefarmer's long battle against nature and thefates), and two pieces by Ambrose Bierce,"The Son of the Gods" and "Chickamauga,"a superb, terror-laden tale of great power.

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191. -N CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE(MARK TWAIN)BEST OF MARKTWAIN

(Audio Books . . .416 rpm's . . . GL 602. . . $4.95 ($3.95) . . .)

Seventeen stories and sketches by MarkTwain, read by Marvin Miller.

-N THE BEST OF MARK TWAIN(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LRC 6013

$5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Jeff Chandler and Marvin Miller read four

episodes from Mark Twain's writings: "Punch,Brothers, Punch" (Tom Sawyer, Chapter II),"The Whitewasher," "The Notorious JumpingFrog," and "The Ant." The selections on thisrecording are well read and are dramatizedvery effectively.

-N STORIES OF MARK TWAIN(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1027 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Contains Walter Brennan's perfect "cracker

barrel" reading of "The Jumping Frog" and"Jim Baker'S Bluejay Yarn" (from A TrampAbroad) on Side /. On Side 2 Brandon deWilde reads "The Shooting of Boggs" ad"The Royal Nonesuch Fraud" (from Huckle-berry Finn) with crisp humor, although withless aplomb than Brennan.

MARK TWAIN TONIGHT!(Columbia . . . 1 LP . . . OL 5440 .. . $4.98)

The young Broadway actor, Hal Holbrook,impersonates the great American humoristwith verve and wit in a deft characterization,presenting an introduction to Twain and suchselections from his works as "On Smoking,""Journalism on Horseback," "My Encounterwith an Interviewer," "Huck Battles His Con-science," and "How to Be Seventy."

(A sequel to this record, Columbia OL5610, entitled More of Mark Twain Tonight!offers additional readings from the humorist.)

MARK TWA1NREAD BY WILL GEER(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9769 . . . $5.95)Versatile dramatic readings by Will Geer

of excerpts from "The Mysterious Stranger,"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, "My LateSenatorial Secretaryship," and "CornponeOpinions." Recording quality is excellent.Excerpts from "The Mysterious Stranger"should be presented only to mature students.

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-N MARK TWAINREAD BY HIRAMSHERMAN

( Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 778 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) .)This record includes Mark Twain's "Jim

Baker's Bluejay Yarn," "Punch, Brothers,Punch," an episode from Huckleberry Finn,and excerpts from "Concerning the AmericanLanguage" and "Paris Notes." Selections arehigh in interest and the rendition is extremelyfunny.

192. -N CRANE, STEPHENTHE REDBADGE OF COURAGE

(Audio Books . . .616 rpm's . . . GL 609. $6.95 ($5.55) ...)

Crane's masterpiece, complete and un-abridged. Read by Robert Ryan.

THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE(Caedmon . . 1 LP . . . TC 1040 . . . $5.95)A shortened but unchanged version of the

classic. Edmond O'Brien's reading has all thestark dramatic qualities of the book. Beauti-fully read, underplayed, and in good taste.

ME RED BADGE OF COURAGEAND OTHER CRANE WORKS

(Folkways . 1 LP . . . FL 9745 . . . $5.95)Readings by Jared Reed are admirable

direct, vigorous, and exciting. He presentsbattle scenes from The Red Badge of Courage,several short poems from "War Is Kind" and"The Black Riders," and a short narrative,"The Veteran." The last describes HenryFleming, hero of The Red Badge of Courage,reminiscing years after the Civil War shortlybefore he responds to an alarm in a blazingbarn. Entering to save the livestock, he meetshis death.

193. EMERSON, RALPH WALDO(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9758 . . . $5.95)A selection from the essays, the poetry, and

the journals, with a critical introduction bySamuel Charters. David Cort reads excerptsfrom Emerson's essays on "Beauty," "Self-Reliance," "The Nonconformist," and his poems"The Snowstorm," "Hamatreya," "Ode toChanning," "Give All to Love." There arecomments on himself, American art, and hiscontemporaries, Whitman, Thoreau, and Haw-thorne. A well-rounded picture of Emerson'spersonality and literary position emerges.

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-N RALPH WALDO EMERSONPOEMSAND ESSAYS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 842 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Kenneth Lynn reads such poems as "Each

and All," "Concord Hymn," "Music," andsuch essays as "Nature," "Education," and"Politics."

-N EMERSON, RALPH WALDO,THE BASIC WRITINGS OF

(Audio Books . . .516 rpm's . . . GL 606... $5.95 ($4.75) ...)

Complete texts of "Compensation," "Self-Reliance," "The American Scholar," andother essays, addresses, and poems. Read byLew Ayres.

194. -N FRANKLIN, BENJAMINAUTOBIOGRAPHY OF

(Audio Books . . . 8 16 rpm's . . . GL 603. . . $8.95 ($7.15) . . .)

Complete and unabridged autobiography,plus selections from Poor Richard's Almanack,"The Dogood Papers," and others. Read byMichael Rye.

FRANKLIN, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF(Folkways . . . 1 LP .. . FL 9771 . . . $5.95)

Read by L. Jesse Lemisch, the selectionsgive a good summary of Franklin's early ca-reer and form a useful introduction to theAutobiography. Excerpts include such well-known passages as his imitation of essaysfrom The Spectator, his apprenticeship to hisbrother, his entry into Philadelphia, his es-tablishment in business, and his famous sys-tem of moral bookkeeping. The reading isgenerally competent. The text follows Frank-lin's original very well. For mature pupils.Franldin's modesty, lucidity, and power shinethrough.

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

Read by Carl Sandburg in:"A Lincoln Album"see Item 186

and"Great American Speeches"see Item

336.

195. HARTE, BRET(Folkways ... 1 LP ... FL 9740 . .. $5.95)

A superior reading by David Kurlan of thetwo tales, "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and"The Outcasts of Poker Flat."


196. HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL(Caedmon ... 1 LP ... TC 1120 ... $5.95)

Basil Rathbone reads "The Minister's BlackVeil" and "Young Goodman Brown," two ofHawthorne's short stories in an excellent ren-dition which catches all the sombreness,gloom, and mystery of the two works. Theforest scene in "Young Goodman Brown," inwhich all the evilly transformed spirits of thetown gather in the devil's conclave, is par-ticularly chilling.

HENRY, 0.(See works of William Sidney Porter, in

this sectionItem 205.)

197. HERE IS NEW YORK

(Riverside . . . 1 LP . .. No. 849 .. . $5.98)The just and justly famous E. B. White

tribute to the city. Both a salute and an ap-praisal, it brings out the city's faults and vir-tues. Jack Lemmon reads it with warmth andtrue affection.

-N IRVING, WASHINGTON(See Item 56.)

198. ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Decca ... 1 LP . . . DL 8515 . . . $3.98)Lincoln's own writing, as well as material

about him written by Sandburg, Markham,Whitman, the Benéts, and others. Read bySandburg, Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead,and others.

A LINCOLN ALBUM, READINGS BYCARL SANDBURG

(See Item 186.)

199. -N THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1178 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Edward G. Robinson reads this work by

Edward Everett Hale.

200. MOBY DICKBY HERMAN MELVILLE(Decca ... 1 LP . . . DL 9071 . . . $4.98)

In this adaptation of the great sea epic,Charles Laughton plays Captain Ahab in avigorous dramatization of important scenesfrom the novel. Although it sometimes vergeson the melodramatic, the intensity and suffer-ing of the tortured Ahab are well brought outin Laughton's portrayal.

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-N MOBY DICK(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 850 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Presents excerpts from the novel, read by

Robert H. Chapman. Included are the wellknown "Strike through the mask" passage andthe chase on the second day wl. an the boatsare smashed and Ahab's leg splintered. Thisrecord will prove useful largely as a supple-ment to the text since Moby Dick is such acomplex novel that it must be studied as awhole to be fully appreciated.

201. THE NEW AMERICAN CREDOBY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9760 . . . $5.95)This recording, read by Julie Haydon, wife

of the late critic, presents 250 short, aphoristicsayings that embody what might be calledAmerican folk wisdom, from Nathan's workof the same title. Taken together they offeras fine a collection of superstitions and medi-cine-man beliefs as one could possibly imagine.Some examples follow: "That the accumula-tion of great wealth always brings with itgreat unhappiness," "That all cats look grayat night," "That all women Isive poetry," "Thatall great men have illegible signatures."

202. OL' MAN ADAM AN' HIS CHILLUN(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1174 . . . $5.95)Mantan Moreland tells seven Bible stories

in the Negro folk manner as written by RoarkBradford, author of the Pulitzer Prize-win-ning The Green Pastures. This recording isideally suited to a study of Negro dialect andprovides much insight into the thought andthe imagination of the southern AmericanNegro. Moreland, a Negro himself, dramatizesand narrates these stories beautifully.

203. -N PARKER, DOROTHYSTORIES OF(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1136 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Shirley Booth interprets witb dramatic in-

tensity and power the sadistic matron of"Lady with a Lamp" and characters fromsuch other Parker monologues as "The Waltz,""A Telephone Call," and "Cousin Larry."

204. -N POE, EDGAR ALLANGREATTALES AND POEMS OF


Eight complete stories plus selected poems.Read by Marvin Miller.

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(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 1028 and1115 respectively.. . . Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

$5.95 ($4.75) -)-N VOL. 1: Tales and Poems"The Masque

of the Red Death," "The Black Cat," "TheRaven," "Annabel Lee," "To," "Alone," and"The City in the Sea."

VOL. 2: Three Short Stories: "The Cask ofAmontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum,"and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar."

Basil Rathbone captures all the intensity,suspense, and mystery of Poe's writings ih asuperior reading.

-N POE, EDGAR ALIANTHE PIT ANDTHE PENDULUM

(Spoken Arts . . . SA 830 . . . $5.95 ($5.25).)

Alexander Scourby's masterful readingcatches the terror of this classic story of tor-ture under the Inquisition.

205. -N PORTER, WILLIAM SIDNEY(0. HEN RY)SHORT STORIES OF

(Libraphone . . . 2 16 rpm's . . . H 623,SA 819 . . . $5.95 each)

This album contains ten 0. Henry tales.Reading by Robert Donley is done very effec-tively. Reading time ranges from eight tofifty-one minutes. The following are pre-sented: "The Cop and the Anthem," "A Re-trieved Reformation," "From the Cabbie'sSeat," "After Twenty Years," "The Fur-nished Room," "A Blackjack Bargainer,""The Champion of the Weather," "The Pass-ing of Black Eagle," "The Duplicity of Har-graves," "Roads of Destiny." Adapter can bepurchased from the company.

206. -N THE PROMISE OF EDUCATIONBY ROBERT M. HUTCHINS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 714 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)A talk by the former president of the Uni-

versity of Chicago. Well organized, convinc-ing, and well delivered.

THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE(See under Crane, Stephen, Item 192, this

section.)

TWAIN, MARK(See under Clemens, Samuel Langhorne,

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207. -N WALDENBY HENRY DAVIDTHOREAU

(Audio Books . . . 6 16 rpm's . . . GL 610. $6.95 ($5.55) .. .)

The complete text of the first six chaptersof Thoreau's masterpiece, read by John Car-radine.

POETRY, ENGLISH


208. AUDEN, WYSTAN HUGH (W. H.)...READING

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . TC 1019 . . . $5.95)The poet reads "In Memory of Yeats," "In

Praise of Limestone," "Seven Bucolics," "TheCapital," "School Children," "As He Is," "FiveLyrics," and "The Precious Five." He is moreassured and more effective than in earlier re-cordings.

-N AUDEN, W. H.(NCTE . . . 1 10", 78 rpm . . . RS 70-15 . . .

$1.75 ($1.25) ...)Auden reads "In Memory of W. B. Yeats"

and "Law like Love."

-N AUDEN, W. H.READS A SELECTIONOF HIS POEMS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 780 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Auden reads with fine assurance thirteen of

his own poems ranging from the clever,bright side in "Metalogue to the Magic Flute"to the more sober and serious four poemsfrom his devotional sequence "Horae Can-onicae." Also included are "Homage to Clio,""The Shield of Achilles," "The More LovingOne," and "First Things First."

209. BETJEMAN, JOHN, GOLDENTREASURY OF

(Spoken Arts . . . 2 LP's . . . SA 710 andSA 819 . . . $5.95 each)

Betjeman reads and comments on his ownpoems. The poet's reading is natural and un-affected. capturing the mood and rhythmicrange of the lines.


210. -N DE LA MARE, WALTERSPEAKING AND READING

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1046 . . . $5.95($4.75) . )

The poet himself interprets many of hisfinest poems and a short story, "The Prin-cess," with delicacy and grace. He also con-verses informally. Among the poems that hereads are "The Veil," "England," "To a Can-dle," and "Far Away."

211. -N DURRELL, LAWRENCETHE LOVE POEMS OF

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 818 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

In Durrell's reading of his own work, hissensuous, exotic style and his sense of placeare ably transmitted. His selections containlyrics, ballads, biographies, and poems of placeand people. Among them are "Alexandria,""A Portrait of Theodora," "Heloise and Abel-ard," "The Anecdotes," and "Water Music."

212. ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS FOURQUARTETS

(Angel Records . . . 1 LP . . . 45012 . . .$3.98)

The poet reads his Four Quartets"BurntNorton," "East Coker," "The Dry Salvages,"and "Little Gidding"with great interpretiveskill. For superior students.

213. -N ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS POETRY(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1045 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . .)Here, too, the poet is in excellent form,

reading some of his best-known poems: "TheLove Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Portraitof a Lady," "Preludes," "Mr. Eliot's SundayMorning Service," "Ash Wednesday," "A Songfor Simeon," "Marina," "Triumphal Marchfrom Coriolan," "0 Light Invisible" from TheRock, Chorus from Murder in the Cathedral,Chorus from The Family Reunion.

ELIOT, T. S.OLD POSSUM'S BOOKOF PRACTICAL CATS


214. MASEFIELD, JOHNREADSA FOX'S DAY

(Argo . . . 1 LP . . . RG 244 . . . $5.98)This record is a special adaptation of "Rey-

nard the Fox." The poet, in his eighties, givesa stirring rendition of the work, an interpreta-tion full of deep personal insight.

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Masefield, poet laureate of England since1930, reads "Sea Fever," "Cargoes," "TheWest Wind," "Spanish Waters," "The Ever-lasting Mercy," "The Widow in the ByeStreet," and other poems. This is an impor-tant recording of the poet's art and personal-ity. It is a loving and spirited reading by the80-year-old poet, who despite the quiver inhis voice, manages to recreate vividly the well-loved poems.

-N MASEFIELD, JOHNREADSTHE STORY OF OSSIAN

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 755 . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)In Masefield's reading of this Irish legend,

there is an epic-like quality through which hisown poetic fervor and hopes for humanityshine through.

215. -N STEPHENS, JAMES, THE GOLDENTREASURY OF

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 744 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) .. .)Stephens comments on his own poetry and

reads twenty-four of his poems including "TheMain-Deep" and "The Shell." He also singssome of these selections. Genial whimsy,irony, and wit permeate the recording andmake it a most pleasurable listening expe-rience.

POETRY, ENGLISH


216. -N BEOWULF AND CHAUCER

(Lexington . . . 1 LP . . . LE 5505 . . .

$4.95 ($3.75) . . .)Exceptional selection of excerpts. Beowulf

(including "Fight with Grendel" and "Ban-quet Scene") reaa by Helge Kokeritz; Chaucer,read by John C. Pope.

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217. -N BLAKE, WILLIAMPOETRY OF(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . .. TC 1101 .. . $5.95

($4.75) .. .)A generally moving and sympathetic read-

ing of selections from Blake's Songs of In-nocence and Songs of Experience by SirRalph Richardson.

218. -N BLAKE, WILLIAM, ANDGERARD MANLEY HOPKINS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 814 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Robert Speaight brings out the mystical and

tender quality of Blake in his readings of suchpoems as "The Lamb," "The Tyger," "TheLittle Black Boy," "The French Revolution,""Milton," and "The Book of Thel" as well asthe powerful rhythms and profound philosoph-ical concepts of Hopkins' "Heaven-Haven,""God's Grandeur," "Pied Beauty," "Thou ArtIndeed Just, Lord," and "Habit of Perfection."

219. -N BROWNING, ROBERTPOETRY OF(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . :TC 1048 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . ..)A polished and penetrating interpretation

which catches the subtlety and intensity of thedifficult dramatic monologues. James Masonreads "The Bishop Orders His Tomb," "Andreadel Sarto," and "Fra Lippo Lippi."-N TREASURY OF ROBERT BROWNING

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 861 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Robert Speaight reads "My Last Duchess."

"Prospice," "Home Thoughts from Abroad,""Meeting at Night," and others.

220. -N BURNS, POETRY OFANDSCOTTISH BALLADS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1103 .. . $5.95($4.75) ...)

A lively and appreciative reading of Burns'poems read by Frederick Worlock and C.R.M.Brooks in Scottish accent. Although the ac-cent sometimes obtrudes, the reading catchesthe flavor and quality of the poetry.

BURNS, ROBERTPOEMS ANDLETTERS OF

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9877 . . . $5.95 )This collection contains three short letters

and many well-known poems: "To a Mouse,""A Man's a Man," "Tam O'Shanter," "High-land Mary," "Is There for Honest Poverty,"and others. Read by Max Dunbar in excellentdialect. On tho whole, this is a good and us-able recording of high technical quality.

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-N LOVE SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 754 . .. $5.95

($5.25) . - .)Ann Moray sings seventeen love songs of

Robert Burns.

221. -N BYRON, POETRY OF(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1042 . . . $5.95

($4.75) - - -)

Tyrone Power reads "She Walks in Beauty,""On This Day I Complete My 36th Year."and selections from "Don Juan" and "ChildeHarold" in a smooth professional interpreta-tion which brings out the beauty and rhythmicappeal of the lines.

222. CHAUCERREADINGS FROMME CANTERBURY TALS

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9859 . . . $5.95)Victor Kaplan reads superlatively well (in

Middle English), bringing dramatic vigor andskillful character interpretation to the open-ing lines of the Prologue, the portraits of theFranklin, the Parson, and the Miller, the ex-emplum or moral story from "The Pardoner'sTale," and two excerpts from "The Nun'sPriest's Tale?' With accompanyirg text. Forsuperior students

223. 44 CLASSIC POEMS OF LOVEAND BEAUTY

(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LR 6007... $5.95 ($4.75) - - .)

Marvin Miller reads eleven poems of suchpoets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Words-worth, Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Keats,and Shelley. One complete side of this re-cording features Edward Fitzgerald's The Ru-baiyat of Omar Khayyam. Marvin Miller'sreading of these poems is ,-tair, thoughtful, andsensitive.

224. COLERIDGE, POETRY OFSAMUEL TAYLOR

(Caedmon . . . l LP ... TC 1092 . . . $5.95)Selections, read by Sir Ralph Richardson,

are The Rime of the Ancient Marinerin full "Dejection, an Ode," "The PleasureDom _. of Kubla Khan," "This Lime-TreeBower My Prison," and "Frost at Midnight."His reading. sensitive and subtle, evokes boththe lyrical beauty and the majesty of Cole-ridge's poetry.

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225. -N EARLY ENGLISH BALLADS(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9881 . . . $5.95

($4.25) ...)Some fine selecfions, eloquently read by

Kathleen Danson Read, a specialist in theballad and winner of many prizes for herdistinguished interpretations. "Three Ray-ns," "Lord Randall," "Barbara Allen" areion'? of the memorable selections included.

226. -N EARLY ENGUSH POETRY(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FW 9851 . . . $5.95

($4.25) - - -)"Caedmon's Hymn" and excerpts from "Sea-

farer," Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight, and others. Read in Old and MiddleEnglish by Charles Dunn. Text translation,introduction, and notes included. For superiorstudents.

227. -N ELIOT, T. 5.THE WASTE LANDAND OMER POEMS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 734 . . .$5.95 ($5.25) - . -)

Robert Speaight reads "The Love Song ofJ. Alfred Prufrock," "The Hollow Men,""Ash Wednesday," and "The Waste Land."

-N ELIOT, T. S.FOUR QUARTETS(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 765 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)The rich, warm voice of Robert Speaight

brings out the lyrical quality and philosophi-cal depth of T. S. Eliot's outstanding series,Four Quartets, each a unique poetic entity.

IRISH BALLADS, FOLK SONGS, ANDLYRICS (ALSO ENTITLED IRISH VERSEAND BALLADS)


228. JUPITER BOOK OF BALLADS(See also Lem 149this division.)(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9890 . . . A

Jupiter recording . . . $5.95)Trained interpreters and lovers of the bal-

lad narrate or sing, with some accompanimenton harp or gr4ar, ballads ranging from suchearly folk pieces as "Lord Randall," "TheWife of Usher's Well," "The Dowie Dens ofYarrow " to more modern versions by ThomasHardy and William Morris. Nom Hardy's "ATrampwoman's Tragedy" and the Americanballad "The House of the Rising Sun" arenot suitable for classroom use.

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229. -N KEATS, JOHNPOETRY OF(Caedmon . .. 1 LP .. . TC 1087 . .. $5.95

($4.75) .. .)Sir Ralph Richardson reads "Ode to a

Nightingale," "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "TheEve of St. Agnes," and others. A very good

recording, with particularly fine readings of"Endymion" and "The Eve of St. Agner "

-N KMTS AND SHELLEY,

THE POETRY OF(Lexington .. LP ... LE 7505 ... $5.95

($4.75) ...)Theodore Marcuse reads. This recording

contains of Keats' poelry such selections as"Ode to a Nightingale," "Ode on a GrecianUrn," "Song about Myself," and "Ode onMelancholy"; of the poetry of Shelley suchworks as "Ode to the West Trmd," "Ozyman-dias," "Hymn to Intellectual Beauty," "Sum-

mer and Wmter," and "To Night."

41 TREASURY OF JOHN KEATS(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 868 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Robert Speaight and Robert Eddison read

"Ode to a Nightingale," "Ode tc, Autumn,""Ode on a Grecian Urn," and, on Side Two,

"The Eve of Saint Agnes."

230. -N TREASURY OF JOHN MILTON(SPoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 867 . . .

$5.95 ($525) ...)Robert Speaight and Robert Eddison read

"L'Allegro," "On Shakespeare: 1630," "On theMorning of Christ's Nativity," and selectedlines from Paradise Lost, Book One.

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231. -N NO SINGLE THING ABIDES

(Poetry Records . . . 1 12" LP . . . PR 202

... $5.95 ($4.75) ...)Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard,"

Keats' "When I Have Fairs That I MayCease to Be," Shelley's "Ozymandias," andother poems are read by David Allen.

232. -N PALGRAVE'S GOLDEN TREASURY

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2011 . . .$11.90 ($9.50) ...)

Poems by Shakespeare, Milton, Burns,Keats, Tennyson, and othersread by ClaireBloom, Eric Porbnan, and John Neville.

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AND FOURBY JOHN MILTON

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2008 . . .$11.90 ($9.50) ...)

Selections from Milton's epicBook OneComplete and Book FourLines 1-588, 776-903, and 917to the endare read by An-thony Quayle.

His interpretation is sustained, vigorous,

and generally effective in the challenging as-signment of bringing out the best in thismonumental and massive work.

234. -N THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT

MARINERBY SAMUEL TAYLOR

COLERIDGE(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 790 . . .

$5.95 ($525) . ..)Read by Richard Burton as the Mariner,

assisted by John Neville and Robert Hardy.Burton's stirring reading is dramatic, robust,

and exciting and captures the poetic magic of

The Ancient Mariner. His interpretationmakes the recording a notable addition to thebest available for English classroom use. Hisraiding of "Kubla Khan" and "Frost at Mid-

night" is a more restrained, lea irspired ren-dition.

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POEMS OF OUVER GOLDSMITH,

THOMAS GRAY, WILUAM COLLINS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 849 . . .$5.95 ($525) ...)

This recording contains the poems, "TheDeserted Village" (complete) by Goldsmith,"Ode on the Death of a Cat," "Elegy in aCountry Churchyard" by Gray, and "Ode toEvening," "An Ode for Music," and "Lines onPaper" by Collins. Mr. Speaight reads in adirect and dear manner.

236. -N THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR

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RUSTUM(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1023 . . . $5.95

($4.75) .. .)Alfred Drake reads both long poems. He is

particularly effective in Arnold's stirring nar-rative poem, "Solirab and Rustum," in which

he catches the epic quality of the work andthe style, less so in Fitzgerald's translation ofthe Rubaiyat.

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(Caedmon ... 1 LP . . . TC 1049 . . . $5.95($4.75) ...)

Metaphysical and love lyrics of Herbert,Browne, Suckling, Lovelace, Cartwright,Strode, Traherne, Vaughan, Crashaw, Cowley,and Marvell. Read by Sir Cedric Hardwickeand Robert Newton. Text induded.

23$. -N THE POETRY OF PERCY BYSSHSSHELLEY

(Caedmon . .. TC 1059 ... $5.95 ($4.75)...)

Vincent Price reads "Ozymandiss," "To aSkylark," "Hymn to InWlectutl Beauty,""Ode to the West Wmd," and other poems.

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(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 869 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)Robert Speaight and Robert Eddison read

"Ozymsndias," "To Night," "Ode to the WestWind," "To a Skylark," and, on Side Two,Selections from "Adonais: An Elegy on theDeath of John Keats."

239. -N SONNETS FROM THEPORTUGUESE AND SCENES FROMTHE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1071 . . . $5.95($4-75) ...)

An eloquent and affectionate reading ofElizabeth Br rrett Browning's sonnets (se-lected) by Miss Cornell and an effectivedramatization of three scenes from the play,with Miss Cornell and Anthony Quayle.

240. -N TENNYSON, ME POETRY OF(Caedmon ... 1 LP . . . TC 1080 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)Presents "The Lady of Shalott," "In Me-

moriam," "Ulysses," "Crossing the Bar," andother poems. Read by Dame Sybil Thorndilreand Sir Lewi Casson.

-N TREASURY OF ALFRED,LORD TENNYSON

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 858 . . .

$5.65 ($5.25) ...)Robert Speaight reads such poems as "Ulys-

ses," "The Lotus Eaters," "The SplendourFalls on Castle Walls" (frani "The Princess"),and verses from "In Memoriam."


ME WASTE LANDT. S. EUOT(See under Item 227this section.)

241. -N WORDSWORTH, WILLIAMTHE POETRY OF

(Caedmon ... 1 LP . . . TC 1026 . . . 85.95($4.75) ...)

A vivid, memorable reading by Sir CedricHardwicke, full of poetic insight of Words-worth's "Ode on Intimations of Immortality,""Tintern Abbey," "The Prelude" (selections),"The World I. Sao Much with Us," "UponWestminster Bridge," and other poems.

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(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 860 . . .

0.65 ($5.25) ...)Robert Spmight reads, among others, "Lines

Composed above Tintern Abbey," "Milton!Thou Shotddst Be Living at This Hour," and"The Daffodils."

242. YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLERPOETRY OF

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1081 . . . $5.95)Siobban McKenna and Cyril Cusack present

a superlatively fine reading of Yeats' workwhich captures the lyrical magic and intensityof the poet's art. They read "The Lake Isleof Innisfree," "The Wild Swans at Coole,""The Second Coming," "Sailing to Byzan-tium," "Leda and the Swan," "Crazy Janepoems, "Lapiz Lazuli," "The Three Bushes,""The Wild Old Wicked Man," "Why ShouldNot Old Men Be Mad?" "Cuchulain Com-forted," and other poems.

-N YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLERPOEMS OF(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 753 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) ...)A tranecription recorded from the Thirties

. . . Yeats reads and conmients on his favoritepoems including "The Lake Isle of Inniefree"and "The Song of the Old Mother." Otherpoems of Yeats are read by the two giftedIrish personalities, actrem Siobhan McKennaand actor Micheal MacLiammoir.

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243. -N PRIESTLEY, J. LAN INFORMAL HOUR WITH

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 716 . . .$5.95 ($5.25) ...)

This is a well-delivered reading by J. B.Priestley from his essays on "Delight" includ-ing "No School Report," "Long Trousers,""Pleasure and Gratitude of Children," "Smok-ing in a Hot Bath," "The Mineral Water inBedrooms of Foreign Hotels," and others.In a pleasant, conversational manner he suc-ceeds in holding the attention of the listenerthroughout

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Selections Read by Persons otherthan the Authors

244. DICKENS, CHARLESA CHRISTMAS CAROL


-N DICKENS DUETSPRESENTED BYFRANK PETTINGELL

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 741 . . .$5.95 ($5.25) ...)

Selections from David Copperfield, GreatExpectations, The Pickwick Papers, OliverTwist, Martin Cluizzlewit, read by the notedDickens interpreter with warmth, fidelity, andgreat artistry.

-N EMLYN WILLIAMS AS CHARLESDICKENS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 762 . . .$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)

Mr. Williams assumes the role of Dickensand reads episodes from Our Mutual Friend,Dombey and Son, and Pickwick Papers. Hischaracter interpretation I. superb, his skill indialect unusually good. The Dickens charac-ters come alive in his reading. His long toursin the Dickens impersonation have given himgreat polish and assurance.

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THE PICKWICK PAPERS(Caedmon . .. 1 LP . . . TC 1121 . . . $5.95)Sir Lewis Casson interprets "Mr. Pick-

wick's Christmas," with the hero's adventuresunder the mistletoe. Boris Karloff catches thesombre spirit and suspense of Gabriel Grub'sexperience with the goblins in "The Goblinsand the Sexton."

-N A TALE OF TWO CITIES(Lexington . . . 1 LP . . . LE 7570 . . . $5.95

($4.75) ...)A British production directed by Howard

Rose, with Griffith Jones, Josephine Stuart,Jack Livesey, Ralph Michael, and others. Avivid dramatization of the famous Dickensnovel of the French Revolution.

245. -N DOYLE, ARTHUR CONANADVENTURES OF SHERLOCKHOLMES

(Audio Books . . .516 rpm's . . . GL 611. . . $5.95 ($4.75) . . A

Four stories, complete and unabridged: "AScandal in Bohemhi," "The Red-HeadedLeague," "The Blue Carbuncle," "TheSpeckled Band," read by Basil Rathbone.

SHERLOCK HOLMES, STORIES OF(Caedmon .. . 1 LP . . . TC 1172 . . . $5.95)Basil Rathbone reads "The Adventure of

the Speckled Baud" and "The Final Prob-lem" with exceptional skfil and power. Thefear and suspense of "The Speckled Band"and the final confrontation with archenemyMoriarty in "The Irmal Problem" are ex-citingly told.

246. -N DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDEROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

(Audio Books . . .416 rpm's . . . GL 605... $4.95 ($3.95) - ..)

Stevenson's classic story of dual identity.complete and unabridged . . . Read by GeneLockhart.

247. DON JUAN IN HELLFROM G. B.SHAW'S MAN AND SUPERMAN

(Cohunbia . . . 2 LP's . . . OSL 166 . . .

*4-98)The intellectual sparring of the players

(particularly Don Juan vs. Satan) presentingShaw's trenchant philosophical pronounce-ments make this scene both witty and pro-found. Played by Charles lroyer, CharlesLaughton, Cedric Hardwick., and AgnesMoorehead.

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GULUVEWS TRAVELS(See Item 83under Elementary Schools.)

24$. -N HEART OF DARKNESSJOSEPHCONRAD

(Audio Books . . . 5 16 rpm's . . . GL 613. . $5.95 ($4.75) - . .)

Conrad's novel, complete and unabridged.Read by Dan O'Herlihy.

249. JEEVES(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1137 . . . $5.95)This recording presents dramatizations of

two short stories by P. G. Wodehouse; thestories revolve around Wodehouse's famousfictional huller, Jeeves. Humorously entertain-ing.

250. -N A KIPUNG COLLECTION(Libraphone . . . 2 16 rpm's . . . LIB-

A1625 . . . $7.95 ($6.35) . . .)Short stories and pueins of Kipling read by

Noel Leslie. Will help to interest students inKipling and stimulate them to read further.Presents such stories as "The Man WhoWould Be King," "Without Benefit of Clergy,""Wee Willie Winkle," and the well-knownpoems, "The Ballad of East and West,""Gunga Din," "Danny Deever," "FuzzyWuzzy," "Mandalay," "If," "The Law of theJungle," "Recessional," and "When Earth'sLast Picture Is Painted" with great vitality,understanding, and hinnanity.

251. LAWRENCE, D. H.THE WRITINGS OF

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9837 . . . $5.95)A clear and authoritative reading frcm the

poems, letters, and fiction of D. H. Lawrenceby Harry T. Moore, expert on Lawrence whomade the compilation. Text accompanies. Mr.Moore reads such poems as "The Snake,""Lightning," "Piano," and "Brooding Grief,"selections from the novels Kangaroo, Sons andLovers, Women in Love, some of Lawrence'sletters induding one to Lady Asquith on thtproblems of censorship confronting him inLady Chatterley's Lover.

252. -N MANSFIELD, KATHERINESTORIES OF

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1133 . . . $5.95($4.75) . .)

Miss Celia Johnson, narrator, captures thepoignancy and humanity of the two greatshort stories, "The Garden Party" and "Bliss,"by her sensitive insight into the author'smeaning and purpose.


253. -N SHORT STORIES OFW. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

(Libraphone . . .216 rpm's . . . LIB-A1614 . . . $7.95 ($6.35) . . .)

John Brewster reads five of Maugham'sstories: "Red," "The Ant and the Grass-hopper," "Footprints in the Jungle," "TheLetter," and "Episode." Mr. Brewster readsin a direct, concise manner. The stories arecomplete and unabridged.

254. STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUISAN ALBUM

(London . . . 1 LP . . . No. 5425 . . . Writeproducer for price.)

Sir Laurence Olivier reads "The StrangeCase of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "TheSuicide Club" with great power, communicat-ing the atmosphere of suspense and terror inboth works with chilling effect.

255. -N STORIES FROM AN IRISH FIRESIDE

(Spoken Arts . . . SA 769 . . . $5.95 ($5.25).)

Eamon Kelly retells six traditional Irishtales including "The Earl of Banemore" and"The Shea Man and the Mermaid" with fineauthenticity.

256. SWIFT, JONATHANGULUVER'STRAVELS, THE MODEST PROPOSAL,EPITAPH, AND OTHER WRITINGS

(MGM . . . 1 . . . ARC . . . E 3620 . . .$5.98)

A polished and sparkling reading by AlecGuinness of some of Swift's most witty andcaustic pieces on society.

(See also Item 83under ElementarySchools.)

WORLD LITERATURE,FOLK LITERATURE

257. AENEIDTHE STORY OF VERGIL'S

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9973 . . . $5.95)

This recording presents an introduction andreadings in Latin and English by ProfessorMoses Hades. The choice of selections is ex-cellent, and Professor Haclm' reading in bothlanguages is a vivid one.

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258. THE BALLAD RECORD(Washington . . . 1 LP . . . WLP 705 . . .

$4.98)This recording was produced to complement

MacEdward Leach's anthology, The BalkdBook. The twenty ballads include Britishballads, British ballads in America, broadsideballads, and indigenous American ballads. Thetexts from Leach's authoritative book areprinted in a booklet. The excellent selection ofoften taught ballads, Ed McCurdy's fine in-terpretation of traditional singing, and the ex-ceedingly informative notes on the recordjacket combine to make this recording a"must" for the English classroom.

259. -N ME INFERNODANTE(Folkways . . . 112. . . FW 971 . . . $5.95

($4.25) . . -)Selections from Cantos I through VIII,

translated and read by John Ciardi. Textincluded.

260. DON QUIXOTE-, (A Mentor Record . . . 1 LP . . . Write

producer for price.)Selections from his own translation of Don

Quixote are ably read by Walter Starkie. Thetext is published by the New American Li-brary in paperback form.

261. -N FAMOUS VOYAGES IN SMALLBOATS

(Libraphone . . .116 rpm . . . LIB-J 1618$5.95 ($4.75) . . .)

Michael Ryan reads "Captain Bligh of the'Bounty'," "The Men of the Trevessa'," "TheVoyage of the `Kon-Tikr," and "Escape from

, the Antarctic."

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SPEAKING WORLD(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FA 2310 . . . $5.95)

Each of the fifteen ballads on this recordingrepresents a different chapter from Albert B.Friedman's Viking Book of Folk Ballads.Well-known but seldom recorded songs suchas "Botany Bay," "Thi Dying Stockman ""Avondale Mine Disaster," and "KatharineJaffray" are pleasantly sung by Paul Clayton.A booklet containing the texts and information

j of each song accompanies the recording.

263. THE FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN(Caedmon . . . 5 LP's . . . TC 1142-1146

each . . .)Alan Loma:, collaborating with Peter Ken-

nedy, has assembled and recorded a large

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number of representative, colorful countryfolksingers interpreting their native songs withfidelity, warmth, and skill in a highly definitiveedition of British folksongs.

264. -N MEDITATIONS OF MARCUSAURELIUS


Complete and unabridged . . . Read byMarvin Miller.

265. RAGGLE-TAGGLE GYPSY TALES(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 748 . . .

$5.95)Walter Starkie plays the representative

music of gypsy tribes on the violin to vitalizehis tales of life among these roaming, colorfulpeople. Excitingly and vividly told.

266. JEAN REDPATH'S SCOTTISHBALLAD BOOK

(Elektra . . . 1 LP . . . EKL-214 . . . $4.98)

Singing the eleven ballads on this recordingin a traditional manner with a Scot's dialect,Miss Redpath manages to capture the spiritof the rich Scottish ballad heritage. Her pres-entation of such well-known ballads as "GypsieLaddie," "Barbarry Allan," `Two Corbies,"and "Sir Patrick Spens" will appeal to alllisteners and heighten the high school stu-dent's appreciation of the ballads. Informativenotes on all the songs are included on therecord jacket; the texts appear in a booklet.

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM ANDSOHRAB AND RUSTUM

(See Item 26in this division.)

SINGERS IN ME DUSK(See Item 59under Elementary

Schools.)

267. -N SWANN IN LOVEFROMPROUST'S REMEMBRANCE OFMINGS PAST

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2017 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)Cleverly compiled and directed by Howard

Sackler. Sir Ralph Richardson's reading hasproduced a brilliant album. His cultivatedvoice delivers Proust's precise, qualified, andanalytical sentences in a way to make thelistener believe that he is listening to Prousthimself. Will send the listener hurrying toread the book.

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2611. -N TRIAL OF SOCRATES(Audio Books . . .316 rpm's . . . GL 604

. . . $3.95 ($3.15) . ..)Complete texts of Plato's Apology and

Crito. Read by Thomas Mitchell. Forewordby Robert M. Hutchins.

269. WORLD OF MAN, VOL I(Folkways . . .112. . . FC 7431 . . . $4.25)Based on actual documentary recordings,

edited and narrated by Harold Courlander,The World of Man captures with great accu-racy and intensity the songs and sounds ofman's labor.

270. -N YOUTH AND TYPHOON(Libraphone . . .216 rpm's . . . LIB-A

1615 ... $7.95 ($6.35) ...)Noel Leslie reads these ohort stories by

Joseph Conrad vividly and excitingly. Thestories are complete and unabridged.

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEAREDramatic Works Other thanShakespeare's

271. ANTA ALBUM OF STARS (VOL !GREAT MOMENTS FROM GREAT

PLAYS)(Decca ... 1 LP ... DL 9002 ... $4.98)Helen Hayes as "Victoria Regina," Eva Le

Gallienne as "Hedda GaMer," John Gielgudas "Richard II," and Fredric March andFlorence Eldridge as the leading players inscenes from The Skin of Our Teeth and YearsAgo. Some notable performances are pre-sented here of scenes from memorable Broad-way successes.

272. DEAR AUDIENCEBLANCHE YURKA(Folkwaya . . . 1 LP . . . Vols. I and II . . .

FL 9841 and 9842 . . . $5.95)VOL. I contains a discussion of how to un-

derstand and enjoy drama, criteria for judgingthe success of plays, a brief history of theatri-cal periodo and major playwrights, on the firstside. The other side, VOL. II, contains scenesfrom Sophocles and Shakespeare (two scenesfrom Electra, two from Romeo and Juliet. andone from Macbeth). The introduction to dramais well presented and the dramatic readingsshow great versatility and sensitivity. Therecord is technically excellent

VOL: II continues this type of presentationwith comments by Miss Yurka prefacing herinterpretafion of scenes from Moliere's TheMisanthrope, Congreve's The Way of theWorld, Sheridan's The Rivals, Ibsen's lied&


Gabler, Wilde's The Importance of BeingEarnest, Shaw's Candida.

Both records contain complete texts.Although Miss Yurka reads extremely well,

with excellent character interpretation, heressaying so many varied roles single-handed,as it were, is occasionally somewhat of a weak-ness. The balance sheet, however, is decidedlyin her favor.273. -N DR. FAUSTUSMARLOWE (FROM

MONUMENTS OF EARLY ENGLISHDRAMA SERIES)

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1033 . . . $5.95($4.75) .. -)

Almost complete work. Text included. StarsFrank Silvers. Marlowe's great tragic dramais stirringly presented.

DRAPER, RUTHTHE ART OF(See Item 181in this division.)

274. -N DRUTEN, JOHN VAN(Spoken Arta . . . 1 LP . . . SA 718 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . .)In this lucid and analytical treatment, the

dramatist himself speaks on the art of play-writing and reads from The Voice of theTurtle, The Druid Circle, I Am a Carefirn,I've Got Sixpence, four of his well-knowndramas.

275. -N EVERYMAN (FROM MONUMENTS

OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA SERIES)

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1031 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)This famous morality play, a landmark in

the development of English drama, stars Bur-gess Meredith. Text is included.

276. -N THE FIRST STAGE(Spoken Words . . . SW A-11, A-12, A-13,

A-14)PART I . . . 5 12's . . . SW A-11 . . . $29.50($23.60) . . .)History of English drama from British

Broadcasting Corporation productions. Intro-duction, Seven Mystery Plays.

PART II . . . 5 LFs. . . SW A-12 . . . $29.50($23.60) . .)History of English drama. Mysteries, Mira-

cles, Moralities, Interludes.PART III . 5 LP's ... SW A-13 ... $29.50($23.60) .

History of English drama. Late Moralities,Classical Influence, Drama at Inns of Court.

PART IV . . . 4 LP's . . . SW A-14 . . . $24.00($19.20) . . .)The Professional Theater: Popular Drama;

Rise and Fall of Didactic Drama.

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GREEN, PAULREADS FROMOWN DRAMAS

(See Item 183this division.)

277. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEINGEARNESTOSCAR WILDE

(Angel . . . 2 LP's . . . B 3505 . . . $4.98)A deg and rollicking performance of the

play by actors highly accomplished in deliver-ing its gay banter. Sir John Gielgud, DameEdith Evans. Pamela Brown, and others con-vey the sophistication, wit, and paradox of thefamous comedy, interpreting it in a way tomake it intelligible to bright students in seniorhigh school.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

(Theatre Masterworks . . . 2 LP's . . . GRC2506 . . . $11.90)

Maurice Evans, Lucile Watson, and othersunder the direction of Margaret Webster.The exceptionally able cast illuminates thiscomic satire with shrewd perception and bit-ing wit.

278. IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR(Columbia . . . 1 LP . . . OL 5690 . . . $4.98;

. . . Stereo OS 2090 . . . $5.98)A one-man show by Micheal MacLiammoir.

A smoothly joined reading from the plays,poetry, and witticisms of Oscar Wilde fromthe Broadway performance in which Mr.MacLiammoir played all the parts, imperson-ating Wilde in a brilliant portrayal.

279. -N MILLER, ARTHUR(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . .. SA 704 .. . $5.95

($5.25) . . .)The playwright analyzes methods of charac-

terization and reads from two of his plays,Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

280. MURDER IN THE CATHEDRALT. S. ELIOT

(Angel . . . 2 LP's . . . B 3505 . . . $4.98)The suspense leading up to the Archbishop's

arrival at Canterbury, the chorus of warningvoices, the Archbishop's moral courage, andthe final tragedy of his murderall these aremajor elements of a moving and powerfuldramatic work that combines the force ofGreek tragedy and the medieval morality play.Robert Donat as the Archbishop Thomas aBecket is superb. For superior students.

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281. O'NEILL, EUGENEFOURSOLILOQUIES FROMWITH JASONROBARDS

(Columbia .. . 1 LP . . . OL 5900 . . . $4.98)Mr. Robards, who has given so many bril-

liant performances in stage versions ofO'Neill's plays, presents four soul-searchingsoliloquies with tremendous dramatic inten-sity: Edmund upbraiding his brother in ALong Day's Journey into Night, Jim re-proaching himself in A Moon for the Misbe-gotten, Paddy piling his scorn on the inferno-like engine room of a coal-burning ship inThe Hairy Ape, and finally a long confessionalin The Ice Man Cometh.

282. -N RIDERS TO THE SEAJ. M. SYNGE(ALSO IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN)

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 743 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

Played by the Radio Eireann Players ofDublin. Presents the two powerful one-actplays, dramatized in their entirety.

(See Item 415College Classes.)

283. ME RIVALS(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2020 . . .

$11.90)Written by Richard B. Sheridan, author of

The School for Scandal, this play, though lesswell known, is brilliantly performed by a dis-tinguished cast consisting of Dame EdithEvans, Pamela Brown, Micheal MacLiammoir,and James Donald. The Rivals is a comedy,sparkling with witty satire which is directedagainst high society of the 18th century.

284. ST. JOANBY G. B. SHAW(RCA Victor.. . . 2 LP's . . . LOC 6133 . . .

$4.98)This is a recording of the Cambridge Drama

Festival production. Siobhan McKenna re-captures the crusading fervor of her originalstake role with extraordinary skill in this out-standing recording of Shaw's great play.

285. THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDALRICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN

(Angel . . . 3 LP's . . . Album 3542-5 . . .

$4.98)The cast includes Dame Edith Evans, Claire

Bloom, Cecil Parker, Baliol Holoway.The cutting wit and sophistication, the

rollickingly humorous situations in thissprightly comedy are all ably brought out bya most talented mt.

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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL(Command Records . . . RS 33-13002, $4.98

. . . Stereo-RS 13002 SD . . . $5.98)Sir John Gielgud plays Joseph Surface; Sir

Ralph Richardson enacts the role of Sir PeterTeazle. They catch the subtlety, wit, and ironyof the play in a sparkling performance.Eighteenth century manners are deftly satir-ized in a theatrical style that is accurate,elegant, and distinctive.

286. A THURBER CARNIVAL(Columbia . . . 1 LP . . . KOL 5500 . . .

$5.98)Music by Don Elliott and the original

Broadway cast (1960). An excellent presenta-tion of scenes from the Broadway stage successwhich catches its lively good humor and wit.

287. -N TENNESSEE WILLIAMS(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1005 . . . $5.95

($4.75) .. .)Williams reads scenes from The Glass

Menagerie, "Some Poems Meant for Music,"and "The Yellow Bird" (a short story).

Shakespeare's Plays and Poems(SELECTIONS OF SCENES FROM:

COLLECTIONS OF PLAYS FROM: )

288. THE AGES OF MAN(Columbia Masterworks . . . 1 LP . . . 01

5390 .. . $4.98)A superb gallery of Shakespearean portraits

created by the renowned actor John Gielgud,who presents over twenty selections from theplays. Recorded at the conclusion of his na-tional tour in a solo reading from Shake-speare's works. His reading brings out thebeauty of Shakespeare's language, his broadhumanity, and the universality of his themes.

289. IMMORTAL SCENES AND SONNETSOF SHAKESPEARE

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL 9041 . . . $4.98)Sir John Gielgud, Pamela Brown, Arnold

Moss, and R. E. Johnson present a masterfulreading.

290. INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE(Golden Records . . . 1 LP . . . No. 58 . . .

$1.98)Features nine of Shakespeare's songs plus

dramatic highlights from his best-known plays.Read by Maurice Evans

PALGRAVE'S GOLDEN TREASURY(See Item 232.)


291. SCENES FROM SHAKESPEAREWITH COMMENTARY

(Audio Rarities . . . 2 LP's . . . Nos. 2280and 3380 . . . $5.95)

Selections from Richard III, Twelfth Night,Macbeth, and Hamlet read by John Barry-more.

Although there are distracting surface noises(this is an early recording), the brilliance,eloquence, and impassioned delivery of JohnBarrymore make this an unforgettable listen-ing experience and the record itself a collec-tor's item. Outstanding are the selections: "Tobe or not to be," "0 what a rogue and peasantslave am I" from Hamlet and soliloquies fromRichard III.

292. -N SHAKESPEARE

(NCTE . . . 1 10% 78 rpm . . . RS 80-3 . . .$1.75 ($1.25) . . .)

Harry M. Ayres reads Hamlet's soliloquyand Portia's mercy speech in Elizabethan ac-cent.

(See Item 322in this section.)

293. -N SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 723 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

Paul Rogers of the Old Vic Company in-terprets Falstaff, John of Gaunt, Mercutio,Bottom, and Macbeth. His reading is one ofrare insight and dramatic fidelity.

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(Spoken Arts . . . 2 LP's . . . SA 766-7 . . .

$11.90 ($10.70) . . .)Anew McMaster, supported by his Shake-

spearean company, recreates roles from TheTaming of the Shrew, Othello, Merchant ofVenice, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth,As You Like It, and Julius Caesar.

Although there are some uneven and postur-ing performances, the overall production isone of intense and faithful characterization ofa variety of difficult roles.

294. -N SHAKESPEARE SOLILOQUIES ANDSCENES FOR ACTORS, VOLUME I

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP .. . SA 836 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

Micheal MacLianunoir and Hilton Edwardsof the Dublin Gate Theatre read from Ham-let, Macbeth, and Othello. All excerpts arevery well delivered. The recording jacketgives the location within each play of eachpresentation.

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(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 837 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

Micheal MacLianunoir and Hilton Edwardsread from Julius Caesar, King Lear, and TheMerchant of Venice.

295. -N HAMLETMACBETHKINGLEAR ... (50-minute condensedversions of each)

(Spoken Arts ... 1 LP .. . SA 781, 782, and784 . . . $5.95 ($5.25) each . . .)

Key scenes, dramatically and excitingly pre-sented, with excellent connecting summary inthe text of gaps in action. Playing time-50minutesis ideal for class presentation. Therecordings feature Hilton Edwards andMicheal MacLiammoir with the Dublin GateTheatre players.

296. -N SHAKESPEARESOUL OF AN AGE(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . Portfolio album

. . . TC 1170 . . . $6.95 ($5.55) . . .)Sir Ralph Richardson narrates, and Sir

Michael Redgrave is starred in scenes fromRichard II, Richard III, Twelfth Night, TheMerry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV, HenryV, Henry VI, Henry VIII, King John, Mac-beth, As You Like lt, Hamlet, and The Temp-est. The recording, based on the original tele-cast album of the NBC-TV documentary comeswith a colorful folio of illustrations.

Narration and dramatization (with the helpof a fine supporting cast) are of the highestorder. This recording recreates the tempo,color, and power of Shakespeare's plays andthe era in which he lived and will prove veryuseful in orienting the pupil to the person-ality who was William Shakespeare.

(MUSIC OF SHAKESPEARE'S TIME)

297. -N ELIZABETHAN LOVE SONGS ANDHARPSICHORD PIECES

(Lyrichor6 . . . 1 LP . . . LL 37 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Tenor Hugues Cuenod and harpsichordistClaude J. Chiasson perform "To Celia,""When Laura Smiles," "Sweet Kate," andothers.

298. LOVE'S PROGRESS: PAMELA BROWNAND THE ELIZABETHAN CONSORT

(Washington Records . . . 1 LP . . . WLP464 . . . $4.98)

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bethan Consorta musical group composed ofviols, viola, and luteis the accompanist. Herreading, from the works of poets who werewriting about the year 1598 Shakespeare,Jonson, Marlowe, Donne, Drayton, and Ra-leigh, describes the course of a love affair.Music by Anthony Holborne, the famouslutenist of the Elizabethan era, is interspersed.

This is an excellent recording, done withdelicacy and grace. Poetry and music blendwith peat effectiveness to produce a most en-joyable listening experience.

299. A MUSICAL PANORAMA OFSHAKESPEARE'S ENGLAND

(Bach Guild . . . 1 LP . . . BG 606 . . .

$4.98)This is a lively recording by Alfred Deller

and the Deller Consort: a countertenor withlute, viols, harpsichord, and recorders. Soldiersongs, folksongs, theater songs, madrigals, songsheard in court, in church, at home, in thestreets and taverns.

300. SHAKESPEARE'S SONGS AND LUTESOLOS

(Angel . . . 1 LP . . . No. 45016 . . . $3.98)Alfred Deller, countertenor (see Item 299

above), sings in a beautifully sensitive voiceand style songs from Shakespeare's works.Desmond Dupre plays lute solosinterspersedamong the songs. Mr. Deller sings "It Was aLover and His Lass" from As You Like It,"Sing Willow, Willow" from Othello, "0 Mis-tress Mine" from Twelfth Night, "Take, 0Take Those Lips Away" from Measure forMeasure, "Where the Bee Sucks" and "FullFathom Five" from The Tempest, "Green-sleeves" from The Merry Wives of Windsor,and others.

301. SONGS FROM SHAKESPEARE'SPLAYS AND POPULAR SONGS OFSHAKESPEARE'S TIME

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FW 8767 . . .

$5.95)The collection includes songs which Shake-

speare used, such as "0 Mistress Mine," "ItWas a Lover and His Lass," "Greensleeves,""Peg O'Ramsay," "Heart's, Ease," and "Wil-low, Willow."

The songs are varied; the music is superb.Harpsichord, recorder, and cello accompanythe singer, whose voice is melodious and ofconsiderable range and flexibility. Recordingquality is first-rate. The singer is Tom Kines.

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302. -N SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE(Spoken Word . . . 1 LP . . . SW 159 . . .

$5.98 ($4.75) . . .)These are authentic musical versions, sung

with lute accompaniment by Christopher Cas-son.

(SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE)

303. -N SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARECOMPLETE

(Audio Books . . . 3 16 rpm's . . . GL 607. . . $3.95 ($3.15) . . .)

All of the 154 sonnets are read by RonaldColman. While the reading is polished andwell sustained, it is essentially an actor's read-ing which does not always catch the deeppoetic subtleties or the refinements of some ofthe lines.

SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETSCOMPLETE(Spoken Word . . . 3 LP's . . . A 18 . . .

$5.98)An impassioned and varied reading of the

sonnets by Anew McMaster, which reveals asubtle metrical awareness without sa. acingdramatic projection.

-N THE SONNETS OF WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE

(Shakespeare Recording Society . . . 2LP's . .. SRS-M 241 .. . $11.90 ($9.50)

.)Sir John Gielgud reads the Sonnets as they

were first compiled in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe.Gielgud"s reading is excellent and precise. Textincluded.

SHAKESPEARESONNETS(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LR-6005

. . . $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Ronald Colman reads in a manner which is

both sensitive and direct. This recording con-tains Sonnets numbered 1-26, 29, 55, 73, 116,and 130-154.

-N SIXTEEN SONNETS OF WILLIAMSHAKESPEARE (now THE GREATSONNETS ...)

(Poetry Records . . . 1 12" LP . . . PR 201.. . $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)

The following sonnets are read by DavidAllen with fine insight and great expressive-ness: 3, 8, 15, 18, 19, 29, 30, 50, 55, 64, 65, 73,90, 104, 116, and 130. Mr. Allen is accompaniedby original harp music, composed in Eliza-bethan style.


304. -N SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS ANDELIZABETHAN LYRICS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 729 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)Anthony Quayle reads twenty-four of the

sonnets and poems by Donne, Marlowe, Spen-ser, Drayton, Sidney, and Peele.

The power and the tenderness, the lyricalbeauty of the lines of the great Elizabethanpoets are eloquently communicated in Mr.Quayle's excellent reading.

(THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE)

305. AS YOU LIKE IT(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS 210 . . .

Monaural and Stereo . . . $17.85($14.25) . . .)

The high comedy, wit, and music of the playare given their full due. Vanessa Redgrave asRosalind, Keith Michell as Orlando, StanleyHolloway as Touchstone, and Max Adrian asJacques. The supporting cast is very good. Re-cording quality is excellent.

-N AS YOU LIKE IT(Spoken Word . . . 3 LP's . . . SW-A4 . . .

$17.85 ($14.25) ...)The complete Oxford edition in five acts is

performed by the Dublin Gate Players, featur-ing Micheal MacLiammoir. This is an outstand-ing production, an excellent example of timing,pacing, and the dramatics of the theatre.

306. HAMLET(RCA Victor . . . 4 LP's . . . LM-6404 . . .

Write producer for price.)Performed by Sir John Gielgud and the Old

Vic Company. A well-conceived and ably ex-ecuted production, with John Gielgud as Hai n-let in a striking interpretation.

-N HAMLET(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA-781 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)Shakespeare's great play in concentrated form

for 50-minute class period. (See comment un-der Item 295 this section.)

307. JULIUS CAESAR(Lexington . . . 1 LP . . . LE 7545 . . .

$5.95)This recording features the performers Ralph

Truman, Griffith Jones, Arthur Hewlett, RoyDean, and Ralph Michael. This performance isa condensation of the complete play, thus re-vealing the plot of the play in a single record-ing. The performance is commendable, and therecording is of high quality.

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JULIUS CAESAR(London Records . .. 3 LP's ... A 4334 .. .

Educational Department . . . $14.94)A fine cast performs the uncut version of the

play that follows the Dover Wilson edition.The recording is faithful to the Elizabethantradition. Production is by the MarloweSnciety of Cambridge.

JULIUS CAESAR(Shakespeare Recording Society. . . . 3

LP's . . . SRS-S 230 . . . $17.85)This production of one of Shakespeare's

most significant tragedies features Sir RalphRichardson, Anthony Quayle, John Mills,Alan Bates, and Michael Gwynn. The textfor this production follows closely the FirstFolio of 1623, in which Julius Caesar was firstprinted. Available in either stereo or mon-aural. Text included.

-N JULIUS CAESAR(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 809 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)A Dublin Gate Theatre production with

Hilton Edwards and Micheal MacLiammoir.A clean-cut adaptation that preserves thegreat moments of the play in the acting andthe production.

JULIUS CAESAR(Spoken Word . . . LP's . . . SW 144 . . .

Write producer for price.)This is a complete presentation of the play

in five acts. Particularly brilliant are theperformances of Christopher McMaster asMark Antony and Anew McMaster as Brutus.Also distinguished are Christopher Casson asa vigorous Caesar and Maurice Good as acrafty Cassius.

308. -N GREAT SCENES FROM MACBETH(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . TC 1167 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Anthony Quayle, Gwen Davies, and Stan-

ley Holloway present brilliant interpretationsof the most famous scenes in Macbeth. Theabove actors, with full cast, perform Act I,scenes 1, 5, and 7; Act II, scenes 1, 2, and 3;Act III, scene 4; Act IV, scene I: Act V. scenes1, 5, and 7. A text is included with the re-cording.

-N MACBETH(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . .SRS-M 231 . . .

$11.90 ($9.F)) . . .)Presents major portions of the play, with

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version. Anthony Quayle is Macbeth andGwen Davies, Lady Macbeth. Both are ex-ceptionally competent in their roles.

-N MACBETH(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 782 . . .

$5.95)This is the 50-minute condensed version

which preserves the language and flavor ofthe original. This fine recording is directedby Hilton Edwards. (See comment on Item295, this section.)

309. -N THE MERCHANT OF VENICE(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2013. .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)As in the Macbeth version, major portions

of the play are presented with a text whichshows where minor deletions have been made.Michael Redgrave, supported by an able cast,gives a sharply etched performance as Shy-lock.

-N THE MERCHANT OF VENICE(Lexington . 1 LP . . . LE 7540 .. . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Excerpts narrated by Paul Sparer, Nancy

Marchand, and John Randolph. Key speechesand scenes are presented, with connectingnarrative.-N THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

(Shakespeare Recording Society . . . 3LP's . . . SRS 209 . . . $17.85 ($14.25). . .)

Hugh Griffith, Dorothy Tutin, kind HarryAndrews lead the cast. Available in bothstereo and monaural, this recording offers notonly one of the finest recorded performancesof this play but also one of the technologicallymost advanced releases currently available.The play is complete, and a text is includedin the album.

310. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM(London . . . 3 LP's . . . A 4349 . . . Stereo,

OSA 1321 . . . $17.94)Produced by the Marlowe Society of Cam-

bridge. This highly skilled and talented pro-fessional group turns in a sterling performance.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM(RCA Victor. . . . 3 LP's . . . LM 6115 O.P.

. . . Write producer for price.)This is a full-scale recording of the 1954

Old Vic production starring Moira Shearer,Robert Helpmann, and Stanley Holloway. Itis a "uperior production of the work whichbrings out both its charming fantasy andearthy humor. The BBC Symphony orches-tra presents the full Mendelssohn score.

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$17.85 ($14.25) . . .)A Dublin Gate Theatre production. A last-

paced energetic performance which also man-ages to preserve the airy quality and poeticmagic of the work. The repertory players areHilton Edwards, Christopher Casson, andMIcheal MacLiammoir in leading roles.

311. ROMEO AND JUUET(Caedmon . .. 3 LP's . . . SRS-M 228 . . .

Stereo and Monaural . . . $17.85($14.25) . . .)

Claire Bloom is Juliet, Albert Finney isRomeo, and Dame Edith Evans is the nurse.Claire Bloom recreates her stage role with theOld Vic with meticulous assurance and excel-lent delivery. Continuity and pace are verygood. The recording admirably captures thepower and excitement of the play.

ROMEO AND JUUET(RCA Victor . . . 3 LP's . . . LM 6116 . . .

Write producer for prices.)The tragic love story is presented with all

the theatrical power and fidelity characteristicof great Old Vic acting company.

-N ROMEO AND JUUET(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 812 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)A 50-minute condensation of the play. This

is the Swan Theatre production, directed byJohn Blatchley. The recording offers a splen-did presentation of the highlights of the play.Recording quality is first-rate. Romeo em-erges as gallant and tender, yet manly. Julietshows youthful innocence and the ardor offirst love. Mercutio is high-spirited andmoody.

ROMEO AN" JULIET(Spoken VG, t. . . 4 LP's . .. SW 147-150

. . . Write producer for prices.)Directed by Anew McMaster. This record-

ing catches the lyrical beauty and dramaticintensity of the play, with McMaster tenderand ardent as Romeo. The supporting cast ixexcellent.


312. -N THE TEMPEST

(Spoken Word . . . 3 LP's . . . SW-A 10. . . $17.85 ($14.25) . . .)

A Dublin Gate Theatre production . . .Hilton Edwards is a brilliant Prospero inMicheal Mac.Liannnoir's excellent production.A memorable performance.

ME TEMPEST

(Shakespeare Recording Society . . . 3LP's .. . SRS-S 201 . . . $17.85)

Sir Michael Redgrave, Hugh Griffith, Van-essa Redgrave, and Anna Massey head thecast of this production of the last of Shake-speare's comedies. This production followsvery cl sely the text of the Folio of 1623, thefirst publication of The Tempest. The artisticand technical quality of this recording is ex-cellent. Available in either stereo or monaural.Text included.

313. STYLES IN SHAKESPEAREANACTING, 1890-1950

(Creative Associates, Inc. . . . 1 tape, 71/2ips . . . dual track . . .Write producerfor price.) i

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eluded he-, e because of its unusual nature andexcellent quality. Edited by Frederick C.Packard, Jr., of Harvard University, who hasbrought together the illustrative selectionsfrom his personal record library aad othersources, the recording presents changing stylesin Shakespearean acting ranging from that ofEdwin Booth in 1890 down to the present

itime. All the Shakespearean great are hereMarlowe, Sothern. Gielgud, Evans, Barry-more, Skinner, Olivier, and a host of others.The selections are skillfully arranged so thatold is compared with new and the same char-acter (Shylock, for example) is heard in sev-eral different interpretations by various actorswho played him over the years.

Professor Packard is the polished and dra-matically effective narrator and commentator.'"Although the earlier recordings are sonutimesmarred by surface noises, the text suppliedwith the tape is an excellent aid to the listenerin following the various speeches presented.To have brought all these great voices to-gether on one recording is a superb achieve-ment. General recording quality is very good.A filmstrip accompanies the recording.

NOTE: A 2-tape recording of The Tempest ,

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DOCUMENTARIES

314. ME BILL OF RIGHTS AND PATRICKHENRY'S FAMOUS SPEECH

(Enrichment Records . 1 LP. . . $5.95)In the Bill of Rights portion we are told of

the circumstances associated with the makingof tne first ten amendments to the Constitu-tion. Each amendment is read with a shortexplanation. The Patrick Henry side I. valu-able for American literature classes. Thespeech is very well read.

315. ME DECLARATION OFINDEPENDENCE AND LINCOLN'SGETTYSBURG ADDRESS

(Enrichment Documentary Records . . .1 LP . . . $5.95)

The record contains a review of events lead-ing to the Declaration of Independence. Itincludes six songs of the Revolution. In "TheGettysburg Address" portion, six songs of theCivil War are prtsented. The record hasemotional impact. There is good reading, bol-stered by effective acting.

316. A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OFBROADCASTING: RADIO BEFORETELEVISION-1920-1950

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FB 1971 . . .$5.95)

This recording, first in a series on com-munication and its role in him= life, isedited by Patrick D. Hazard. It presents theexcellent radio -tmatization, "The Ways ofMankind," on the arts of language, languageas a reflection of culture, and the creative andmedal aspects of art and music in civilization.

Script, conception, continuity, and dram-atization are of the highest order. Listenerswill find it a rare treat.

ENRICHMENT DOCUMENTARY RECORDS

These recordings, based on memorableevents in American history, effectively dram-atize and make meaningful high points of ourcountry's past.

ME GLORY OF NEGRO HISTORY(See Item 81under Elementary School& )

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317. I CAN HEAR IT NOW(Columbia . . . 4 LP's . . . Vols. I-IV . . .

ML 4095, 4261, 4340, and 5066, respec-tively . . . Write produfter for price.)

Edited by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W.Friendly. A documentary record of the per-sonalities and events of the Second WorldWar and of the interim years between WorldWar I and World War IL VOLUME I presentsthe period 1933-1945, VOL. II, 1945-49, VOL.///, 1919-1932, and VOL. IV, the role and con-Cributions of Wmston Churchill.

Told with peac narrative power and skill,interweaving the actual historical speeches ordramatizations of the events, this series is animportant social and historical document.

318. INAUGURATION ADDRESSES OFME PRESIDENTS OF ME UNITEDSTATES

(Spoken Word . . . 1 LP . . . SW-115 . . .$5.98)

This record, one in a series, featuresFranklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural address onMarch 4, 1933.

LANDMARK RECORDSDOCUMENTARIES

(See under Enrichment Recordsin thissection above.)

319. MR. PRESIDENTFROM F. D. R.TO EISENHOWER

(RCA Victor . . . 1 LP . . . LM 1753 . . .$4.98)

In a dynamic docommtary covering theyears 1933 to 1953, imp..rtant events and per-sonalities of the two action-packed decadesare narrated and dramatized, with actualvoices of major participants interwoven intothe script

320. -N ME WORLD OF MANVOL I:(Folkways . . . 1 10' LP . . . FC 7432 . . .

$4-25 ($3-25) -)Music and ceremonies of major religions of

the world, compiled and narrated by HaroldCourlander.

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LANGUAGE AND STYLE

321. -N THE ANATOMY OF LANGUAGE...WRITTEN AND NARRATED BYMORRIS SCHREIBER

(Folkways . . . 7 LP's . . . Fl 9108 . . .$52.50 ($41.25) . . .)

With 104-page complete text of the record-ings . . "This unusual album is designed forsuperior students in the upper y ears of highschooL Five of the seven records deal withvocabulary: word analysis and the achieve-ment of vividness and accuracy ir the use ofwords. The remaining two recot deai withwriting and reading: how to write an effectivecomposition and how to read and interpretmature literature.

"The book which accompanies album con-tains the text of each lesson, additional infor-mation, and exercises, along with answers tosome of the questions. The reader speaksdearly and a a rate which allows the studentto take notes and work out problems as therecoAl is played. The material on the plan-ning and writing of an expository essay is ex-cellent as in the discussion a° advanced skillsin reading.

"These records provide a fine supplement tothe regular program of English instruction.The records are technically excellent."

Review, English Journal

CREATIVE WRITING(Folkways . . . 112. . . FL 9122 . . . $5.95)Through dramatic presentation and the use

of numerous examples from his own students'writing, Morris Schreilier introduces the begin-ning writer to the art of creative writing. Sec-tions of the record discuss (1) self-expressionthrough writing, (2) sources of ideas, (3) meth-ods of developing ideas, (4) literary media, and(5) the art of writing. A folder containing thetext of the recording is included. The studentwould benefit by following the script as helistens.

322. 41 ligOWULIF, CAEDMON'S HYMN,AND OTHER OLD ENGLISH POEMS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1161 . . . $5.95($4.75) . .)

J. B. Bessinger, Jr., reads in Old English,accompanied by a six-stringed harp. The com-bination of Mr. Bessinger's Old English read-ing and the harp accompaniment is anexcellent one, and all the intense dramaticquality of these early English works is presentthroughout this recording.


-N BEOWULF, CHAUCER, SHAKESPEARE,AND THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

(NCTE . . . 1 10" 33% rpm . . . RL 20-7. . . $2.50 ($2.00) . . .)

Harry M. Ayres reads selections from Beo-wulf in Old English (clear explanation in-cluded), selections from the Prologue to theCanterbury Tales and the Nun's Priest's Talein Middle English with explanation of sounds,Hamlet's soliloquy and Portia's mercy speechin Elizabethan accent, the Gettysburg Ad-dress in style and tone of Lincoln's day andthen in the mcdern manner.

Printed copies of the explanations and thetext read (in an interlinear translation) areavailable for class use for Beowulf and Chau-cer. Thirty copies in a package.

323. -N THE CHANGING ENGLISHLANGUAGE

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . FL 9852 . . . $5.95($4.25) . .)

Language development illustrated by read-ings from the Bil:de and Boethius. Changingliterary style with readings in Old, Middle,and Modern English by Charles W. Dunnfrom the Arthurian legend.

324. -N FORMS OF POETRY(Educational Audio-Visual . . . 2 LP's . . .

LE 7620 . . . $11.90 ($9.50) . . .)Text accompanying album gives brief ex-

planations of basic metrics and various verseforms. Recording illustrates the commonestmetrical beats. Commonest stanzas are fa-miliar and heavily weighted in favor of Britishpoetry. Useful for teachers for survey ofEnglish literature. Readings are done effec-tively by Nancy Marchand, David Allen, andMichael Prince. Direction is by David Allenand editing. by Anne Pretzat. Recordingquality is excellent.

325. -N GETTYSBURG ADDRESS(NCTE . . . 1 10", 78 rpm . . . RS 80-4 . . .

$1.75 ($1.25) . . .)Harry M. Ayres reads Lincoln's addross in

the style and tone of Lincoln's dayt, inmodern manner.

326. -N ME NATURE OF POETRY . . .BY FRANK BAXTER

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 703 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)Frank Baxter lectures on the essence of

poetry. He discourses appealingly on thenature, beauty, and emotional power of themedium.

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327. THE NOVELUNDERSTAND1NGAND APPRECIATION CFBYMORRIS SCHREIBER

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9119 . . . $5.95)A recording of value for students and

teachers of literature and creative writing.Presents the novel as "best seller" . . thenovel as a literary type . . . growth of thenovel . . . structure and organization of thenovel . . . qualifications of the novelist . . .Includes excerpts from Defoe, Melville, Tol-stoy, Flaubert, Cervantes, Mark Twain, anddiscussion of a key novel of each of thesewriters.328. -N POETRY, UNDERSTANDING AND

APPRECIATION OFBY MORRISSCHREIBER

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FI 9120 . . . $5.95($4.25) . . .)

"An almost co,rplete condensed course inthe workings of 'poetry: the naturalness ofrhythm, the sensory and imaginative appealof verse, a definition of poetryall are ex-plained and illustrated. Most of the varied i'lustrations are familiar classics of British mu.,American verse. Recording quality is excel-lent."

Review, English Journal-N SHAKESPEARE (NCTE)

By Harry M. Ayres . . .(See under Item 322this division.)

329. MEND YOUR SPEECHBY HARRY

FLEETWOOD(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9130 . . . $5.95)The introduction stresses the importance of

cultivated speech and comments briefly on thesources of the vocabulary of English.

Mr. Fleetwood then lists words often mis-pronounced, matching them with others whichare not. Silent letters, stresses, and vowelqualities are given attention.

The one weakness of this otherwise usefuldiscussion is that it does not make allowancesfor local variations in American speech. How-ever, the narrator's speech is in all respectsexcellent: careful but without overprecisenessor mannerism.

Side 2 is devoted to a reading of anabridged version of "Rip Van Wmkle." Itgives listeners a sample of cultivated speechwhich they would do well to imitate.330. A THOUSAND YEARS OF ENGUSH

PRONUNCIATIONBY HELGEKOKERITZ

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This recording comes with a printed intro-duction and text.

In readings that stress the sound ratherthan literary interpretation, the distinguishedscholar, Helge Kokeritz, ;meads selections fromBeNuulf, "Alfric," the Bilile, "Cuckoo Song,"Prologue to Piers Plowman, Sir Gawayne andthe Green Knight, Chaucer, Caxton, Bacon,Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Milton, and Popeall read in as close an approximation to theoriginal dialect as scholarship can achieve.

Side 2: A very good reading of the centurionpassage from St. Luke in Old English, theWyclif version, and the King James version.Student hears literature as it would have beenspoken at the time it was written (Chaucer,the Renaissance, and later). This spoken ver-sion does much to heighten interest in thewritten word.

The text contains an important and lucidintroduction to the principal sound changes inEnglish.

This recording will also prove valuable toteachers who wish to interest their students inthe history of the English language.

331. DDC SPEWNG AIDBY LOUIS A.

LESUE(Dictation Disc Co. . . . 1 LP . . . $8.75)Remedial device: The phonograph provides

the mechanical drill work needed to improvespelling deficiencies. The record contains 400most commonly misspelled words separatedinto different categories. Twenty units ofpractice are provided.

332. -N PRACTICAL VOCABULARYIMPROVEMENTBY BERGEN EVANS

(VOCAB records . . . 5 LP's . . . V-100-104. . . Each record $4.98 ($3.75) . . . Set$24.90 ($17.75) . . .)

Each side of each record contains fifty wordsarranged in bands of ten. Words range indifficulty from the comparatively easy to thevery difficult. Illustrative sentences are ofteningenious and interesting. Words are pro-nounced clearly and slowly.

While not a substitute for a dictionary,these carefully planned records can be usedby the teacher df superior classes to expandhis students' viscabulary substantially.

The material for the recordings was writtenby Dr. Bergen Evans and narrated by RobertS. Breen. The words selected are those foundin newspapers, magazines, and books, andwhich are often recognized but not understood.

A "Study Guide" comes with the set, butmay be purchased separately for $1.00 (StockNo. P 56-40).

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DEAR AUDIENCEWITH BLANCHEYURKA

(See Item 272in this division.)333. DIRECTING A PLAYBY TYRONE

GUTHRIE(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9840 . . . $5.95)Famous and woe: -renowned director

Tyrone Guthrie deal., authoritatively with thedirector's responsibili,.y to the cast, to thescript, to the designer, and how far the direc-tor's authority extends. Mr. Guthrie is a crispand witty gentleman. The record should in-terest playgoers, actors, playwrights, and oth-ers interested in the theatre.

DRUTEN, JOHN VAN(Lecture on theDrama and Readings from His Plays)

(See Item 274in this division.)334. GOLDEN, HARRYREMINISCES ON

NEW YORK(Vanguard . . . 1 LP . . . VRS 9102 . . .

$4.98)Mr. Golden affably and wittily recalls the

New York of forty years ago in some intri-guing stories and anecdotes. He also presentshis views on the current scene, including someimportant comments on race relations.335. WILL ROGERS SAYS

(Columbia . . . 1 LP . . . ML 4604 . . .$4.98)

In brief selections compiled from the greathumorist's radio talks, his pungent wit, withits penetrating commentary on statesmen, com-mon folk, art, and manners, shines through.336. -N GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2016 . . .

$11-90 ($9-50) -)Speeches of Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Jeffer-

son, Henry Clay, and others come alive underthe skilled dramatic interpretation of CarlSandburg, Melvyn Douglas, Vincent Price,Ed Begley.

Douglas is outstanding in his presentationof speeches of Patrick Henry and GeneralRobert E. Lee; Begley, in those of GeorgeWashington and William Jennings Bryan;Vincent Price, in that of Henry Clay; andCarl Sandburg, in his reading of the Gettys-burg Address.337. GOLDEN TREASURY OF FAMOUS

SPEECHES

(Golden Records . . . 1 LP . . . LP 80 . . .$1.98)

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taken an active part in it are presented here.Alexander Scourby is the vigorous and pol-ished narrator. In recordings of modern his-tory the actual voices of the individualsinvolved have been interpolated. Among theworld leaders thus recreated are Roosevelt,Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini. Oth-ers of recent times are Eisenhower, Mac-Arthur, John F. Kennedy, Lindbergh, andLaGuardia. From earlier times speeches byPericles, Patrick Henry, Lincoln, Jackson,Emma Lazarus, and Eugene V. Debs arepresented.338. -N ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WRITINGS

AND SPEECHES OF(Audio Books . . .816 rpm's . . . GL 612

. . . $8.95 ($7.15) . . .)Raymond Massey reads 108 speeches, let-

ters, notes, and poems of Akaham Lincoln.-N ME IMMORTAL SPEECHES OF

ABRAHAM LINCOLN(Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . . LR 6001

. . . $5.95 ($4.75) . . .)Raymond Massey reads letters, documents,

and speeches of before and during Lincoln'sterms as President. Included are Lincoln'sautobiography as told to J.W. Fell, the Gettys-burg Address, and his First and Second Inau-gural Addresses. Mr. Massey's realisticrendering of Lincoln's work is commendablefor its warmth and feeling.

LINCOLN'S SPEECHES AND LETTERS--

READ BY ROY P. BASLER(SPoken Arts . . . 2 LP's . . . SA 806 and

807 . . . $5.95)The tender and sterner sides of Lincoln's

character are shown in his letters, in his pithysayings, and in his public speeches. One com-plete side is devoted to Sandburg's tribute toLincoln delivered before Congress on the150th anniversary of his birth.

Mr. Basler, himself an outstanding author-ity on Lincoln, presents selections fromLincoln's public statements on a variety oftopics as well as selections from the FirstInaugural Address, the preliminary Emancipa-tion Proclamation, the message to Congress,Dec. 1, 1862, the Gettysburg Address, and thecomplete Second Inaugural Address. Finally,nine lettersmostly on personal topics cover-ing the years 1837-1864are offered. Greatestvirtue of this recording is the fact that itbrings out the many aspects of Lincoln's com-plex nature.

-N GETTYSBURG ADDRESS READ BYHARRY M. AYRES

(See under Item 322this division.)

RECORDINGS FOR COLLEGE CLASSES

Item Numbers

ANTHOLOGIESAuthors Reading Their Own Works 339-340


POETRY, AMERICANPoets Reading Their Own Works 344-347


PROSE, AMERICANAuthors Reading Their Own Works 349-355


POETRY, ENGLISHPoets Readiug Their Own Works 358-367


PROSE, ENGLISHAuthors Reading Their Own Works 380-381


WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 392-400

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE

Dramatic Works Other than Shakespeare's 401-415

Shakespeare's Plays and Poems 416-431

DOCUMENTARIES432

LECTURES433-436

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RECORDINGS FORANTHOLOGIES


339. CONTEMPORARY ENGLISHLITERATUREA JUPITERRECORDING

(Folkways . . . 2 LP's . . . FL 9888 andFL 9889 . . . $5.95 each)

VOLUME I presents Robert Graves, Eliza-beth Jennings, Edith Sitwell, and C. Day Lewis.VOLUME II offers the poetry and prose ofLaurie Lee, Christopher Logue, and C. North-cote Parkinson.

All the authors read selections from theirown works, ably and appealingly in mostinstances. Editing, the poets' insight into theirown work and ability to project it, and properproduction are strong positive features of thisrecording. Graves, C. Day Lewis, and MissSitwell are particularly effective in their read-ing; Professor Parkinson, somewhat labored.

CAEDMON TREASURY OF MODERNPOETS

(See under Item 134Secondary Schools.)

340. COLUMBIA LITERARY SERIESDISTINGUISHED AUTHORSREADING FROM THEIR WORKS

(Columbia . . . 12 LP's . . . ML 4752-4763. . . $4.98)

Goddard Lieberson, originator of the ideafor this series, is also the editor. Each record-ing presents the author's comn.mts on how aparticular work came into being, as well aswhat it signifies to the writer. This statementis then followed by a reading by the author.

The writers who have been brought togetherby Mr. Lieberson for the series are SomersetMaugham, Aldous Huxley, Katherine AnnePorter, John Collier, the three Sitwells, JohnSteinbeck, Christopher Isherwood, TrumanCapote, Edna Ferber, William Saroyan.

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COLLEGE CLASSESSelbctions Read by Persons Otherthan the Authors

341. ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARYAMERICAN POETRY

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9735 . . . $5.95)Selected, edited, and read by George Abbe.

This recording presents poems by John Ciardi,David Morton, Galway Kinnell, Alfred Dorn,May Swenson, Richard Wilbur, and KarlShapiro. Mr. Abbe has chosen judiciouslyand reads with vigor, clarity, and poetic per-ception.

342. ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH ANDAMERICAN POETRY, VOLUME I

(Lexington . . . 1 LP . . . LE 7510 . .Write producer for price.)

Read by Nancy Marchand, Paul Sparer,and James Ray. This recording containsanonymous ballads, poems by Shakespeare,Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, Dryden, Milton,Lovelace, Pope, and others.

VOLUME II . . . LE 7515 . . . Write pro-ducer for price.

Read by Nancy Marchand, Paul Sparer,and James Ray. This album contains poetryby Cowper, Goldsmith, Blake, Lams, Lamb,Wordsworth, Coleridge, and others.

VOLUME III . .. LE 7520 . . . Write pro-ducer for price.

Read by Dean Almquist, David Hooks, andHeidy Mayer. This volume contains poetryby Moore, Scott, Byron, Keats, Shelley, Cun-ningham, and others.

VOLUME IV . . . LE 7525 . . . Write pro-ducer for price.

Read by David Hooks, Heidy Mayer, andEdward Asner. This album contains poetryby Bryant, Emerson, Whittier, Longfellow,Hood, and Tennyson.

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VOLUME V . . . LE 7530 . . . Write pro-ducer for price.

Read by Nancy Marchand and Paul Sparer.Contained in this selection are poems by Poe,R. Browning, Elizabeth Browning, Arnold,Whitman, Lowell, and others.All the readers presented in this series are

accomplished professional actors add perform-ers. Of the poetry of each author presented,

, the best-known and the most significant havebeen included in this series.

343. THE IRISH TRADITIONBY FRANKO'CONNOR

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9825 . . . $5.95)Frank O'Connor presents with authority

and warmth a cross section of Irish literaturefrom translations of early Irish medievalpoems to molern tames, including selectionsfrom Yeats, Synge, and Joyce.

POETRY, AMERICAN


344. MacLEISH, ARCHIBALDREADS HISPOETRY

(Caedmon . 1 LP . TC 1009 .. . $5.95)Mr. MacLeish gives a polished, professional

reading of his own poems including "Con-quistador" (Prologue and Book VI), "Epistleto Be Left in the Earth," "Act Five" (infull), "Winter Is Another Country," "Im-mortal Helix," "Calypso's Island," "The OleMan to the Lizard," and others.

345. 41 MOORE, MARIANNEREADS HEROWN POETRY

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1025 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Miss Moore reads thirteen of her own poemsand her translations of fables from La Fon-taine. Among the poems read are "Spenser'sIreland," "Nine Nectarines," "The Mind Isan Enchanting Thing," "Rigorists," "A Face,""Propriety," and others. Her reading issharper, more effective than on earlier record-ings although still somewhat nasal in quality.


346. -N STEVENS, WALLACEREADS HISOWN POETRY

(Caedmon . . 1 LP . . TC 1068 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Stevens reads from his own works "ThePastoral Nun," "Credences of Summer,""Vacancy in the Park," "In the Element ofAntagonisms," "The Idea of Order at KeyWest," and other poems. The last namedpoem also is included in the The CaedmonTreasury of Modern Poets. His reading isforceful and eloquent.

347. -N WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1047 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Williams reads "Descent," "The Yellow

Flower," "The Host," "Seafarer," and others.

POETRY, AMERICAN


348. ROAN STALLION(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9766 . . . $5.95)Marian Seldes reads Robinson Jeffers' long

narrative poem with great dramatic powerand intensity. A superb rendition. The ele-mental fury, the passions, and Ithe sweep ofthe poem are vividly caught.

PROSE, AMERICANS.


349. AN INFORMAL HOUR WITHERSKINE CALDWELL

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 721 . . .

$5.95)Erskine Caldwell reads four short stories:

"Where the Girls Were Different," "A SmallDay," "The People v. Abe Lathan," "Colored,"and "It Happened Like This." These storiesare set in the Deep South, where Caldwellspent his childhood and adolescence, and de-scribe life as Caldwell experienced it.

DOBIE, J. FRANKAN INFORMALHOUR WITH

(See under Item 180Secondary Schools.)

COLLEGE CLASSES

350. FAULKNER, WILLIAMREADS HISOWN WORKS

(MGM . . . 1 LP . . . E 3617 . . . ARC . . .$4.98 . . .)

The eminent novelist reads "Dilsey," a sec-tion from The Sound and the Fury, and "LenaGrove" and "Joe Christmas" from Light inAugust in an intense and vivid style that con-veys all the power and color of the novels.

(See also Item 182Secondary Schools.)

351. -N MENCKEN, HENRY L.CONVERSING

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1082 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

The famous controversial editor and criticoffers opinions and reminisces about his suc-cesses and failures in a rare sell-portrait.

352. McCULLERS, CARSONREADS FROMHER WORKS

(MGM . . . 1 LP . . . E 3619 . . . ARC . . .$4.98 . . .)

Miss McCullers reads from The Memberof the Wedding and other works and TheHeart ls a Lonely Hunter. Her reading iswarm and sympathetic, maldng her charactersbecome vibrant and alive.

353. -N PORTER, KATHERINE ANNEREADS FROM HER WORKS

(Caedmon"The Downward Path toWisdom"-1 LP . . . TC 1006 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . . "Pale Horse, Pale Rider"2 LP's . . TC 2007. . . $11.90 ($9.50). . .; "Noon Wine,"-2 LP's . . . TC 2010. $11.90 ($9.50) . . .)

The first is a short story; the second andthird are two short novels. All are read intheir entirety. Miss Porter reads in a de-liberate but intense fashion that carries thehearer fully along with her.

She is particularly effective in the shortstory, an account of the tribulations of a littlefour-year-old boy, shunted back and forthfrom quarreling parents to intolerant rela-tives. With tremendous sympathy and com-passion she presents the tragedy of a lonely,suffering child.

354. -N STEIN, GERTRUDEREADING(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1050 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)This is a release of the only Gertrude Stein

recording ever made. In it she presents por-traits of Picasso, Matisse, Sherwood Anderson,and others.

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355. WELTY, EUDORAREADING(Caedmon . 1 LP .. . TC 1010 . . . $5.95)Eudora Welty reads three of her own short

stories: "Why I Live at the P.O.," "The WornPath," and "A Memory." Each story is pre-sented in full. Her reading is varied andeffective, vigorous or restrained to reflect thedifferent moods of the stories.

PROSE, AMERICAN


356. BRADBURY, RAYSHORT STORIESOFREAD BY BURGESS MEREDITH

(Prestige-Lively Arts . . . 1 LP . . . 30004. . . $4.98 . . .)

Two of Bradbury's finest science fittiontales"There Will Come Soft Rains," a pic-ture of automated "life" going on after anatomic holocaust, and "Marionettes, Inc.," atale of terror involving robots vs. manareread with chilling effect by Burgess Mr-- 4;th.Particularly powerful as it builds 4 is-matic crescendo is his reading of .4 ofthe two stories named.

357. -N A STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOXBY BRUCE CATTON

(Lihraphone . . .216 rpm's . . . LIB-A 1624. . . $7.95 ($6.35) . .)

In this abridged edition of Bruce Catton'sPulitzer prize book of the last year of theCivil War and the story of a cozqueredSouthern army, Bill Lazar is the reader, skill-fully interpreting 1.11e historian's stirring prose.

POETRY, ENGLISH


353. -N DURRELL, LAWRENCELOVEPOEMSREAD BY THE POET

(Spoken Arts . 1 LP . SA 818 .. . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

The British poet and novelist reads selec-tions from his poetry with great interpretivepower, capturing the rhythms, the pictures,and the moods of such poems as "WaterMusic," "Portrait of Theodora," "I. ogtio,""Alexandria," "Heloise and Abelard," andothers.

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ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS FOURQUARTETS AND READS HISPOEMS AND CHORUSES

(See Item 213Secondary Schools.)

359. ELIOT, T. S.READING HIS OWNPOEMS

(Library of Congress . . . 1 LP . . . PL 3. . . Write producer for price.)

The poet's vigorous, carefuily plannedreading brings out all the cadences and nu-ances of such poems as "Ash-Wednesday,""Landscapes," and "Sweeney Among theNightingales."

360. -N GRAVES, ROBERTREADING HISOWN POEMS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1066 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

The British poet is forceful and stirring inhis reading of "Love Without Hope," "In Pro-cession," "To Juan at Winter Solstice,""Song Called Aly," a selection from "TheWhite Goddess," "Ogres and Pygmies," "AJealous Man," and other poems.

361. -N SITWELL, EDITHREADS HERPOEMS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1016 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Miss Sitwell reads twenty-two of her ownpoems with crisp and sharp delivery. Amongthem are three poems from "Facade," "Spin-ning Song," "Serenade," "Green Flows theRiver of Lethe-O," "Street Song," "An OldWoman," "The Youth with the Red-GoldHair," "The Bee Keeper," "Dido's Song,""The Canticle of the Rose," and others.

This reading by the poet of her own poemsto musical accompaniment demonstrates aclose relationship among sound, rhythm, andher use of these elements in modern verse.Interesting and different.

362. SITWELL, OSBERTREADING HISPOEMS

(Caedmon . 1 LP . TC 1013 . . . $5.95)Mr. Sitwell reads selections from his Wrack

at Tidesend, England Reclaimed, and SelectedPoems.

He presents sharply etched poetic portraitsin a delivery that brings out the full power of


the lines the rhythmic appeal, the poet'spenetrating insight, the vigorous ring of thewords themselves.

363. -N SPENDER, STEPHENREADS HISPOEMS

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1084 . . . $5.95($4.75) . .) 0

Stephen Spender presents varied selectionsin contrasting moods and themes in his read-ing of "A Stopwatch and Ordinance Map,""Thoughts During an Air Raid," "Who Liveunder the Shadow," "The Room above theSquare," "The Double Shame," "Elegy forMargaret" (excerpts), "Dylan Thomas, Nov.,1953," "To My Daughter," and other works.

364. -N STEPHENS, JAMESPOEMS OFREAD BY THE AUTHOR

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 744 . . . $5.95($5.25) . . .)

Mr. Stephens introduces his poems, com-ments on how they evolved, and sings someof them as well. He catches the rhythms andmeanings with rare power and perception inhis eloquent reading. He reads "Goat Paths,""Cadence," "Main-Deep," anci others.

365. -N THOMAS, DYLANREADS HIS

OWN WORKS

(Caedmon . . . Vols. I, II, and III . . . TC1002, 1018, 1043, respectively. . . . $5.95each ($4.75) . . .)

A brilliant, impassioned reading of his ownpoetry by Dylan Thomas that is both melodi-ous and beautiful, a delight to the ear. InVOLUME I he includes a lovely short story, "AChild's Christmas in Wales" with the poems"Fern Hill," "Do Not Go Gentle into ThatGood Night," "In the White Giant's Thigh,""Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait," "Ceremonyafter a Fire Raid." In VOLUME II, "If I WereTickled by the Rul of Love," "Should Lan-terns Shine," "And Death Shall Have NoDominion," "A Refusal to Mourn the Death,by Fire, of a Child in London," "A Winter'sTale," "There Was a Saviour," "Poem on HisBirthday," "Lament." In VOLUME III, he pre-sents "Over Sir John's Hill," "On the Marriageof a Virgin," "The Hunchback in the Park,""Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines," "Afterthe Funeral," "In Country Sleep," and a talkabout himself in comic vein, "A Few Words ofa Kind."

COLLEGE CLASSES

DYLAN THOMAS READS HIS OWNWORKS, VOLUME IV

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1061 . . . $5.95)In this casually read recording, Thomas

reads from not only his own poems but alsofrom the works of Walter de la Mare, W. H.Auden, Henry Reid, Edward Thomas, andThomas Hardy. Thomas' deep, powerful, andsensitive voice is ideal for this type of ma-terial, conveying all the emotion and intensivemeaning in poetry.

366. DYLAN THOMAS READING: QUITEEARLY ONE MORNING ANDOMER MEMORIES

(Caedmon . .. 1 LP . . . TC 1132 . .. $5.95)Mr. Thomas raids "Quite Early One Morn-

ing," "Reminimnces of Childhood," "A Vidtto Grandr I's," and "Holiday Memory." Thereeding is tempered with the fact that Thomashimself is interpreting these stories and poems.The stories deal with Thomas' childhood andthe experiences he had in his native Wales.

367. -N UNDER MILK WOODBY DYLANTHOMAS

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2005 . . .$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)

This is a moving performance by DylanThomas' great poetic drama, as it was re-corded at the premiere performance in NewYork City on May 14, 1953. Thomas himselfnarrates, assisted by an able cast. The playwas also directed by the poet.

Recording quality (this was a spontaneousperformance) is not as good at it might havebeen had the play been recorded in the studio,but since the opportunity never arose to doso became of the poet's premature death,lovers of his work will still find much to ad-mire and treasure in this recording.

(See also Item 390this division.)

YEATS, WILLIAM SUTLERREADSEXCERPTS FROM HIS POETRY

(See Item 134, The Caedmon Treasury ofModern Poets, under SecondarySchools.)

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POETRY, ENGLISH

Seleetiono Read by Persons Otherthan the Authors

36$. -N BEOWULF AND OTHER POETRYIN OLD ENGLISH

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1161 . . . $5.95($435) - - -)

Read very expressively in Old English bythe noted Canadian 'choler, Profemor J. B.Bessinger. The moods of the poems emergeeven though the language may be unfamiliar.An accompanying text includes both thespoken words and perallel reedings in modernEnglish. Selections read are "Caedmon'sHymn," "The Drenm of the Rood," "TheWanderer," "The Battle of Brunan Burg,""The Wife's Lement," and major selectionsfrom 13,ows4.

BLAKE, WILLIAM AND GERARDMANLEY HOPKINS, ME POEMS OF,


369. -N CHAKERCANTER3URY TALES(Credo= ... 1 LP . . . TC 1151 . . . $5.95

(KZ) - - -)Read in Middle English by J. B. Basinger.This is an impressive reading of die Gen-

eral Prologue, the prologue to "The Parson'sTale," and Chaucer's "Retractions." All arereed with fluent ease in a pleasing, well-modulated voice. Phrasing, pitch, tone, andvoice quality are of the highest order. Textincluded.

TWO CANTERBURY TALES IN MIDDLEENGUM

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . TC 1008 ... $5.95)Robert Rom, the well-known stage actor,

presents Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale"and "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in a spiritedand rousing mading.

TWO CANTERBURY TALES INMODERN ENGLISH

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1130 . . . $5.95)Theodore Morrison has provided a modern

English translation of the deftly satirical `ThePardoner's Tale" and the earthy "The Mill-er's Tale." Micheal MacLiammoir and Stan-ley Holloway are the respective readers.

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THE WIFE OF BATH IN MODERNENGLISH-

(Caerlmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1102 . . . $5.95)Dame Peggy Ashcroft is an excellent choice

for the role of reader of this Canterbury Taleby Chaucer, complete with its prologue.Translation is by Theodme Morrison.

CHAUCER(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FL 9859)(See Item 222Secondary Schools,)

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY . .. CANTERBURYTALES

(Spoken Word . . . 4 LP's . . . SW A L . . .Write producer for price.)

In an album originally prepared for theBritish Broadcasting Corporation, Neva Cog-hM presents several of the Canterbury Ti_ leswhich he translated into Modern English. Forpurposes of comparison he reads the openinglines in the original Old English.

In addition, he. has skillfully dramatized theseries so that with the arsistance of an ablecast, the Chaucerian portraits emerge as full-bodied personalities who mirror the antomsand life of their era.

Selections dramatized are the Prologue,"The Reeve's Tale," "The Nun's PriesesTale," "The Modes Tale," "The Man oflaw's Tale," and "The Manciple's Tale."370. -N JOHN DONNELOVE POEMS

(Caedmon . . . TC 1141 . . . $5.95 ($4.75). . .)

This recording contains such poems as "TheGood Morrow," "The Canonization," "ANocturnal," "The Apparition," and "Elegy I:Jealosie." Richard Burton reads these selec-tions most brilliantly.

371. -N TREASURY OF JOHN DONNE(Spoken Arts .. . 1 LP ... SA 859 . .. $5.95

($525) . . .)Robert Speaight reads "The Good Morrow,"

"Love's Alchymie," "Holy Sonnet: At theRound Earths," "The Legacie," and others.

372. -N DRYDEN, JOHNPOETRY OF(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1125 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Paul Scofield's consideied reading com-

municates the full power and meaning ofDryden's lines. Included are "An Ode inHonor of St. Cecilia's Day," sections of"Absalom and Achitophel" (his political sat-ire), "To the Memory of Mr. Oldham," selec-tions from "Metamorphoses" of Ovid, andsongs, prologues, and epilogues from his plays.

ANNOTATED RECORDING ILST

-11 TREASURY OF JOHN DRYDEN(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP .. . SA 866 . . . $5.95

($525) . ..)Robert Speaight reads "Absalom and Achi-

tophel" (first part), 'A Song for SaintCeeilies Day," "Songs from an Evoning'sLove," and others.

373. -PI HARDY, THOMASPOETRY OF(Caedmon . . . 112. . . TC 1140 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)In this recording the selections are well

chosen and Richard Burton's interpretation isskillful and precise. Wm reading brinp outthe sombrenen and seriousnem of much ofHardy's work. Presented here are "At Cm-terbrielge Fair," "Let Me Enjoy," "WessexHeights," "The Phantom Horsewoman," andothers.

374. -N HOPKINS, GERALD MANLEY--POEMS OF

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1111 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Read by Cyril Cusack in ar eloquent andvivid presentation are poems of Hopkins deal-ing with Penple, nature, and God.

(See also Item 218Blake and HopkinsSecondary Schools.)

375. HOPKINS, G. M., AND JOHNKEATS

(Argo . . . 1 LP . . . RG 13 . . . $5.98)Read by Margaret Rawlings, with excellent

delivery and fine insight into the poetry ofHopkins and Keats. Selections from the lat-ter poet include "Mermaid Tavern" and "Toa Nightingale."

PARADISE LOSTJOHN MILTON(See Item 233Secondary Schools.)

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POETRY(See Item 237Secondary Schools.)

376. THE POETRY OF ALEXANDER POPE(Caedmon . .. 1 IP . .. TC 1171 ... $5.95)Sir Michael Redgrave reads. Cantained in

the recording are selections from "The Rapeof Lock" and "An Essay on Man, Epistle II,"Cantos I and II, "Epistle to Dr. Arbutlmot,""Episde to a Lady," and "The Dunciad, BookIV." Mr. Redgrave, an accomplished Shake-spearean actor, does a very fine job of pre-senting this poetry. Text included.

COLLEGE (LASSES

377. -N THE FAERIE QUEENE AND OTHERPOETRY OF EDMUND SPENSER

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1126 . . . $5.95($4.75) -)

Omtained on ibis recording are "TheFaerie Queene" and "Epithalamion." MichealMacLiammoir reads in a eloquent manner.

37$. THOMAS, DYLANFIFTEEN POEMSOF

(Spoken Arts . . . An Argo Recording . . .1 LP . . . 789 . . . $5.95)

Richard Burton does full justice to the richand resonant lines of Dylan Thomas in anoutstanding reading. The recording presentssuch well-loved works of the poet as "FernHill," "And Death Shall Have No Dominion,""A Wmter's Tale," "The Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait," and "Before I Knocked."

379. YEATS, WIUIAM LPOEMS ANDMEMORIES

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 751 . . .$5.95)

Poetry readings and sensitive appreciationof the great Irish poet by his dose emaciate ofthe Abbey Theatre, Lennox Robinson. In-cluded are his translations of Sophocles, hisbelled, and political songs.

YEATS, WILLIAM 11.PLAYS ANDMEMORIES

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 752 . . .$5.95)

Mr. Robinson analyzes Yeats' literaryachievements in the field of drama. With theassistance of Eve Watkinson and PatrickNolan, well-known personalities in the Irishtheatre, he illustrates his comments with apresentation of scenes from Yeats' plays, TheCountess Cathleen and Deirdre.

Al YEATS, WILLIAM LPOEMS OF

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 753 .. . $5.95($525) -)

Read by Siobhan McKenna and MichealMacLianimoir. Prefaced by a reading byYeats himself of selections hum his poems,"The Lake Isle of Inniafree," "The Song ofthe OM Mother," and others. Miss McKennaand Mr. MacLiammoir then interpret a largenumber of Yeats' other well-known workswith great beauty and fiddity.

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YEATS, WILLIAM 1.THE POETRY OF

(Caedmon . . 1 LP . . . TC 1081 . . . $5.95)A brilliant rendition by Cyril Cusack and

Siobban McKenna of memorable selectionsfrom Yeats that catches the spirit, the flavor,and the music of the poet's lines. Included aresuch poems as "Innisfree," "Leda and theSwan," "Sailing to Byzentium," "The WildSwans at Coale," "The Second Coming,""Crazy Jane and the Bishop" and other"Crazy Jane" poems, "Lapis Lazuli," "TheThree Bushes," "The Wild Old Wicked Man,""Why Should Not Old Men Be Mad?" "Cu-chulain Comforted," and other works.

PROSE, ENGLISH


WO. -N O'CASEY, SEAN(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1012 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)A dramatic, forceful reading by the play-

wright of scenes from his plays that catchesthe lilt, the swing, and the intensity of thelines. O'Casey reads from his Juno and thePaycock, Pictures in the Hallway, and Inish-fallen, Fare Thee Well.

361. -N O'CONNOR, FRANK(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1036 . . . $5.95

($4-75) -)The Irish short story writer is particularly

good in his engaging reading of two of hisshort stories, "My Oedipus Complex" and"The Drunkard."

PROSE, ENGLISH

Selections Read by Persons Other thanthe Author

362. ME APPLE CART(Caedmon . 1 LP TC 1094 . . . $5.95)Contained on this recording, besides George

Bernard Shaw's "The Apple Cart," are hisInterlude," and a selection of poems written

Sy Noel Coward. "The Apple Cart" is a de-lightful piece of drama, an excellent exampleof ':haw's ability to deal with political andsocial matters. The selected poetry of NoelCoward is typical of the author cynical,nostalgic, and very sophisticated. The per-formers on this recording are MargaretLeighton and Noel Coward himself.

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383. BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL(Caedmon . . . 1 LP .. . 'IC 1093 . . . $5.95)In a vivid first-person r viding, Anthony

Quayle recaptures the indiv'duality of thefamous biographer in chaptvs recountingBoswell's experiences in London (based on themanuscripts discovered in recent times).

384. -N DEFOE, DANIELMOU. FLANDERS(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1090 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . -)In a vigorous reading, Siobhan A 4cKenna

recreates the 18th century characti r, MollFlanders, heroine of Defoe's novel. Ccndensa-tion and adaptation are excellent Miss Mc-Kenna brings to life not only the color andbustle of an age but also the personality ofthe "female rogue," Moll Flanders.

385. -N DONNE, JOHN, ME SERMOI ISOF

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1051 . . . $5 95($4.75) - ..)

Dramatic sermons and selections read fro n"Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions." Ile, -bert Marshall gives an inspiring reading o:the moving passages from Donne's sermonsand meditationr.

386. JOYCE, JAMESBY FRANKO'CONNOR

(Folkways .. . 1 LIP . . . FL 9834 . . . $5.95)In this excellent lecture on Joyce, Mr.

O'Connor critically evaluates his work andMustrates his comments by expertly rmeselections from his work (including Ulysses) .

MEETING OF THE JAMES JOYCESOCIETY (N.Y.C., OCT. 23, 1951)

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . . . FP 9594 . . . $5.95 ITribute to Joyce and recollections of him bv

friends and savants make up the bulk of thi3important literary document, which concludeswith an impressive seven-minute reading fromFinnegan. Wake, recorded by Joyce himselfsome years before. Included is a discussion ofJoyce by Padraic Colum and his reading from"Pomes Pennyeach."

-N JOYCE, JAMESFINNEGANS WAKE(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1086 . . . $5.95

($435) - - .)Sections of Finnegan: Wake, the Anna

Livia Plurabelle and Shem the Penman epi-sodes are read by Siobhan McKenna andCyril Cusack. Text is included. This is anoutstanding reading of excerpts from thisdifficult and often obscure text.


JOYCE, JAMESA PORTRAIT OF MEARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN

(Caedmon .. . 1 LP . . . Tr 1110... $6.95)In this sensitive interpreiation of excerpts

from Joyce's novel, Cyril Cusack evokes therhythms of Irish speech and the personalitiesof Joyce's Dublin. Side I presents "TheChristmas Dinner." Side II presents ChapterIV, Part 2: "He (Daedalus) could wait nolonger."

-N JOYCE, JAMESMELAESTRYGONIANS FROM ULYSSES

(Folkways . . . 2 LP's . . . FL 9562 . . . withfull text . . . $11.90 ($8.50) . . .)

This I. an excellent production of "TheLaestrygonians" from Ulysses. The recordingoffers a dramatic reading with original musicperformed by students and faculty of theState University College of Education atFredonia, New York. It was produced anddirected by Zack R. Bowen . . . Richard AlanHughes as Bloom is outstanding. J. TylerDunn narrates.

SONGS TO TEXTS SY JAMES JOYCE(Lyrichord . . . 1 LIP . . . ILL 83 . . . $4.98

. . .)Patricia Neway sins to Joyce texts of

Ulysses, Finnegan& Wake, "Pomes Pennyeach,"and "Chamber Music." The music is verymodern and well suited to Joyce's writhig.

-N JOYCE, JAMESULYSSESEXCERPTSFRO'A

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This recording presents the soliloquies ofLeopold and Molly Bloom, as interpreted bySiobhan McKenna and E. G. Marshall. Therhythms of the wrfting, its sensory appeal, andthe submerged thoughts of the two charactersemerge in the skillful reading.

387. LAWRENCE, D. H.EXCERPTS FROMLADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1116 . . . $5.95)As Lady Chatterley sees it, in a skillful and

eloquent reading by Pamela Brown.

LAWRENCE, D. H.THE WRITINGS OFEDITED BY HARRY T. MOORE


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388. -N PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAYOSCAR WILDE

(Cademon ... 1 LP ... TC 1095 . .. $5.95($4.75) . . .)

Hurd Hatfield reads a shortened version ofWilde's novel in an interpretation that bringsout the terror and suspense of the work.

389. SHAW-TERRY LETTERS(Caedmon .. . 1 LP . .. TC 1108 . . . $5.95)Read by Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Cyril

Cusack, in an adaptation made by Howard 0.Sackler. The recording captures the wit andliveliness of the famous epistolary exchange.

390. THOMAS, DYLANHOMAGE TO

(Argo . . . 1 LP . . . RG 29 . . . $5.98 . . .)This is a memorable trilmte to Dylan

Thomas, performed at the Globe Theatre inLondon on January 24, 1954.

It opens with "Requiem Canto" by LouisMacNeice. It includes excerpts from "ReturnJourney," read by Hugh Griffith. It featuresRichard Burton reading "A Hunchback in thePark," "Poem in October," and "Fern Hill."Emlyn Williams also honors the poet in hisreading of "A Visit to Grandpa's."

UNDER MILK WOODBY DYLANTHOMAS

(Spoken Arts . . . 2 LP's . . . SA 791 and792 . . . An Argo Recording . . . Writeproducer for price.)

A concert broadcast of the poetic drama bya noted cast of Welsh actors and the childrenof Laugharne School, Jan. 25, 1964, plannedand executed as memorial trilmte to the poet.Directed by Douglas Cleverdon.

(See also Item 367this division.)

391. -N VIRGINIA WOOLF(Caedmon . . . 112. . . TC 1105 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)Celia Johnson reads selections from Virginia

Woolfs two novels: excerpts from Mrs. Dal-loway and "Time Panes" from To the Light-house. The first represents scenes in the longand eventful day of Clarissa Dalloway; thesecond, the interlude when the Ramsay houseis empty for ten yearsa period broken onlyby the visits of Mrs. McNab, the caretaker,who engages in reminiscing.

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WORLD LITERATURE,FOLK LITERATURE

392. DOSTOIEVSKI, FEODORNOTESFROM UNDERGROUND

(Presage-Lively Arts . . . 112. . . $4.98)Morris Carnovsky delivers a brilliant dra-

matic soliloquy, in which he bares the psycho-logical torments of a man undergoing ex-haustive self-analysis, aware of his weaknessesand failings, yet driven obsessively into re-peated wrongdoing.

393. GAEUC SONGS AND LEGENDS

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 745 . . .

$5.95)Ann Moray presents several different kinds

of Gaelic songs and lullabies, first readingthem, then-aniOng them.

394. HEDDA GABLERHENR1K IBSEN(Theatre Masterworks . . . 3 LP's . .. GRC

861 . . . Write producer for price.)Eva Le Gallienne plays Hedda Gabler with

great power and intensity, making her strug-gles and conflicts come dramatically alive. Anexcellent supporting cast portrays the sinisterJudge Brack, the pedantic Tessman, and theerratic genius, Lovberg. The dramatization isgiven effective continuity by skillfill narrationbetween scenes.

395. -N ME STORIES OF KAFKA(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1114 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . - .)Among the stories presented on this re-

cording are "An Imperial Message," "TheBucket Rider," "A Dream," and "A HungerArtist." This rendition of Kafka by LotteLenya is masterfully performed, rich withKafka's symbolism and intense style.

396. MEDIEVAL ROMANTIC POETRY

(Folkways . . . 2 LP's . . . FL 9578 . . .

$5.95)In both original and translation, the emi-

nent linguist, Mario Pei, surveys French,Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese literature,beginning with the 9th century. He presentsexcerpts from such works as "The Song ofRoland," "The Cid," and "The Lusiad" ofCamoes in such a way as to stimulate thelistener to explore these fields in greaterdepth.

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397. ME MIDNIGHT COURT(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 742 . . .

$5.95)Sioblian McKenna reads this poem by

Brian Merriman. The poem concerns the ap-parent lack of concern of the men of Irelandfor matrimony, a situation which many fearedwould lead to a dwindling Irish population.The women were especially concerned, and itis they with whom this poem deals. Rich withIrish wit and humor, this poem is a classicwork of social mockery.

398. -N PROUST, MARCEL.REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2017. . .$11-90 ($9.50) . . .)

Sir Ralph Richardson reads the section,"Swann in Love." His irterpretation willbring great pleasure to the listener for itspower to evoke the characters, the events, thecolor, the full sensory appeal of Proust's greatautobiographical novel.


399. -N TRISTAN AND ISEULT(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1106 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . -)Claire Bloom reads the Bedier translation.

The harp accompaniment in bardic manner isby Ossian Wells. It serves to effect continuitybetween sections of the story, heightens itsnarrative impact Miss Bloom's reading iswarm and vivid, her voice a superb instrinnentfor conveying the beauty of this famous me-dieval roinance.

400. VINCENT VAN GOGH: A SELF-PORTRAIT

(Caedmon .. . TC 1180 ... 1 LP .. . $5.95)Vmcent Van Gogh is known as a man by

the letters which he has left behind, lettersexpressing his feelings, aspirations, and des-pair. This recording presents readings ofselected letters, read by Lee J. Cobb, withsupplementary comment by Martin GabeLThis is a most sensitive and informative re-cording. Included with the album is an insertcontaining seven color Van Gogh prints andseyeral photographs of relevant biographicalinterest.


DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE

Dramatic Works Other thanShakespeare's

401. -N A MAN'S A MAN(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . .. SA 870 . . . $5.95

($525) . . .)This play, adapted by Eric Bentley, was

written by Bertold Brecht, author of TheThreepenny Opera. A Man's a Man providesa fine example of Brecht's satire and imagina-tion. The piano accompaniment was com-posed and played by Joseph Raposo.

402. -N CAMILLE(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1175 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)This play by Alexandre Dumas fi/s, also

known as The Lady of the Camellias, is per-formed by Eva Le Gallienne, AlexanderScourby, Richard Waring, and full cast. Theperformance is brilliant, and the recording iswell engineered technically so that the in-dividual characters are dearly distinguishable.

403. THE COCKTAIL PARTYT. S. EUOT(Decca . . . 2 LP's .. . DL 9004-S . .. Write

producer for prke.)This recording, which features members of

the original New York production in 1950,presents Alec Guinness and Irene Worth inthe leading roles. This is an expert recordingof the play, with sparkling performances bythe cast.

404. -N DOCTOR FAUSTUSMETRAGICAL HISTORY OFBY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1033 . . . $5.95($4.75) . . .)

"Marlowe's mighty line" and the spiritualconflict of Faustus are ably handled by FrankSilvera and a supporting cast.

405. -N DUCHESS OF MALFIBY JOHNWEBSTER (DYLAN MOMAS VI)

(Caedmon . . . TC 1158 . . . 1 LP . . . $5.95($4.75) . - -)

Dylan Thomas plays all the roles in Web-ster's seething play and in readings from KingLear, which he also presents on this record-ing. The horrors and violence that charac-terize both plays are fully brought out in hisdramatic reading of the torturing of the Duch-ess, the madness of Lear, and other scenes.However, in essaying all the roles himself, hehas somewhat weakened the overall effect ofhis presentation.

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406. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COMEDY(Angel . . . 1 LP . . . 35213 . . . $4.98 . . .)This recording features scenes from Con-

greve's The Way of the World, Farquhar'sThe Beaux Stratagem, and Sheridan's TheSchool for Scandal.

The clever satire and witty dialogue ofthese 18th century comic masterpieces areadroitly communicated by Dame Edith Evans,Sir John Gielgud, and Anthony Quayle.

407. THE HUMAN VOICE(Caedmon .. . 1 LP .. . TC 1118 .. . $5.95)A remarkable study in monologue. The

Human Voice is a one-act drama by JeanCocteau, translated by Maximilian CAL Thisplay is solely for voice, and for this reason, arecording is an ideal medium of presentation.Ingrid Bergman's interpretation is very fine.

408. JUNO AND THE PAYCOCKSEAN O'CASEY

(Angel . . . 2 LP's .. . B 3540 . . . Writeproducer for price.)

Siobhan McKenna is Juno, Seamus Kava-nagh is the irresponsilile Paycock, and CyrilCusack is Joxer, his crony, in this spiriteddramatization of O'Casey's tragicomedy of theIrish tenements in Dublin of the early 1920'8.

O'Casey lihnself, in a preamble, explainsthe characters and the situation. The bestperformance is that of Siobban McKenna,shrewd, sensible, and long-suffering.

A :Iifficulty which may present itself to theAmerican listener is that of the Irish dialect.So that he may follow this dialect more ac-curately, it is recommended that the listenerfollow the recording with a printed text ofthe play.

409. MEDEAROBINSON JEFFERS'ADAPTATION OF EURIPIDES' PLAY

(Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DLP 9000 . . . $4.98.)

With Judith Anderson and supporting cast.The fury and the emotional frenzy of the Me-dea role are evoked in a brilliant performanceby Judith Anderson, recreating one of hermost famous characterizations.

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(Caedmon . . . 1 LP ... TO 1030 . . . $5.95)This recording deals with the origins of

English drama, illustrating its evolution fromthe ritual of the Medieval Church to the Mid-dle English banns, and then to modern Eng-lish interpretations of the same Medievalplays. This evolution is contained within thisone recording. This is a brilliant work andmasterfully performed. Text included.

411. -N OEDIPUS REXYEATS'TRANSLATION OF SOPHOCLES'DRAMA

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . TC 2012 . . .

$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)Recreated by Douglas Campbell and the

Stratford, Ontario, Shakespearean FestivalPlayers. Direction is by Tyrone Guthrie. Therecording presents the play through reproduc-ing the soundtzack of the memorable motionpicture version of the work.

412. PIAYBOY OF ME WESTERNWORLDJOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE

(Angel . . . 2 LP's . . . B 35447 . . . Writeproducer for price.)

Synge's controversial play of the Irishpeasantry, which catches not only the musicalrhythms and color of their speech but alsotheir loneliness and struggles, is brilliantlybrought to life by Siobhan McKenna asPegeen Mike and Cyril Cusack as ChristyMahon, the flamboyant "Playboy." As inO'Casey's play (see 408 above), it is best tofollow the spoken Irish dialect with a printedtext of the play for greatest comprehension.

413. -N MI SECOND SHEPHERD'S PLAY

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1032 . . . $5.95

($4.75) . . .)This recording presents an excellent per-

formance of this piece of early English drama.The cast includes Joss Ackland, Peter Bay-liss, and Robert Stephens. This recording isVolume III of the series, Monuments of EarlyEnglish Drama.

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BEHAN(Spoken Word . . . 2 LP's . . . Album A 24

. . . Write producer for price.)An expertly directed presentation of Be-

han's vividly accurate study of prison life. ARadio Eireann Players' production.

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415. -N RIDERS TO THE SEA AND IN THESHADOW OF THE GLENSYNGE

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 743 . . . $5.95($5-25) . . .)

The spirit and technique of the Irish theatreare admirably caught and transmitted in thesetwo stirring one-act plays by John MillingtonSynge. These two work3, which mirror boththe humor and tragedy of the life of the Irishpoor folk whom Synge knew, are presented inan excellent production by the Radio EireannPlayers of Dublin.

-N UNDER MILK WOODDYLANTHOMAS

(See Items 367 and 390this division.)

Shakespeare's Plays and Poems

416. GREAT SCENES FROM ANTONY ANDCLEOPATRA

(Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . . TC 1167 . . . $5.95)A condensed version of the full Shakespeare

Recording Society production of the work,this recording presents the highlights of theplay in their full dramatic intensity. Editingis skillful, and a complete text showing wherethe cuts have been made is included. AnthonyQuayle as Antony, Pamela Brown as Cleo-patra, Paul Daneman as Caesar, and JackGwillim as Enobarbus are the leading players.

417. -N ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA(Shakespeare Recording Society . . . 3

12's . . . SRS-M 235 . . . $17.85 ($14.25)...)

This complete Shakespearean play is per-formed by Anthony Quayle, Pamela Brown,Paul Daneman, Jack Gwillim, and completecast. An admirable recording. Available inboth stereo and monaural.

418. -N CORIOLANUS(CaedmonShakespeare Recording

Society . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M 226 A. . . Monaural and Stereo . . . $17.85($14.25) ...)

Richard Burton as Coriolanus gives a vividand tempestuous performance of the role in abrilliant production of the play. Burton isvigorous and exciting as the swaggering Ro-man general; and Jessica Tandy is brillinntlycontrolled as his mother, who finally prevailsupon him to come to terms with Rome.


419. -N CYMBEUNE(Shakespeare Recording Society . . . 3

LP's . . . SRS 236 . . . $17.85 ($14.25). ..)

The cast of this performance includes suchwell-known Shakespearean actors as ClaireBloom, Boris Karloff, Pamela Brown, JohnFraser, and Alan Dobie. This recording isavailable in both stereo and monaural and in-cludes a text of the play. This release isbrilliantly performed and technologically ofhigh quality.

420. -N HENRY IV(Spoken Arts . . . Part I, SA 815; Part II,

SA 816 . . . 2 LP's . . . $11.90 ($10.70). . .)

This condensed version highlights Falstaff'srole and .the comic elements of the plays butalso gives place to Prince Hal's openingsoliloquy, Hotspur's quarrel with Henry IV.and Hal's trying on of the crown. Presentedby the Swan Theatre Players of London.

421. -N HENRY V(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 817 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . ..)This Swan Theatre Players production (50

minutes in length) offers a warm and sym-pathetic portrait of Prince Hal's assumptionof the cares of kingship.

HEliRY e(London . . . 4 LP's . .. A 4424 . . . Stereo

OSA 1415...Write producer for price.)This full production of the play sets forth

not only a mature Prime Hal in his new roleas king, but also the characters of Katherine,Falstaff, Pistol, and Fluellen emerging withgreat clarity and conviction.

422. -N KING LEAR, TRAGEDY OF(Spoken Word . . . 4 LP's . . . SW A 9 . . .

$24.00 ($19.20) ...)In this complete version of the play, di-

rected by Anew McMaster, the text is that ofthe Oxford edition. This recording is 'impor-tant as a full, recorded presentation of thework, although the role of King Lear is notfully sustained throughout the performance:

-N KING LEAR (CONDENSED VERSION)(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 784 . . . $5.95

($5.25) - - .)In this 50-minute condensed version, pre-

sented by the Dublin Gate Theatre Players, afew scenes of the main plot are enacted. Thesubplot is treated almost entirely by narra-tion. The abridgement is highly successful.

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Write producer for price.)This recording offers selections from King

Lear with a good performance by RobertSpeaight in the title role. This is an abridgedversion.

KING LEARREADINGS FROM THEPLAYBY DYLAN THOMAS


423. -N KING RICHARD II(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M 216 . . .

S 216, Stereo . . . $17.85 ($14.25) . . .)A complete version of the play with ac-

companying written edition. Directed byPeter Wood and starring John Gielgud asRichard. Mr. Gielgud is superb in the role,communicating the subtleties and mood of thetext with dramatic genius. Leo McKern is adignified Gaunt, and Keith Michell, a craftyBolingbroke. Text included.

424. -N MEASURE FOR MEASURE

(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M 204 . . .

$17.85 ($14.25) . . .)A complete version of the play with written

text included in the set. Directed by PeterWood. The cast includes Sir John Gielgud,Margaret Leighton, and Sir Ralph Richard-son as Angelo, Isabella, and the Duke, respec-

'tively.

425. -N OTHELLO

(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M 225 . . .

$17.85 ($14.25) . . .)Frank Silvera is Othello, Cyril Cusack is

Iago, Anna Massey is Desdemona, and CeliaJohnson is Emilia in a complete version ofthe play, with accompanying text. Perform-ance and production are of the highest order.Silvera is a dignified and forceful Othello;Cusack, a crafty counterpoise.

-N OTHELLO

(Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . . . SA 783 . . .

$5.95 ($5.25) . . .)The 50-minute condensed version presented

by the Dublin Gate Theatre Players. MichealMacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards are thestars of the production.

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426. THE RAPE OF LUCRECE ANDOTHER POEMS

(Shakespeare Recording Society. . . . 2LP's . . . SRS 239 . . . $11.90)

Richard Burton reads "The Rape of Lu-crece" with almost indescribable brilliancy,penetrating to the very heart of the intenseemotion and profound horror of this master-piece of Shakespeare's poetry. Also containedin this set of recordings are "The PassionatePilgrim," "Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music,"and "The Phoenix and Turtle," read by DameEdith Evans and Sir Donald Wolfit. Availablein both stereo and monaural; a text is in-cluded.

427. SHAKESPEARE'S PRONUNCIATION

(Yale University Press . . . 1 10" LP . . .

TV 19232-2 . . Write producer for price. .)

This recording contains thirteen selectionsfrom Shakespeare's sonnets and plays. Theselections are read by Helge Kokeritz, Profes-sor of English, Yale University. Mr. Koke-ritz reads in the manner characteristic ofShakespeare's time.

42B. -N THE TAMING OF ME SHREW

(Caedmon . . . 2 LP's . . . SRS-M 211 . . .$11.90 ($9.50) . . .)

This is a complete production of the playwith a full text of the performance. Directedby Howard 0. Sackler. The cast includesTrevor Howard, Margaret Leighton, MilesMallison, and others.

-N THE TAMING OF THE SHREW(Spoken Word . . . 3 12's . . . SW A7 . . .

$17.85 ($14.25) . . .)This recording is based on the Cambridge

edition of the play and presents the completework with the Dublin Gate Players andMicheal MacLiammoir.

429. TROYLUS AND CRESSIDA

(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M and -S234 . . . $17.85)

With Jeremy Brett as Troylus, Diane Ci-lento as Cressida, Cyril Cusack as Thersites,and Max Adrian as Pandarus, this full-lengthrecording presents the drama of the loversagainst the harsh background of the TrojanWar. An excellent interpretation and produc-tion.

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430. -N TWELFTH NIGHT(Caedmon . . . 3 LP's . . . SRS-M and -S

213 . . . $17.85 ($14.25) . . .)This is the complete play, with accompany-

ing text. The cast includes Siobban McKennaas Viola, Paul Scofield as Malvolio, JohnNeville as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and Van-essa Redgrave as Olivia.

431. -N THE WINTER'S TALE(Caedmon . . . 3 12's . . . SRS-M and -S

214 . . . $17.85 ($14.25 . . .)Complete play, with complete accompany-

ing text. The cast includes Sir John Gielgudas Leontes and Dame Peggy Ashcroft asPaulin&

DOCUMENTARIES

432. THE HOLLOW CROWN(London . . .. A 4253 . . . Stereo SA 1253

. . . 1 LP . . . $11.98 ($9.98) . . .)This documentary on the kings and queens

of England was arranged and edited by JohnBarton, who also performs in it. The pur-pose of the recording, as the subtitle indicates,is to show "the Fall and Fothles" of the mon-archs.

Among those depicted are Charles I at histrial, Queen Victoria at her coronation, andWilliam U (1056-1100).

Dorothy Tutin plaYs many of the feminineroles with great interpretive skill. She por-trays Jane Austen in her youth, Anne Boleynbefore her execution, Fanny Burney imitatingthe heavy Germanic &cent of George III, andVictoria herself. Others in the cast are MaxAdrian, Richard Johnson, and a musicians'group.

LECTURES

433. LEARNING TO TALK(Folkways .. 1 LP . . . FX 6271 . . . $5.95)

This is a fascinating study of infant speechand development, prepared and narrated byMargaret Greene, a British speech expert.Children's speech has been recorded from al-most the moment the infant lets forth his firstcry until he learns to express himself withreasonable intelligibility and thought at threeand four years of age. Margaret Greene ex-plains lucidly and appealingly the practicalmewling of "sympathetic" communication be-tween inother and child, "comfort sounds,"


vocal play, the "dawn of reason," problems ofarticulation, hesitation, children's questionsand many other aspects of the child's growthin speech power. Parentsas well as speechpathologists and therapistswill find this re-cording of great interest and value.

434. ONE LANGUAGE FOR THS WORLDBY MARIO PEI

(Folkways . .. 1 LP . . . F1 9151 . . . $5.95)After an introduction by Dr. Pei explaining

types of languages proposed for worldwideuse, he comments on and reads specimens ofeach: Greek, Latin, Boise, English, French,Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Rus-sian, Chinese, Finnish, Interlingua, Esperanto,and several other constructed tongues. Pro-fessor Pei's linguistic skill is quite extraordi-nary The recording quality is very good.Parts of the recording can be played sepa-rately as illustrative material in discussions ofthe history of the English language.

435. POETRY IN 1HE ROUNDBYGEORGE ABBE

(Folkways . . . 1 LP . .. Fl 9164 . . . $5.95)In this recording Mr. Abbe, himself a tal-

ented American poet, recites a series of poemsarranged to illustrate his descriptive analysisof poetic techniques. The presentation andillustrations are very effective and his editing,skillful.

436. ME STORY-TELLERA SESSIONWITH CHARLES LAUGHTON

(Capitol . . . 2 LP's . . . STBO 1650 . . .Monaural and Stereo . . . $4.98)

A "live" reproduction of a performance byLaughton: offers a wide range of materialshort humorous anecdotes, poems, reminis-cences, and readings in literature, includingthe Bible, Shakespeare, Jack Kerouac, andthe sculptor Carl Milles.

The performance, given at a veterans' hos-pital, is notable for his superb rendition ofscenes from Julius Caesar, Major Barbara,and the reading of Psalm 104 and the storyof the fiery furnace from the Bible.

YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLERLECTURE ONBY LENNOX ROBINSON


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LIST OF RECORDING COMPANIES,DISTRIBUTORS, SALES AGENTS

(*denotes that the NCTE mn order records for its members from these companies)

American LibraryAssociation

50 East Huron StreetChicago, Ill. 60611

Angel Records, Division ofCapitol Records, Inc.

317 West 44 StreetNew York, N.Y. 10036

Argo Record Co., Ltd.113 Fulham RoadLondon S.W., England

(Some Argo records areavailable throughSpoken Arta Records.)

*Audio Book Company501 Main StreetSt. Joseph, Mich.

Audio Rarities(Audio Fidelity)770 11 AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10019

Bach Guild(Same as Vanguard)

154 West 14 StreetNew York, N.Y.

Bartok Records200 West 57 StreetNew York, N.Y. 10019

Bowmar Records12 Cleveland StreetValhalla, New York

*Caedmon Records(also ShakespeareRecording Society)

461 Eighth AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10001(Records distributed by

Houghton Mifflin and Co.432 Fourth AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10016)

Capitol Records,Education Department

1750 North Vine StreetHollywood 23, California

Carillon Records(Yale Series of

Recorded Poets)520 Fifth AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10036

Children's Record Guild(Distributed by

Materials for Learning1376 Coney Island AvenueBrooklyn 30, N.Y.)

Columbia Records,Education Department

799 Seventh AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10019

Command Records1501 BroadwayNew York, N.Y.

Creative Associates, Inc.176 Newbury StreetBoston 16, Mass.

Decca Records, Inc.445 Park AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10022

Dictation Disc Company170 BroadwayNew York, N.Y.

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TITLE INDEX

Abraham LincolnAdventures of Sherlock HolmesAeneid, The Story of Vergil's=of Man, The

Conrad, ReadsAladdinAli Baba and the Forty ThievesAlice in WonderlandAmerican Favorite BalladsAmerican Folk Songs for ChildrenAmerican Folk Songs for Christmas

198, 338245.257_288

157_3364

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........American Folk Tales and Songs :187American History in Ballad and Song 130American Negro Music from Slavery Times 115American Novels, Scenes from 155American Poetry to 1900 43American Short Stories ..................AmeriCan Story Poems 44Anatomy of Language, The .221ANTA Album of Stars .271Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry _341

Anthology of English and American Poetry _342

Anthology of English Verse 131Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young People 45Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. 132Anthology of Negro Poets Reading Their Own WorksAnthology of Twentieth Century English Poetry

_126_133

Antony and Cleopatra 416, 417

Animal Songs for Children _3

Applecart, The 282Arabian Nights Entertainment 68Art of Ruth Draper 181Ashanti Folk Tales from Ghana 69As If Poems 159As You LIU It _305

Auden, W. H. _208Autobiography of Benjamhi Franklin L94

Bab Ballads and Cautionary Tales 70WWI Record, 'The 258Bambi 23Bartleby 189&snit, Stephen VincentReads from His Own Work ......Beowulf and Chaucer 216

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Beowulf, Caedmon's Hymn, and Other Old English Peons. 322 i 1

Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Gettysburg Address ___222Bill of Righth, The, and Patrick Henry's Famous Speech .214Black Beauty and Other Stories .33Blake, William, Poetry ofBlake, William, and Genrd Manley Hopkins .218

Bradbury, Ray, Short Stories ofBrowning, Robert, Poetry ofBurns, Poetry of, and Scottish Ballads .220

Burns, Robert, Poems and Letters of ......... ......._________220Byron, Poetry of ______ 221

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CCaedmon Treasury of Modern Poets _134Cambridge Treasury of English Prose, The .135Camille _402Canterbury Tales 222, 369Carl Sandburg Tells His Stories _58Cat That Walked by Herself, The, and Other Just So Stories 28Oianging English language, 'The _323Children's Concert ___ usChildren's Songs ........5Children's Songs of Shakespeare's lime _______________ _____ ................102 I

Childraes Stories and Songs _______ .... __________ _________26 1

Child's Garden of Verses, A 1Child's Introduction to Folk Music, A ________ _41Christian Poetry and Prose 126

;Christmas Carol, A _71Christmas Songs of Many Lands ......... ____ ......._______________________BCinderella 23Circus in Town 7Civil War Stories _190Classic Poems of Love and Beauty .....______________________223Cockhul Party, 'The __________ ......... _ .....___________________________403Cam Robert P. Tristram 160Coleridge, Poetry of Samuel Taylor _VACambia Literary Series ._340Contemporary English Literature _339Coriolanus __A18Creative Writing _221Cummings, E. E. 161Cyntheline 419

DDear AndienceBlawhe Yurka 272Decision for Youth _147Declaration of Independence, The, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address _______315De la Mare, Walter _210Deny Down Deny _174Dickinson, Emily 172Directing a Pthy _333Doctor Faustus 273,404

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Documentary History of Broadcasting 216Don Juan in Hell 247Don Quixote 260Dryden, John, Poetry of .372Duchess of Malfiby John Webster 405

EEarly English 13allads .225Early English Poetry 226Eighteenth Century Comedy mama.. a .Elephant Alphabet, The

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Eliot, T. S.Reading Ilia Own Poems 259Elizabethan Love Songs and Harpsichord Pieces _ aaaaaa amOmomMa ...297Emerson, Ralph Waldo 193English Lyric Poems and Ballads 137Enrichment landmark RecordsEnrichment RecordsProse and Poetry

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FFables of India 73Faerie Queen, The, and Other Poetry of Edmund Spenser MO.. aaaa______.......raFamous American Story Poona .....aaaaaa".....................................................................138Famous Poems 139Famous Poems 'lig;

.Tell Great Stories aaaaa oomMommomaaaMoammamamoMMaaamOo 140

Famous Voyages in Small Boats .261Faulkner, William, Reads from His Own Works 182, 350Fifteen Poems of Dylan Thomas ...X78Finnegans Wake _386

nitRap, The .............................................. aaaaaaa ....................................... ........... aaaaaa .276Flat Rock Ballads- .....aaaaaaa....................47Folk Ballads of the English-Speaking World ............... .......................... .......... .......262Folk Music, U.S.A. .173Folk Songs for Young Folk .9Folk Songs for Young People 75Folksongs of Britain, 'The 263Folksongs of Four Continents 74Folk Tales from Indonesia ........... .......... _..................................... .. ............77Folk Tales from West Africa 78Folk Tale Records 76Follow the Sunset 79Forms of Poetry 224Four QuartersT. S. Eliot .212, 227Fox's Day, AMasefield ..214Frost, Robert 162

GGaelic Songs and Legends .... ........ ........ ........ ....................... .... 293GardenParty, The ........................ ..................... ......................._................ _252Gettysburg Address, The 122, 338Glory of Negro History, The 81

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Golden Treasury of Famous Speeches .337 IGolden Treasury of Contemporary Catholic Verse 144

Golden Treasury of Irish Verse, The 142Golden Treasury of James Stephens .215Golden Treasury of Jo lm Betjenrin 209

1Golden Treasury of Milton, Keats, and Shelley 143Goldilocks 33, 36Graves, RobertReading His Own Poems 360

Great American Speeches 336 IGreat American Poetry 145

Great Poems of the English Language 146Great Scenes from Macbeth .308Green, PaulDiscussions and Readings 183 IGrimm's Fairy Tales .25, 33Guidance Units in Literature 147Gulliver's Travels .83

I IGudrun Thome-Thomsen Recordings 82

HHamlet .306Hamlet--MacbethKing Leer 295Hansel and Gretel 23 IHappy Prince and the Devoted Friend, 'The 111Hardy, Thomas, Poetry of 373Harry GoldenReminisces on New York 334Hart, Moss 184 IHarte, Bret 195Hawthorne, Nathaniel 196Hearing Poetry 148Heart of Darkness 248 0Hedda GablerHenril Ibsen 294Henry IV, Part I and Part II 420Henry V 421Here Is New York 197 0Heroic Soul, The: Poems of Patriotism 48Hiawatha, Song of 49Hollow Crown, The 432Holmes, SherlockStories of 245 0Homage to Dylan Thomas 390Hopkins, Gerard ManleyPoems of .374Hopkins, G. M., and John Keats .375House at Pooh Corner 84 0How Fear Came 85How to Tell Corn Fairies When You See 'Em and Other

Rootabaga Stories 57limn= Voice, The 407 g

II Am an American, and Other Collected PoemsLieberman 163I Can Hear It Now .317 aI Met a Man 50

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JJames Joyceby Frank O'ConnorJean Redpath's Scottish Ballad BookJeevesJohn Brown's BodyJulius CaesarJuno and the PaycockJupiter Book of Ballads, TheJust So Stories

386266249171.307408

149, 22888

KKeats, John, Poetry of 229Keats and Shelly, Poetry of 229King Arthur, Story of 108King Lear 422King of the Golden River, The, and the Great Stone Face 89King Richard II 423Kipling Collection, A 250

LLaestrygonians from Ulysses 386Lawrence, D. H., Writings of .251Learning to Talk 433Leaves of Grass 178Let Freedom Ring 120binary of Congress Twentieth Century Poetry in English 127Lincoln Album, A 186Lindsay, Vachel 164Listen and Read Series 27Listening Time 28Little Brass Band, The 10Little Engine That Could, The 33Little Pedro 11Living Literature 150Love PoemsJohn Donne .370Love Poems of Lawrence Durrell 358Love Songs of Robert Burns .220Love's Progress: Pamela Brown and the Elizabethan Consort .298

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MMacbethMac Leish, Archi laidMadeline and Other BemelmansMagic World of Circuses and ClownsMan Without a Countm TheMan's a Man, AMansfield, KatherineStories ofMany VoicesMark TwainMasi-field, JohnReads His Own PoetryMc Cullers, CarsonReads from Her Own WorksMeasure for MeasureMedeaRobinson Jeffers' Adaptation of Euripides' PlayMedieval Romantic PoetryMeditations of Marcus AureliusMeeting of the James Joyce SocietyMencken, Henry L.ConversingMend Your SpeechMerchant of Venice, TheMidnight Court, TheMidsummer Night's Dream, AMillay, Edna St VincentMiller, ArthurMoby DickMoll FlandersMonuments of Early English Drama.

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Moore, MarianneMore Just So StoriesMother Goose SongsMr. Presidentfrom FDR. to EisenhowerMurder in the CathedralMusic of American IndiansMusical Panorama of Shakespeare's EngkindMusical Plays for Special Days

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NNational Council of Teachers of English

Contemporary American Poet Series 128Nature of Poetry, The 226Negro Folk Songs for Young People 53New American Credo, The .201Nonsense Verse of Carroll and Lear 91No Single Thing Abides 231Notes from UndergroundFeodor Dostoievski 392Nursery Rhymes 14Nursery Rhymes, Games, and Folksongs 15

0O'Casey, Sean 380O'Connor, Frank 381Oedipus RexYeats' Translation of Sophocles Drama 411Ogden Nash Reads Ogden Nash , .16701' Adam and His Children ... .............................................................................202

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Pa !grave's Golden TreasuryPamela Brown and the Elizabethan ConsortPaul Bunyan and Other Tall Tales of AmericaParadise LostParker, DorothyStories ofPenny WhistlePeter PanPeter Rabbit, Goldilocks, and Other Great TalesPeter Rabbit, Tale of, and Tale of Benjamin BunnyPeter, Tubby, and PanPiccoliPickwick's Christmas, Mr.and a Christmas CarolPickwick PapersPicture of Dorian GrayPied Piper and the Hunting of the SnarkPinocchioPit and the Pendulum, ThePlayboy of the Western World, ThePoe, Edgar Alhm, Great Tales and Poems ofPoems for ChildrenCarl SandburgPoems of Land and Sea and WarPoetry in the RoundPoet's GoldPony ExpressPorter, Katherine AnneReads from Her Own WorksPortrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A.Pound, EzraReading His Own PoetryPractical Vocabulary ImprovementPrimary Picture Book ParadePromise of Education, TheProse and Poetry Enrichment Records

Quare Fella, TheQuite Early One Morning and Other Memories

Rape of Lucrece, The, and Other PoemsRCA Victor Fairy Tale SeriesRead Along with MeRead Me a StoryReal Davy Crockett, TheRed Badge of C aurage, TheRed Riding Hood, Goldilocks, and Water BabiesReluctant Dragon, The

92434.281111111425121

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233.203

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Remembrance of Things Past 398Rhythms of Childhood 99Ride 'Em, Cowboy 55Ride With the Sun 100Riders to the Sea 282Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen 415Rime of the Ancient Mariner .234Ring ling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Band 16Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow 56Ritchie Family of Kentucky 177Rivals, The 283Roan Stallion 348Robert Donat Reads His Favorite Poems 154Robin Hood 33Robin Hood, Ballad of 101Robin Hood, Legend of 101Robin Hood, Merry Adventures of 101Romeo and Juliet 311Rwtabaga Stories 57Rubaiyat, The, and Sohrab and Rustum 236

SSaint Joan 284Sandburg, CarlReads His Poetry 169Scenes from Shakespeare 291, 293School for Scandal, The .285Second Shepherd's Play, The 413Sermons of John Donne 385Severteenth Century Poetry 237Shakupeare 292Shakespeare's Pronunciation 427Shakespeare Soliloquies and Scenes for Actors 294ShakespeareSoul of an Age 296Shakespeare's Songs and Lute Soles 300Shakespeare's Sonnets and Elizabethan Lyrics 304Shaw-Terry Letters 389Shelley, Percy BysshePoetry of 238Short Stories of William Sidney Porter (0. Henry) 205Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham 253Singers in the Dusk 59Singing Sounds 18Sitwell, EdithReads Her Own Poems 361Sitwell, OsbertReading His Poems 362Sixteen Sonnets of Shakespeare 303Sleep-Time 19Sleeping Beauty 33Sohrab and Rustum .236Songs for All Year Long 60Songs from Shakespeare's Plays and Popular Songs of

Shakespeare's Time 301Songs of Shakespeare 302Songs to Grow On .20Songs to Texts by James Joyce 386Sonnets from the Portuguese and the Barretts of Wimpole Street 239

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Tale of Two Cities, A 244Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 67Tales of Hans Christian Andersen and Kipling 66Taming of the Shrew, The 428Tell It Again 22Tempest, The 312Tennessee Williams 287Tennyson, Poetry of 240This Is My Land 23Thomas, DylanReads His Own Works 365Thousand Years of English Pronunciation, A 330Three Little Pigs, The, and Other Fairy Tales 39Through the Looking Glass 105Thurber Carnival, A 286Toomai of the Elephants 106Treasure Chest of American Folk Songs, A 173Treasure Island 107Treasury of Aifred, Lord Tennyson 240Treasury of Folk Songs for Children 75Treasury of Great Poetry 156Treasury of John Donne 371Treasury of John Dryden 372Treasury of John Keats 229Treasury of John Milton 230

asury of Percy Bysshe Shelley 238Treasury of Robert Browning 219Treasury of William Wordsworth 241Trial of Socrates 268Tristan and Iseult 399Troylus and Cressida 429Tuneful Tales 40Twelfth Night 430Two Canterbury Tales in Middle English 369

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UUlysses, Excerpts fromUncle Boqui of HaitiUncle Remus StoriesUnder Milk WoodUnderstanding and Appreciation of the NovelUnderstanding and Appreciation of Poetry

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Virginia Woolf 391

WWater Babies, The 36

Wee Red Man 62Wellsprings of Drama, The 410

Welty, EudoraReading 355Weston Woods Primary Picture Book Parade 32

Wheel on the School, The 110

Who Built America 124Wife of Bath in Modern English 369.

Whour, Poems of Richard 170

Will Rogers Says 335

Williams, William Carlos 347

Wind in the Willows, The 112

Windows for Youth 147

Winnie the Pooh 113Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin 113

Winter's Tale, The 431

Wizard of Oz, The 63Wordsworth, William, Poetry of .241

Working on the Railroad 125

World of Mhn, The .269, 320

YYale Series of Recorded Poets 129

Yeats, William B., Poems of .242, 379Yeats, William B., Plays and Memories 379

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You 24

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AAbbe, George 341, 435Aiken, Conrad 127, 129, 157Andersen, Hans Christian 67Asch, Moses 173Auden, W. H. 127, 128, 208Aurelius, Marcus .264

BBarrie, James 93Baum, Frank , 63, 150Behan, Brendan 414Be lloc, Hilaire 70Bemelmans, Ludwig 90Beat, Stephen Vincent 127, 158, 171Betjeman, John .209Bishop, Elizabeth .127Blake, William P.17, 218Bogan, Louise 127Bontemps, Ana 126, 132Boswell, James 383Bradbury, Ray .356Bradford, Roark .202Brecht, Bertold 401Brooks, Gwendolyn 126I Brown, Sterling 126, 132Browning, Elizabeth Barrett .239Browning, Robert 96, 219Bryant, W. Cullen 48Burman, Ben Lucien 179Burns, Robert 220Burton, Pierre 118Byron, Lord 221

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Dante .259

Defoe, Daniel 384De la Mare, Walter 72, 210Dickens, Charles 71, 95, 244Dickinson, Emily 172

Dobie, J. Frank 180

Donne, John 370, 371, 385

Dostoievski, Feodor 392

Doyle, Arthur Conan 245

Draper, Ruth 181

Dryden, John 372

Dumas, Alexandre, fi/s 402Dunbar, Paul Lawrence 132

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Eberhart, Richard 127, 129

Eliot, T. S. 92, 127, 212, 213, 227, 280, 359, 403Emerson, Ralph Waldo 193

Empson, William 127

Engle, Paul 127

Euripides 409

Evans, Bergen 332

FFaulkner, William 182, 350Field, Eugene 98Fletcher, John Gould 127

Franklin, Benjamin 194

Freneau, Philip Morin 43Frost, Robert

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Gilbert, W. S. 70Golden, Harry 334Goldsmith, Oliver 235

Grahame, Kenneth 37, 112

Graves, Robert 360

Gray, Thomas 235

Green, Paul 183

Gregory, Horace 127

Grimm, The Brothers 25

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Ibsen, Hem* .394Irving, Washington

JJarrell, Randall 127Jeffers, Robinson 177, 348, 409Johnson, James Weldon 132Jonson, Ben _80

Joyce; James 86, 386

KKafka, Franz _395Keats, John 229, 375Kingsley, Charles .33Kipling, Rudyard 66, 85, 88, 98, 106, 250

LLawrence, D. H. 251, 387Lear, Edwin 91, 98Lewis, C. Day 129Lieberman, Elias 163Lieberson, Goddard 340Lincoln, Abraham 150, 198, 315, 338Lindsay, Vachel 128, 164Longfellow, H. W. 44, 46, 49, 98Lowell, J. R. 44Lowell, Robert 127, 129

MMac Leigh, Archibald 128, 165, 344MacNeice, Louis 129Mansfield, Katherke 252Marlowe, Christopher .273, 404Masefield, John 214Maugham, W. Somerset 253Mc Cullers, Carson 352McKay, Claude 126, 132

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1Milne, A. A. 84, 113Milton, John 80, 230, 233Moore, Marianne 1Z7, 129, 345 1 1

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0O'Casey, Sean _ _........._______________.....................____380, 408O'CAxmor, Frani .381O'Neill, Eugene ....281

PParker, Dorothy 185, 203Plato ...... 150, 268Poe, Edgar---Allan 44, 176, 204Pope, Alexander ............................ ......________________376Porter, Katherine Anne _353Potter, Beath: _..........._____ .................________30Pound, Ezra _168Priestley, J. B. _____________....._ .......... ______. ..............243Proust, MarcelPyle, Howard ... _101

Ransom, John CroweRichards, L A.Rogers, WillRukeyser, MurielRuskin, John

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SSandburg, Carl 17, 57, 169, 186

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Schreiber, MorrisSdinpider, Nina ... ..... ........................................ ........................... .. 79

.147, 321.,. 327Schwartz, Delmore 127Seuss, Elr. e(T ivilliam. S. Geisel) .......... .

Shapiro, Karl 127Shaw, George Bernard .247, 284, 382, 389Shelley, Percy Bysshe .229, 238Sheridan, Richard B. .283, 285, 406Sitwell, Edith .361Sitwell, Osbert .362Slote, Gil .52Sophocles 411Spender, Stephen 127, 363

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TTate, Allen 127, 129Tennyson, Alfred, Lord 80, 240'fhomas, Dylan 365-367, 378, 390Thoreau, Henry David ......_____...........................___________...207Thorne-Thomsen, Gudrun ......... _ ..... ..........................._...... ........ .........................82Thurber, James 286Twain, Mark (S. Clemens) 150, 191

VVan Doren, Mark 127VanDruten, John ..... ..... _.... ............... __..........._ ....... ._ 274Van Gogh, Vincent ____ AGOVergil _257

WWalker, Margaret 126Webster, John _ 405Welty, Eudora ......... ........... ____ ...... ......____ 255Wheatley, Phyllis 132Warren, Robert Penn 127, 129Wheelock, John Hall ..... .......T..........:................____.................................1...........2..._.........2..127197

White, E. B. ...Whitman, Walt 43, 4i1, 15-0, 178Whittier, J. G.Wilbur, RichardWilde, OscarWilliams, Jay

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Iiiirilliams, Tennessee ............. ........._________.....................____..........287Williams, William Carlos ............127, 347Wmters, Yvor 129Wodehouse, P. G. ..249Woolf, Virginia _291Wordsworth, William .241

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