Written by The Brontës
Read by Miriam Margolyes and Barnaby Edwards
Each Brontë sibling has her or his distinct voice, but their poems share common themes about unrequited love, the persistence of memory, physical and intellectual isolation, loneliness, the loss of loved ones, the longing for home and the power and beauty of nature.
Dur: 1hrs 29minsSTEREO
Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 246MB
Written by Christina Rossetti
Read by Miriam Margolyes
Christina wrote poetry from the age of seven. The publication of her most famous collection, Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862), made her a household name and secured her status alongside Elizabeth Barrett Browning as one of the most influential female voices in nineteenth-century poetry.
Dur: 1hrs 28minsSTEREO
Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 209MB
Written by Sheridan Le Fanu
Read by Miriam Margolyes
A beautiful but mysterious young lady, Carmilla, comes to stay with an aristocrat and his daughter in their castle in Styria, on the borders of Austria and Hungary. Almost at once an unexplained wasting disease breaks out in the surrounding villages, claiming the lives of numerous women. Within the castle itself, a huge demonic cat-like creature has been seen prowling at night. The forces of darkness are closing in and all eyes turn to the enigmatic Carmilla. Who - or what - exactly is she?
Dur: 3hrs 55minsSTEREO
Available as 320kbps Stereo MP3s - 568MB