Laurie Lee: The Spoken Word
- Synopsis
- This CD features the first commercial issue of recordings of author Laurie Lee in interview and reading his own poetry and prose. The recordings are sourced from BBC broadcasts and include excerpts from ‘Cider with Rosie’, reflections on his life and work, and a live recording of Lee reading some of his poems in front of a live audience. The CD includes an introduction by Zoe Wilcox, Curator of Modern Literary Theatrical Manuscripts at the British Library.
- Series
- Spoken Word, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2014
- Availability
- out of distributionout of distribution
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Lee, Laurie
Credits
- Writer
- Laurie Lee
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Audio
- Format
- CD
- Price
- £10.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 71 minutes
- Year
- 2016
Publisher
- Name
British Library Publishing
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/publishing External site opens in new window
Distributor
- Name
British Library Online Shop
- bl-shop@bl.uk
- Web
- http://shop.bl.uk/mall/departmentpage.cfm/BritishLibrary/87294/1/1 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7735
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB - Notes
- A range of audio publications related to the collections of the British Library’s Sound Archive. Historical topics, wildlife sounds, world music, art and literature are particularly strongly represented. There are also a few DVDs, videos and CD-ROMs based on holdings in the BL. Some of the titles are available for paid audio download.
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