DOCUMENT RESUME TE 000 767 ED 022 775 By- Schreiber. Morris, Ed. FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SECONDARY AN ANNOTATED LIST OFRECORDINGS IN TIC LANGUAGE ARTS SCHOOL COLLEGE National Council of Teachers ofEnglish. Charripaign. IN. Pub Date 64 Note 94p. Available from-National Cound ofTeachers of English. 508 South SixthStreet, Champaign. Illinois 61820 (Stock No. 47906. HC S1.75). EDRS Price MF-S0.50 HC Not Availablefrom MRS. ENGLISH 1)=Ators-Ati:RICAN LITERATURE. AUDIOVISUALAIDS. DRAMA. *ENGLISH INSTRUCTION. TURE FABLES. FICTION. *LANGUAGEARTS. LEGENDS. *LITERATURE.*PHONOGRAPH RECORDS. POETRY. PROSE. SPEECHES The approximately 500 recordings inthis selective annotated list areclassified by sublect matter and educationallevel. A section for elementaryschool lists recor of poetry. folksongs, fairytales. well-known ch4dren's storiesfrom American and w literature, and selections from Americanhistory and social studies.The recordings for both secondary school and collegeinclude American and English prose.poetry. and drama: documentaries: lectures: andspeeches. Availability Information isprovided, and prices (when known) are given.(JS) t

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D Prepared for the NCI% by the Committee on an Annotated Recording List a Morris Schreiber Chairman Elizabeth O'Daly u Associate Chairman AnitaDore David Ellison o Blanche Schwartz

o NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH u Champaign, Illinois i

d NCTE Committee on Publications

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National Council of Teachers ofEnglish Committee on an Annotated RecordingList

Morris Schreiber Principal P.S. 100, 24, N.Y. Chairman

Elizabeth O'Daly Assistant Superintendent Schools Associate Chairman

Anita Dore Language Arts Coordinator New York City Junior High Schools

David Ellison Principal P.S. 21, Brooklyn 33, N.Y.

Blanche Schwartz Assistant Principal P.S. 86, Bronx, N.Y.

Consultants to the Committee

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

Jarvis E. Bush, Department of English Wiscomin State UniversityOshkosh

John R. Searles, Processor of English andEducation University of Wisconsin Readers of the manuscript who offered many helpful sugges- tions were John Muri, Chairman, Department of English, Hammond High School, Indiana, and Robert S. Whitman, Advisor of Student Teachers in English, University of Illinois. Special appreciation is expressed to two members of the NCTE staffRoger Gehlbach for assistance in ,reparing the compilation and 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 theirsubject matter and class placement.

3. The Annotated List is divided into threesections Recordings for Elementary Schools Recordings for Secondary Schools Recordings for College Classes . . .A separate Table of Contents has been provided foreach section.

4. The letter "N" after an item number indicatesthat the recording is also listed in the NCTE pamphlet, Resources for the .Teaching of English, 1963-4 available from NCTE at the price indicated (discounts for NCTE members appear in parentheses after the list price). a. Where a price is notgiven, communicate directly with the recording company or distributor whose name appearsafter the record title. (For a list of Record Companies, Distributors, and Sales Agentsand their addresses, see pages 67-68.) The committee hastried to supply prices, 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 are listed in alphabetical order of the names of the recording companies or artists. N.B.All such versions have been grouped under the same item number.

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

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

H Introduction

"Speech was made to open manto man." Publilius Syrus

"Speech is a mirror ofthe soul: as a man speaks, so is he." David Lloyd

Among the miracles oftoday's mass media,with their practically instantaneous power to reachvast audiencesthrough image and sound, recordings retain a firmhold on both the interestand imagination of a con- readily accessible Ifice books, stantly growing public.Easily stored and physically sturdy andtechnically excellent, andavailable in stereophonic word form, recordings can openrich cultural vistas inmusic and the spoken To the English teacher, in to all who will availthemselves of their treasures. particular, recordingsof greatliterary artists themselves orof those dis- tinguished actors and readersinterpreting the works of thewritersoffer a students to explore dynamic means of vitalizinginstruction and stimulating more intensivelythe fascinating worldof literature. enterprising and With recording companiesbecoming more and more creative, the library ofthe spoken word growsdaily in depth, imaginative- chosen for interpretation. ness ofconception, and qualityof subject matter And even as it a', Ives tocapture the passing scene,it constant4 reaches out to set down andreexamine the past.

Some years ago I hadthe eerie butexhilarating experience ofhearing deadsome more than sevendecades the disembodied voicesof people long exhumed, as it were,resurrected, and transferredto a wax disk to revolve It was like rounding a for all time and "speaktheir piece" for posterity. New York corner ofeternity. The program, oneof a series broadcast over a featured recordings of such City station, was "Voicesof Yesteryear"; it illustrious personalities asQueen Victoria, LeoTolstoi, 0. Henry, and Thomas Edison. vii Of the four, I recall most vividly Tolstoi, speaking first in Russian and then in English, sending his greetings to the world, and 0. Henry, sounding very much like the movie actor, Jack Oakie,wistfully expressing a hope that his stories would continue to find a receptive audience then and in years to come. . The magic of that moment has since been recaptured for me countless timeson more modern disks, beautifully engineered and as acoustically perfect as human ingenuity can contrive. Therefore, although I fully appre- ciate the scientific miracle of television, I remain an audiophile, fascinated by sound as a means of communication, entertainment, and education, and a devotee of the spoken word. This interest hasbecome all the keener since I 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 to direct the preparation of an annotated recording list in language arts for all levelselementary school, secondary school, and college. The announced goal was to "survey the field," to audition and evaluate the output of the recording industry in the field of English, and to compile a list which the English teacher, wishing to vitalize a lesson in language arts, could examine for leads to useful recorded material in literature, composition, linguistics, speech, and allied areas.

But when the committee was organized and began work, it found that the field was so vast that it had to modify its original goal from that of comprehensiveness to the more attainable one of selectivity. To this end, all prodtmers actively involved in the creation of recordings in language arts were invited to participate by sending theirrecords to the committee for evaluation. Most of the major companies and some of the smaller producers, I am happy to acknowledge, did respond fully and enthusiastically to our invitation. The committee was thus able to listen to several hundred record- ings and decide on their value. This personal evaluation provided the bed rock for the annotated list, the solid base upon which we built. But more was needed. 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 n ...Reviews by professimml record critics in leading newspapersand periodicals, notably those of Thome; Usk andHerbert Mitgang in (Sunday edition) and John Ciardiin Saturday Review ... n and by NCI'E's own distinguilimi educationalcritics, John R. Searles and John Muri, writing in the English Journal . . . n ...Evaluations of records selected for inclusion in theaudiovisual cst- &loins. of departments of education in mejor UnitedStates cities...... Offerings of FM radio stations devoted to "thespoken word" 0 notably WNYC in New York City and WFMT inChicago...... The Americsn Record Guide, New YorkCity, "Words Only" depart- I] ment, edited by Stephen Potter ...... Recent producere and distrantime catalogues,particularly the ex- cellent comprehensive compilation, "Sdwrames,"published in Boston ... I] ...Such =cellist compilations as Helen Roach's recentSpoken Rec- ords (Scarecrow Press, N.Y., 1963) . . . Recordingsfor Children, a selected list prepared by the New York Library Association ...Spoken Poetry on I] Records and Tapes, published by the Associationof College and Reference Melees, Ching°, 1957 ... ZP Record** for EnglishLanguage Arts, pre- peed by Kenneth Gsmbone, West ChesterJunior-Senior Wigh School, West n Chester, Pa., 1969 ... and listings of the Library ofCongress Recordings Division in Washington, D.C. ...The annual recommendations on recordingspublished by the Na- o liana Council of Teachers of Englishitselfincluded in its Resources for the Teaching of English, 1963-4. (As aspecial service, these NC= rea. ammendations have been incorporated in the presentlist.)... n In =nebulae, no recording has been includedunlem it hies either been screened and approved by one or more connnitteemembers or bests the o endorsement of a reputable proferionsl critic oreducator. AR recordings marked "N" we availablefrom NCTE at the prices indicated. Ati others may be ordered from the record company ordistributor marketing the recording at the address indicatedin the list that follows the 1 u three sections of wmotations. provided. u Indexes of Authors and Thies have also been MORRIS SCHREIBER, Chairman Committee an an Annotated Recording Liti u New York City, 1964 ix

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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

xl PROSE, ENGLISH 37

.Authors Reading Their Own Works 37 Selections Read by Others 27

WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 38

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

DOCUMENTARIES 47

LANGUAGE AND STYLE 48

LECTURES AND SPEECHES 50

RECORDINGS FOR COLIEGE CLASSES 53

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

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

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

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

iii PROSE, ENGLISH 59 Authon Reading Their Own Works. so Selections Read by Others 59

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, SALES AGMS 67

'ITIILE INDEX. 69

AUTHOR INDEX. 79

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] Item Numbers JPRIMARY GRADES PoetryMusic Poetzy, Rhymes, Jingles, ] Rhythms, Folksongs 1-24 ProseHusie jFairy Tales and Other Children's Stories (with and without musical accompaniment) 25-40 3 MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES 3 American Literature 41-63 World Literature, Folk Literature 64-113 ] American History and Social Studies 114-125

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11 PRIMARY GRADES 3. -N AMERICAN FOLKSONGS FOR CHRISTMAS Poetry.. . .Music (Folkways. . .1 10" . ..FC 7053. . .$4.25 ($3.25). ..) II (POETRY, RHYMES, JINGLES,RHYTHMS, This collection includes twenty songs sung FOLKSONGS) by Barbara and Peggy Seeger.Among them are "The CherryTree Carol," "Poor Little 1. -N A CHILD'S GARDENOF VERSES Jesus," etc. 11 (Audio Books . . . 1 16 rpm .. .C 304 ... $1.49 ($1.20) . ..) 4. ANIMAL SONGS FORCHILDREN fifty-two of (Folkways. ..1 10" .. . FC 7051 ... $4.25) Elinor Gene Hoffman reads Seeger, are Stevenson's poems. These songs, compiled by Ruth 11 sung by PeggySeeger. -N A CHILD'S GARDENOF VERSES 5. CHILDREN'S SONGS (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1077 ... $5.95 (Tradition. . .1 LP . . . TLP-1027 . . . I] ($4.75) ...) $4.98) In 'saffectionate reading, Ed McCurdy performs twenty-twochildren's the poetic fantasies of suchchildhood favorites songs on this recording.In his pleasing man- as "My Shadow,""The Swing," "The Moon," ner, he singswell-known old favorites such as Kingdom" are all re- "Billy Boy," "My Bonny Lies Overthe Ocean," 0 "The Wind," and "My such as told by an accomplishedinterpreter. and "Oh Suzanna"; animal songs "Froggy Went A-Courting"and "Mr. Rab- bit"; and nonsense songs such as"Keemo 41 A CHILD'S GARDENOF VERSES Kimo" and "I Had a Horse."Appropriate for 0 (Literary Records . . . 1 LP . . .LRC-6019 both the early and middle grades. ...$5.95 ($4.75) ...) fifty-two of CHILDREN'S SONGS Elinor Gene Hoffman reads $4.25) Robert Louis Stevenson's shortautobiographi- (Folkways ... 1 10" . .. FC 7036 ... 0 cal poems. The poemsdescribe, in delightful, In addition to folk songs, JohnnyRichardson rhyming verse, Stevenson'smake-believe ac- singsoriginalsongs composedfor young tivities while a child. MissHoffman's reading children. is enthusiastic and dear.Included in the re- cording are "The Land ofNod," "The Hay- 6. -N CHRISTMAS SONGSOF MANY 0 loft," and "My Ship and I." LANDS (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FC 7750. . .$5.95 2. -N AMERICAN FOLKSONGS FOR ($4.25)...) theme. CHILDREN Twenty-five songs with a Christmas Li including "Twelve Days ofChristmas" and (Folkways. ..110".. .FC 7001 . . . $4.25 "No Room at the Inn," are sungin English by ($3.25). ..) Alan Mills. These are songs for youngerchildren. They 0 are sung by PeteSeeger, accompanied by a Such favorites as "Frog 7. CIRCUS IN TOWN five-string banjo. (Decca. . .1 LP. . .DL 9058. . .$4.98) Went A-Courtin'," "JimmyCracked Corn," Merle Evans and his band recreate acir- "This Old Man," "She'll BeComin"Round and authenticity. r the Mountain" are included. cus with naturalness 1 2 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

S. THE ELEPHANT ALPHABET MOTHER GOOSE (Riverside.. .1 LP.. .RLP 1415... (Wonderland. . .i LP. . .RLP 2409. . . $1.95) Write producer for price.) Original immense songs and rhymes are Music composed, played, andsung by Alec pmformed by Stanley Holloway. Templeton. Special edition of the bookwith the Kate Greenaway illustrations accompanies the record. 9. FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG FOLK MOTHER GOOSE SING-ALONG (Folkways...2 vols....FC 7021 and (MGM.. .1 LP FC 7022 . . . .CH 101. . .$1.98) . .$4.25 each) Pleasantly told with a musical background . .VOL. I. . .Animals.. .VOL. 2. . . that does not dominateor compete with the More Animals. . . reading.Betty Martins and Donald Dame Alan Mills, with guitar accompaniment, are the rhyme spinners with an orchestracon- sings "Who Killed Cock Robin?" "Frog Went ducted by Curtis Biever and Alexander Cores. A-Courtin'," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Three 14. NURSERY RHYMES Little Pigs," etc. (Folkways. ..1 LP. . .FC 7730. . .$4.98) Vivienne Stenson sings or recitesmore than 10. ME LITTLE 100 English traditional nursery rhymes. (Young People's Records. ..178 rpm. . . -N TREASURY OF NURSERY RHYMES 703 A and B...Write producer for (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 857. ..$5.95 price.) ($5.25)...) This record should prove helpful in orient- This recording contains almost all thepopu- ing young children to the modern orchestra. lar nursery rhymes: " Bridge," "Jack It is keyed to the book of the same title by and Jill," "I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing," Margaret Wise Brown. and many others.Christopher Casson sings and plays harp accompaniment in the delight- : I. LITTLE PEDRO ful manner which is characteristic of this fine performer. (Children's Record Guild...178 rpm . ..CRG 5025. ..Write producer for 15. NURSERY RHYMES, GAMES AND price.) FOLK SONGS This record features Latin-American folk (Folkways.. .1 10"...FC 7006...$4.25) and play songs. A child narrates. sings and accompanies him- self in such children's favoritesas "London 12. MAGIC WORLD OF CIRCUSES AND Bridge," "My Bonnie," "Three Blind Mice," CLOWNS "Frog Went A-Courtin'," "Peter, Peter." (MGM. . .1 LP. . .CH 108. . .$1.98) 16. RINGUNG BROTHERS AND BARNUM Backstage visit to the circus told by Robert AND BAILEY CIRCUS BAND Q. Lewis.Material presented with the ac- (Capitol. . .1 LP. . .T 265. . .$3.98) companying circus music Will appeal to circus An outstanding recording by Merle Evans lovers and is much less flamboyant than that that captures the atmosphere and personalities found on many other circus records. Music of the Big Top. is by 'lank Sylvern. 17. -N SANDBURG, CARLPOEMS FOR 13. MOTHER GOOSE SONGS CHILDREN (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1124. . . (Decca. . .1 LP. . .DL 8357. . . $5.95 $3.98) ($4.75)...) Frank Luther sings oi- jnal and adapted Carl Sandburg reads "Early Moon," "Buf- nursery songs. falo Dusk," "Boxes and Bags," "Anywhere and Everywhere People," "Riddles and -N MOTHER GOOSE Whims," "The Abracadabra Boys," "Doors," (Caedmon. . .112.. .TC 1091. . .$5.95 "Milk-White Moon, Put the Cows to Sleep," "Number Man," and others. His style isgen- ($4.75). ..) tle, entertaining, and appealing to children. Verses, songs, music, and effects. Read by He begins by citing examples of originalPaetrY , , . written by children, analyzing its appeal, and A most entertaining and delightful rendition. encouraging other children to do likewise. PRIMARY GRADES 3

18. SINGING SOUNDS ProseMusic STORIES (Bowmar Records ...1 LP. . .2000. . . (FAIRY TALES AND OTHER CHILDRZN'S ...wrmAND WIMOUT MUSICAL $5.95...Accompanying book ($2.50) ACCOMPANIMENT) .) With songs for each sound picture correlated 25. -N GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES taught with the sounds, initial consonants are .TC 1062..$5.95 through rhyme. Language is appropriate for (Caedmon. .112. young children. A pupil'sbook is provided. ($4.75)...) Useful if used judiciously along withother Read by Joseph Schildkraut in an interpre- reading instruction. tation that will strongly appeal to children. Selections include "Rumpelstiltskin," "Briar 19. -N SLEEP-TIME Rose," "The Fairy Prince," "Rapunzel," "'Me (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FC 7525. . .$5.95 Elves and the Shoemaker," "Tom Thumb," ($4.25) ...) and "The Frog Prince." Bedtime songs and stories by . GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES 20. SONGS TO GROW ON (Libraphone. . .1 16 rpm . . .LIB-J1612 (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FC 7501. . .$4.98) . . .$5.95 ($4.75). ..) Sixteen folk favorites by , Inge Adams and Ian Martin read these sung by Jack Elliott,include "Pick It Up" famous tales. The excellent dramatizations and "Fut Your Finger in the Air." are read by storytellersexperienced in read- ing to children. Among the stories included 21. SOUNDS OF CARNIVAL are "The Gallant Tailor,""The Elves and (Folkways.. .1 LP. FX 6126. $5.95 the Shoemaker," "Cinderella," "Rumpelstilt- . . .with accompanying pamphlet) skin," and "The Sleeping Beauty." This recording, produced on actualcircus grounds, recreates actual sounds of crowds, merry-go-round, barkers,ferris wheel, and GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES fui house. (Spoken Arts. . .Vols. I, II, and III-840, 845, 846, respectively. ...3 LP's... 22. TELL IT AGAIN $5.95 each) (Angel Records ...1 LP...65041. . . Read by Eve Watkinson and Christopher $3.98) Casson, who also sings the various songs and This recording of "songs of sense and non- incantations in the tales and who provides a sense" presents nursery and favorite poemsof harp accompaniment. A very comprehensive children set to music. Both familiar and un- collection. familiar rhymes are featured. They are sung by Martyn Green and .Some verses are spoken and some sung.Treatment 26. -N CHILDREN'S STORIES AND SONGS isdignified and encourages singingalong. (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FC 7771. . .$5.95 Orchestration is excellent and technicalqual- ($4.25) -) ity is very good. Fourteen stories...Performed by Ed McCurdy, they include "People and Horses," 23. THIS IS MY LAND "The Echo That Got Lost," etc. (Folkways. . .1 10" .FC 7027. . .$4.25) American work songs, sung by WoodyGuth- rie, Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, etc. 27.USTEN AND READ SERIES (Storytoon Books and Records . ..Vols. 24. -N YOU READ TO ME, I'LLREAD 1-9. .$2.00 per record; $.50 per story- TO YOU book; all 9 volumes for $20.00) (Spoken Arta ...1 LP...SA 835... Children's stories, poems, and songs have $5.95 ($5.25) ...) been edited and narrated by Margie Bell. A John Ciardi reads to and with hischildren, complete text is available for the child to fol- with impromptu dialogue betweenreadings. low as each record is played. Produced and John Ciardi's warm, fatherly tone ofvoice directed by William T. Clemons, with original makes this recording an intimateaddition to music by Rosa Rio and sound effects by 1 recorded poetry for children. The poems pre- Harold Johnson.Films and filmstrips are sented are also available in book formfrom available as supplements. A well-planned and J. B. Lippincott Company. executed series. 4 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

28. USTENING TIME 33. RCA VICTOR FAIRY TALE SERIES (Bowmar Records. . .3 LP's. . .LT-1 A, The following records in this series will B; LT-2 A, B; and LT-3 A, B. . .$5.95 prove useful to teachers of the primary grades each) in their presentation ofmany well-known A series of children's stories interspersed children's classics since they offerskillful with song. . . Repetition of refrain and sounds storytelling, excellent musical background and used to develop good speech. . .Use of story sound effects, and an entertainingtale: to maintain interest...Records have value Iambi except where attempts are made to provide speech training at expense of maintaining (RCA Camden. . .1 LP. ..CAL 1012 story interest. . . Vocabulary sometimes over- ...$1.98) simplified. . . VOL. 1 includes "The Sleeping Black Beauty and Other Stories Forest," "Leonard the Lion," "The Magic (RCA Camden. . .1 LP. ..CAL 1007 Piano," and others... VOL. 2 includes "Zab- ...$1.98) rino the Zebra," "The Lost Shadow," "The Sea Shell," and poems... VOL. 3 includes Cinderella and Pinocchio. . .Also Robin "The Sleepy Farm," "Choo Choo Engine," Hood, Hansel and Grote!, Aladdin, and and "Terry at School." Sleeping Boauty (RCA Camden. . .1 LP.. .CAL 1000 29. PENNY WHISTLE ...$1.98) (Young People's Records. ..178 rpm. . . YPR 609. . .Write producer for price.) Dr. &Buss' Stories With an adapted version of an Erick Berry (RCA Victor...1 LP. LPM 2454. . . tale of a small boy and a penny whistleas a $3.98) framework the child is helped to learn the "The Sneetchs and Other Stories" and seven-tone scale. "." Dr. Sams' Stories 30. -NI TALE OF PETER RABBIT AND THE (RCA Camden. . .lIP.. .CAL 1035A TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY ...$1.98) (RiversideWonderland Records. ..RL "Yertle the Turtle," "Bartholomew and the 2434. . .$3.98 ($3.18) ;. . .RLP 1434 Oobleck," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The Big . . .$1.98 ($1.58) text not included) Brag." narrates these two famous Grimm's Fairy Tales Beatrix Potter tales most capfivatingly. A (RCA Camden. . .1 LP...CAL 1037 happy choice as narrator. ...$1.98) Tho Little Engine That Could 31. PETER, TUBBY, AND PAN (RCA Camden. ..CAL 1008. . .$1.98) (Columbia...1 LP. CL 671. $3.98) and Alice in Wonderland narrates "Peter and the (RCA Camden Wolf," Victor Jory tells the tale of "Tubby . . .CAL 1009. . .$1.98) the Tuba," and Ted Tiller interprets "Pan Peter Rabbit, Goldilocks, and Other the Piper." Groat Tales (RCA Camden. . .1 LP. . .CAL 1001 32. PRIMARY PICTURE BOOK PARADE ...$1.98) (Weston Woods Studio Recordings of Children's Literature...8 LP's... 34. READ ALONG WITH ME Stock Nos. PBP 101-108...$4.95 (Programed Records. . .1 LP. . .LB 607 each) . Write producer forprice.) This series offers an excellent presentation To bolster the child's ability to read,teacher- of stories from children'sfavorite picture storytellers with excellent diction,pronounc- books. Music, direction, and narration all add ing and enunciating each word carefully, up to a delightful production. Corresponding present material from Aesop and Stevenson. filmstrips of fine quality are available to help The child follows along in an illustratedbook. the teacher round out her work with the Included are a spelling lesson anda trip to series. the library. PRIMARY GRADES 5

35. READ ME A STORY 39. THREE UTTLE PIGS AND OTHER (Weston Woods...PBP 101-108... FAIRY TALES Write producer for price.) (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1129 The sound tracks, with Owen Johnson as ...$5.95) narrator, for the Weston Woods Picture Book In his own inimitable manner Boris Karloff Parade fihns and filmstrips(see item 32 recreates for children the delights of the title above).Excellentrecordings.Small child story and such other well-known favorites as may use books with or without the records. "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Three Bears." 36. -N RED RIDING HOOD, GOLDILOCKS, AND THE WATER BABIES (Wonderland. . .1 LP. . .RLP1471. . . 40. -N TUNEFUL TALES $1.98 ($1.58)...) (Encyclopaedia Britannica...ALBUM Contents:Side One "Red Riding Hood," NO.I...Seven LP's. . .$13.95 ($11.15) and "Goldilocks";Side Two "The Water . . .Order by album title and I.) Babies." The former are narrated by Jean Metcalfe, and the latter by ; both Includes "The Shoemaker and the Elves," are dramatized with a full cast. All the stories "Three Little Pigs," "The Little Engine That are told to musical accompaniment. Could," and others. Told by Martha Blair Fox. 37. -N THE RELUCTANT DRAGON (Encyclopaedia Britannica.. .ALBUM (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC1074. . .$5.95 NO.II...8 10" disks.. .$11.95 ($9.55) ($4.75). ..) Kenneth Grahame's tale of the nonbellicose . . .Order by album title and IL) dragon, read winningly by Boris Karloff. Includes "Henny Penny," "The Little Gray Pony," "The Old Woman and Her Pig," "The 38. -N STORYTIME FAVORITES Organ Grinder'sMonkey,"etc.Told by (Audio Books...2 16 rpm's. . .C 301 Martha Blair Fox. . . .$2.95 ($2.35). ..) Jane Webb narrates twenty-six stories from children's literature.

MIDDLE AND UPPERGRADES 43. -N AMERICAN POETRY TO 1900 ,. (Lexington. . .2 LP's. . .LE 75505.. . American Literature $11.90 ($9.50) ...) Poems from Freneau to Whitman, read by 41. A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO David Allen, Nancy Marchand, and David Hooks. FOLK MUSIC 44. -N AMERICAN STORY POEMS (Riverside Wonderland. . .1 LP. . .RLP (Lexington...2 LP's...LE 7610. .. 1436. . .$1.98) $11.90 ($9.50). ..) This record is an introduction to folk music, especially the folksong. Ed McCurdy dis- This recording set contains poems by 0. W. cusses the nature of the folksong and gives a Holmes, Poe, Whittier, Longfellow, Bret Harte, brief resumé of the background and the topics J. R. Lowell, John Hay, John G. Saxe, and of folksongs. Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, the anonymous "John Henry." Paul Sparer and others illustrate his points with numerous and John Randolph read these selections very songs. An interesting and informative intro- well. Text included. duction for pupils in the middle grades. 45. AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETRY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 42. AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS (Folkways...1 10".. .FC 7114.. .$4.25) (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FA 2320. . .$5.95) This recording is based on selections from Seventeen well-known folk tunes popular the anthology,Golden Slippers(Harper's), with children are sung by Pete Seeger with with the editor Ama Bontemps as reader. It banjo and guitar accompaniment. Some selec- will serve as a good introduction to the work tions may seem mature for young children. of outstanding Negro poets. 6 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

46. EVANGELINE 53. NEGRO FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG (Folkways...1 LP...FL 9502... PEOPLE $11.90) (Folkways. . .1 LP.. .FC 7533. . .$4.98) Longfellow's long narrative poem is effec- tively presented in a reading by Harry Fleet- Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) singe fifteen wood. songs. Children participate in the singing.

47. FLAT ROCK BALLADS 54. PAUL BUNYAN AND OTHER TALL (Columbia.. .1 LP...ML 5339.. .$4.98) Well-loved American folksongs and ballads TALES OF AMERICA are sung by Carl Sandburg. (Riverside Wonderland. ..1 LP. . .RLP 1414. . .$1.98) 48. ME HEROIC SOUL: POEMS OF , Jr., relates the stories and Tom PATRIOTISM Scott sings the songs of seven American folk (Decca. . .1 LP. ..DL 9044. . .$4.98) heroes: Paul Bunyan, John Henry, Rip Van A vivid rendition by of twenty Winkle, Wild Bill Hickok, Old Stormy, Sam favorite poems by Whitman, Bryant, Whittier, Bass, and Jesse Jones. The appealing, folksy and others. approach of Rogers, combined with the sing- ing of Scott makes this a delightful recording 49. -N HIAWATHA, SONG OF for the early and middle grades. (Folkways. . .112.. .FL 9730. . .$5.95 ($4.25)...) 55. RIDE 'EM, COWBOY A competent reading by Harry Fleetwood of excerpts from Longfellow's classic. (Children's Record Guild. . .I.. 78 rpm. . . CRG 5001...Write prodmer for price.) 50. I MET A MAN Parker Fennelly is the narrator who en- (Pathways of Sound...1 LP...POS livens this tale of the role of the cowboy in 1031...$3.98) western life. In this reading by John Ciardi of his poems for children, he reveals fine insight into the mind and heart of his young audience. A 56. -N WASHINGTON IRVING'S RIP VAN warm and sensitive interpretation. WINKLE AND THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW 51. MUSIC OF AMERICAN INDIANS (Audio Books.. .1 16 rpm.. .C 305. . . (RCA Victor...1 LP in Library of Victor $1.49 ($1.20)...) Records for Elementary Schools. . .No. E 89. . .Write producer for price.) Washington Irving's tales are retold by This record should prove useful in illustrat- Elinor G. Hoffman. ing the Indians' musical culture and back- ground. -N WASHINGTON IRVING 52. MUSICAL PLAYS FOR SPECIAL DAYS (Lexington. . .112.. .LE 7595. . .$5.95 (Folkways...1 LP. ..FC 7560. ..$4.98) ($4.75). ..) Teachers will find this series of four original Read by Paul Sparer. The tales are "The plays with musical background, written and Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van composed by a New York City teacher, Gil Winlde." The recording is supplemented by two Slote, entertaining and appealing source ma- black and white filmstrips ($12.00 for all three). terial for their own class programs. The per- Recording alone available from NCTE. formance is by New York City schoJl children under the direction of Mr. Slote. Material is instructional without being didactic; it is tune- -N RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE LEGEND ful and in good taste. The four plays, entitled OF SLEEPY HOLLOW "The Great Bullfight," "New Suit for Easter," (Literary Records. . .1 LP. . .LRC 6021 "School IsaUseful Tool," and "I Believe in Santa Claus," are available in the booldet ...$5.95 ($4.75). ..) which accompanies the recording. They can Elinor Gene Hoffman reads these two class- also be found in the book published by Darlan, icsof American literature by Washington Inc. Irving. MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES 7

57. -N CARL SANDBURG'S ROOTABAGA 62, WEE RED MAN STORIES (Thomas Tenney Records...1 LP... (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1089. ..$5.95 TG 1. ..$4.95) ($4.75)...) This is one in a series of folktales told in a In his refreshing and zestful manner, Carl very natural manner. Sandburg tells his own stories, all centered on the Rootabaga Country, including such 63. -N THE WIZARD OF OZ incrediblydelightfultalesas "How They (Audio Books. ..516 rpm's. . .C 303. . . Broke Away to Go to the Rootabaga Country," "How They Bring Back the Village of Cream $5.95 ($4.75) ...) Puffs When the Wind Blows It Away," "How Frank Baum's story, complete and una- the Five Rusty Rata Helped Find a New Vil- bridged, is read by and Jane lage." Webb.

-N HOW TO TELL CORN FAIRIES WHEN YOU SEE 'EM AND OTHER ROOTA- World Ilterature, Folk Literature BACA STORIESBY CARL SANDBURG 64. ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES (Caedmon.. .1 LP. . .TC 1159. . .$5.95 ($4.75)...) AND SINBAD THE SAILOR In this follow-up record to the one above, (Riverside Wonderland Records . ..1 LP Sandburg continues to weave the Rootabaga . . .RLP 1451. . .$1.98) saga for children in such stories as the title A British cast performs delightfully in an story and "The Dollar Watch and the Five exciting and spirited dramatization, with mu- Jack Rabbits," "The Two Skyscrapers Who sic, of the two well-known adventure tale3 Decided to Have a Child," "The White Horse from The Arabian Nights. Girl and the Blue Wind Boy," "How Pink Peony Sent Spuds, the Ballplayer, Up to Pick Four Moons." 65. ALICE IN WONDERLAND BY 58. CARL SANDBURG TELLS HIS STORIES (Argo Records...1 LP...145-6... (Decca. ..1 78 rpm. . .1C 109. . .Write $5.98) producer for price.) Told by Margaretta Scott with Jane Asher The poet and storyteller narrates two origi- ...A particularly good interpretation which nal stories called "Five Marvelous Pretzels" makes Alice come vigorously alive. Children and "Three Nice Mice Brothers." will find it quite captivating.

59. -N SINGERS IN THE DUSK -N ALICE IN WONDERLAND (NCTE...1 LP...RL 20-4...$5.95 (Audio Books...3 16 rpm's. . .C 300. . . ($3.75) ...) $3.95 ($3.15)...) Poems by Negro poets, read by Charles Lewis Carroll's classic complete and una- Lampkin with accompanying piano music. bridged. Read by Marvin Miller and Jane Webb. 60. -N SONGS FOR ALL YEAR LONG (Folkways...1 10"...FC 7026... -N ALICE IN WONDERLAND $4.25 ($3.25) ...) (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1097.. .$5.95 This record is a musical calendar, sung by ($4.75) ...) New York City school children. This is a workmanlike portrait of the fam- ous child heroine presented with freshness and charm. Read by Joan Greenwood (Alice), 11 61. UNCLE REMUS STORIES Stanley Holloway (narrator), and others. (Pathways of Sound...1 LP...POS 1028...$3.98) Morris Mitchell narrates with humor and AUCE IN WONDERLAND restraint the antics of the beloved Uncle Re- (London. . .1 LP. ..A 4238. . .$4.98) mus characters, the Tar Baby, Brer Rabbit, Adapted and produced by Douglas Clever- Brer Wolf. Cardboard cutouts are included don. An exuberant and entertaining record- with the album. ing. A fine characterization of Alice emerges. assiwww4104111

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES INWONDERLAND FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN (Riverside. . .4 LP's. . .SDP. . .Write ANDERSEN producer for price.) (Golden Records.. .1 LP. . .74. . .$1.98) This is a "one-man show"with Cyril Bit- is narrator with an appealing chard romping through allthe parts with and recognizable voice which captivates chil- great liveliness and humor ashe narrates and dren. Music is by Paul Parnes. Kaye narrates sings. A facsimile of the 1865text of the work "The Princess and the Pea," "The Little is included with the records. Match Girl," and four others.

66. TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN -N FAIRY ANDERSEN AND RUDYARD KIPUNG TALES, VOLUME I (Bartok. . .1 LP. . .928. . .$5.00) Well told by Lucy Rowan with pleasing (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP...SA 871... musical background composed by violinist $5.95 ($525) ...) Robert Mann and played by the Lyric Trio. Read by Eve Watkinson and Christopher Leonid Hambro is at the piano. The record- Casson with music arranged and played by ing offers a delightful series of musical illus- Mr. Casson. Presented on this recording are trations from "The Emperor mud the Night- "The Ugly Duckling," "The Real Princess," ingale" and "The Princess and the Pea." In "The Red Shoes," and "The Swineherd." addition, Kipling': "How the Whale Got His Throat" and "How the Rhinoceros Got His (VOLUME II...SA 872...$5.95 Skin" are effectively presented. ($525). ..) Presents "The Constant Tin Soldier," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder Box," 67. -N TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN and "The Drop of Water." ANDERSEN (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC1073. . .$5.95 (VOLUME III...SA 873...$5.95 ($4.75)- .-) ($525)..) narrates "The Tinder Presents "Great Claus and Little Claus" Box," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The and "The Wild Swans." Emperor's Nightingale," "The Emperor's New Clothes" in a warm and convincing reading. (VOLUME IV...SA 874...$5.95 ($525)..) -N THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL AND Presents "The Snow Queen." OMER ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES -N (VOLUME V ...SA 875...$5.95 (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1117. . .$5.95 ($525). ..) ($4.75) ...) Presents "The Little Match Girl," "Thum- The delicacy and enchantment of Ander- belina," "The World's Fairest Rose," and sen's world are captured in this excellent "The Flax." reading by Boris Karloff of "The Little Match Girl," "The Top," "The Ball," "Thumbelina," -N (VOLUME VI ...SA 876...$5.95 "The Swineherd," and "The Red Shoes." ($525). ..) Presents "The Nightingale," "The Top and Ball," "The Buckwheat" "The Darning Nee- -N THE UGLY DUCKLING AND dle," and "The Angel." OTHER TALES (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1109. . .$5.95 -N (VOLUME VII . . . SA 877 . . . $5.95 ($4.75)..) ($525). ..) Through the grace and tenderness of Boris Presents "The Little Mermaid. Karloff's telling, the stories of "The Ugly Miss Watkinson and Mr. Casson work very Duclding," "The Princess and the Pea," well together, creating a "fairy tale" atmos- "Clod-Poll," "The Shepherdess," and "The phere within and around the telling of each Chimney-Sweep" are once more available in story. The music of Mr. Casson is most ap- all their poignancy and wistfulness. propriate and very well performed. JJ I MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES 9

68. -N ARABIAN NIGH1S -N A CHRISTMM CAROL (Lthraphone.. .2 16 rpm's...LIB-J (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 728. . . 1622. . .$5.95 ($4.75). ..) $5.95 ($525) ...) Contained in this album are the complete Dickens' story, read by Frank Pettingell, in stories, "Aladdin and the Wonderful IAmp," a stirring and colorful presentation. "The Pickpocket and the Thief," "Mi Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad and A CHRISTMAS CAROL the Valley of Diamonds." Marian Carr's in- terpretation conveys the full measure of sus- (Spoken Word. . .1 LP. . .SW 114. . . pense and adventure for which these stories OR) are famous. A reading by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt of excerpts from Dickens' beloved Christmas classic, which for many years was part of the ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT Chrisbnas Eve commemoration of the Roose- (Riverside. ..1 LP. . .RLP 1405. . . velt family. $1.98) Thi is a generally faithful rendition of A CHRISTMM CAROL well-known stories fromThe Arabian Nights. (Vanguard. . .112.. .VRS 9040. .. $4.98) 69. -N ASHANTI FOLK TALES FROM Siobhan McKenna and a fine cast pr--....ent GHANA this faithful dramatization of the Dickens story. (Folkways. . .1 10". . .FC 7110. . .$4.25 ($3.25)-..) 72. -N WALTER DE LA MAIM SPEAKS Authentic stories compiled and narrated by (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1046..$5.95 Harold Courlander are based on those in his ($4.75) -) book,Hat-Shaking Dance,published by Har- In addition to a delightful, informil tour of court, Brace and World. Mr. Courlander reads hie gardens, the writer reads from his own six stories. works the short story, "The Princess," and twelve poems including "The Veil" "Eng- 70. BAB BAUADS AND CAUTIONARY land," "To a Candle," and "Far Away." TALES (Caedmon. . .1 LP. 'EC 1104...$5.95) 73. -N ME FABLES OF INDIA and Stanley Holloway cap- (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1168. . .$5.95 ture the gayety and light humor of seven ($4.75) ...) selections from Gilbert's ballads and fifteen Zia Mollyeddin reads these famous Indian pieces from Belloc's "Cautionary Tales." tales, comparable to Aesop's Fables. Among the stories presented are "The Adder andthe Fox," "The Camel and His Neighbor,""The 71. -N A CHRISTMAS CAROL Brahmin and the Villain." Mohyeddin BY CHARLES DICKENS is especially proficient at dramatizing theroles (Audio Books. . .4 16 rpm's. . .GL 614 of the camels, snakes, vultures, and foxes. .$4.95 ($3.95) .) Dickens story, complete and unabridged, is 74. -N FOLK SONGS OF FOUR read by Dan O'Hediliy. CONTINENTS (Folkways. . .1 10". . .FW 6911. . . A CHRISTMAS CAROL $4.25 ($3.25)-..) (Caedmon.1 LP. . .TC 1135...$5.95) This record features songs from Lain Sir , Paul Scofield, and America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, sungby others present a dignified and vivid dramatize- the Song Swappers and Pete Seeger. lion of the famous Christmas classic. 75. FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Folkways..1 LP. FC 7532 .$4.98) (Columbia...1 LF ML 4081 .$4.98) This record can serve as a means of intro- In the capable hands of Basil Rathbone, a ducing folksongs. Pete Seeger sings work songs disgnmded Scrooge undergoes the uansfor- and spirituals. Texts of the amp and notes mation. A most credilie performance. are included. 10 ANNOTATIM RECORDING LIST

A TREASURY OF FOLK SONGS 81. -N THE GLORY OF NEGRO HISTORY . . .FC 7752. . .$5.95 FOR CHILDREN (Folkways. . .1 LP (Elektra. ..2 LP .. . EKL 223 . . . $4.98) ($425). ..) This bargain package of two records for the Script by Langston Hughes. An excellent price of one includes thirty-eight songs sung documentary which traces the contrthutions of by fourteen singers and groups. The singers the Negro to the growth of American civiliza- performances of Man tion, his support of its institutions, his suffer- range from the polished ings under slavery, and his contriliutions to its Arkin, Glenn Yarbrough, and the Seafarers to Narration by the traditional interprefive styles of JeanRit- literary and musical culture. chie and Frank Warner. The selections are Mr. Hughes is supported by music and song. divided into Fun Songs, Songs of America. At the close of the record, the distinguished Love and Courting Songs, and Outlawand Negroes Ralph Bunche and Mary McLeod Sea Songs. All of the selections arepleasing Bethune speak. to hear, and the record shouldbe good for 82. GUDRUN THORNE-THOMSEN correlating history and the language arts. RECORDINGS ..1 78 76. FOLK TALE RECORDS (American Library Association . ..1 78 rpm . . . Write producer forprice.) (American Library Association . The renowned storyteller, Gudrun Thorne- rpm . . . Writeproducer for price.) Thomsen, narrates "Sleeping Bandy," "Tales Stories are told by outstanding artists ... from the Volsung Saga," "Gudbrand-on-the Ruth Sawyer tells "The Frog," FrancesClark Hillside," and "Baldur, a Norse Myth." Sayers narrates "Brer Mud Turtle'sTrick- ery," and Jack Lester recounts "APaul Bun- 83. -N GULUVER'S TRAVELS yan Yam" and "APecos Bill Tale." (Audio Books. . .1 16 rpm . . . C 307 . . . $1.49 ($1.20) ...) 77. -N FOLK TALES FROMINDONESIA Hal Gerard retells the clas- (Folkways. . .1 10"...FC 7102. .. sic. $425 ($3-25) - - -) Five stories, from Harold Courlander's book, cuulvars TRAVELS Kantchil's Lime Pit, are read by the author. (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC1099. . .$5.95) In a sensitive and forceful reading, Michael 78. -N FOLK TALES FROM WESTAFRICA Redgrave narrates "The Voyage to Laputa" (Folkways. . .I 10". . .FC 7103. . .$4.25 and "The Houhynhnms." ($3-25)- --) -N GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Five stories from Harold Courlander's book, (Literary Records . . . I LP . . . LRC-6023 The Cow Tail Switch, are read by the author. ...$5.95 ($4.75) ...) Hal Gerard reads the classic accounts of 79. -N FOLLOW THE SUNSET Jonathan Swift's journeys to the imaginary 1 (Folkways. . .I 10". . .FC 7406. . .$4.25 lands of Lllliput and Brobdingnag. ($325). ..) Day and night are charmingly presented in 84. -PI HOUSE AT POOH CORNERBY terms understandable tochildren.Robert A. A. MILNE Emmett narrates and Charity Bailey sings (Riverside-Wonderland.. .1 LP...RLP folk lullabies with great beauty. The Double- 1442. . .$1.98 ($1.58). ..) day book by Herman and Nina Schneideris On Side 1 Jan Carmichael plays Wmnie the the source for the title. Pooh in Milne's celebrated children's tale of Pooh and Christopher Robin. Side 2 features W. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OF selections from Milne's Now We are Six, read CHILDREWS VERSE, VOLUME I and sung by Dick Bentley. ...SA 820... (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP 85. -N HOW FEAR CAME $5.95 ($5.25) . - -) . . .TC 1100. . .$5.95 JillBalcon and RobertSpeaightread (Caedmon. . .1 LP eighteen poems of such poets as Ben Jonson, ($4.75) ...) Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Milton,and Boris Karloff reads this story which is taken . These poems, though from 's The Jungle Books. for children, are of a very high qualityand This story, as well as the others in Kipling's promise great value if properlyintroduced book, represents Kipling's effort to teach the and presented by the teacher. Laws of Nature in tale form.

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U. -N IRISH BALLADS, FOLK SONGS -N , VOL I AND LYRICS (Literary Records. . .1 LP. . .LRC-6015 (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP.. .SA 707... $5.95 ($4.75). ..) This recording contains four of Kipling's $5.95 ($525) ...) famous stories: "The Elephant's Child," "How Poems by William Butler Yeats, ballads, the Whale Got His Throat," "How the Camel folksongs, and lyrics by , James Got His Hump," and "How the Rhinoceros Stephens, and others are read with grace and Got His Skin." Gene Lockhart does a master- eloquence by Siobhan McKenna. This record- ful job of reading Kipling's "animal" dialogue, ing is also listed under the title Irish Verse making the recording very entertaining and and Ballads, Spoken Arts, No. 707. understandable. 117. -N IRISH FAIRY TALES -N JUST SO STORIES, VOL II (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 720. .. (Literary Records. . .1 LP. . .LRC-6017 $5.95 ($5.25) ...) $5.95 ($4._ 75). ..) Siobhan McKenna, a consummate artist, Read by Gene Lockhart. This second vol- reads three stories from Yeats' Irish Fairy and ume of Kipling's stories contains "How the Folk Tales. The three selections are "The Leopard Got His Spots" and "The Cat That White Trout," "Jamie Freel and the Young Walked by Himself." Lady," "The Soul Cages." -N JUST SO STORIES (Spoken Arts. . .2 LP's. . .SA 823 and -N JUST SO STORIES ...BY SA 824. . .$5.95 ($525) each) RUDYARD KIFUNG and Jill Balcon read. The (Audio Books...5 16 rpm's.C 308... two recordings contain the following stories: $5.95 ($4.75) ...) VOLUME I: "How the Rhinoceros Got His All twelve of Kipling's tales, complete and Skin," "How the Camel Got His Hump," unabridged, are read by Gene Lockhart "How the Whale Got His Throat," and "How the Leopard Got His Spots"; VOLUME II: "The Beginning of the Armadillos" and "The -N JUST SO STORIES AND MORE JUST Elephant's Child." Both Miss Balcon and Mr. SO STORIES Speaight are excellent readers. (Caedmon. . .2 LP's. . .Vols. I and II $9. -N ME KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER . . .TC 1038 and TC 1088. . .$5.95 each AND THE GREAT STONE FACE ($4.75)...) In both volumes Boris Karloff demonstrates (Audio Books. . .1 16 rpm. . .C 306. . . his extraordinary ability as an enchanting $1.49 ($1.20) ...) teller of stories for children, with a range of The two tales, by John Ruskin and Na- moods from extreme gentleness to strong as- thaniel Hawthorne, respectively, are retold by sertiveness. In VOL. I he retells "How the Elinor Gene Hoffman. Whale Got His Throat," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and "How the Rhinoceros 90. -N MADELINE AND OTHER Got His Skin." On the other side of this BEMELMANS record are selections from Kipling's elungk (Caedmon .1 LP. TC 1113. . .$5.95 Book ("'s Brothers"). VOL. II presents ($4.75) ...) "The Elephant's Child," "The Sing-Song of Written by Ludwig Bemehoans and read by Old Man Kangaroo," "The Beginning of the Carol Chemin* in a lively style with sprightly Armadillos," and "How the Leopard Got His humor, this recording presents "Madeline," Spots." "Madeline's Rescue," "Madeline and the Bad Hat," "Fa" and "The Happy Place." THE CAT THAT WALKED BY HERSELF AND OTHER JUST SO STORIES 91. -N NONSENSE VERSE OF CARROLL (Caedmon.1 LP. . .TC 1139. . .$5.95) AND LEAR Boris Karloff reads the title story and two (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1078. . .$5.95 others: "The Butterfly That Stamped" and ($4.75_.-) "How the First Letter Was Written." These Beatrice Lifile, Cyril Ritchard, and Stanley stories by Rudyard Kipling are beautifully in- Holloway read the lilting and absurdly hu- terpreted by Karloff, one of the most famous morous verses of Carroll and Lear in a rol- of contemporary storytellers. licking, happy style. 12 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST 92. -N OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRAC- 98. POET'S GOLD TICAL CATS (T. S. EUOT) (Victor Red Seal. . .VoL I. . .LM 1812 (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 758...... $5.98) $5.95 ($525).-) An introduction to poetry. Presentsa wide The poet himself catches the wit and gayety range of familiar poems by Longfellow, Swin- of his own verses on cats inan exhilarating burne, Holmes, Field, Lear,Kipling, and fashion in his reading. others. Well interpreted by such notedartists as Helen Hayes, , and Thomas MitchelL 93. PETER PAN (RCA Victor. . .1 LP. . .LOC 1019. . . $4.98) 99. RHYTHMS OF CHILDHOOD...WITH A musical version of the play by Sir James ELIA JENKINS Barrie. Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard head (Folkways. 1 LP .FC 7653. $4.98) the cast. This fine rendition, of high technical A well-organized, tuneful, and entertainingly quality, is spirited and entertaining. performed work Presentssongs with guitar, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, and drumaccom- 94. -N PICCOU paniment. Rhythms in nature and rhythmsin (Spoken Arts the dance (with striking illustrationsfrom . . .1 LP. . .SA 732. .. African music) are also extremely wellpre- $5.95 ($525)...) sented. Philippe Halsman's appealing fairy tale is read with great skill by Siobhan McKenna. 100. -N RIDE WITH ME SUN (Folkways. . .1 10". . .FC 7109. . .$4.25 95. ML PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS AND A ($3.25) ...) CHRISTMAS CAROL Folk tales from five continents, compiledby (Decca. . .1 LP..DLP 8010. . .$3.98) Harold Courlander,are read by Kathleen In these two adapted and shortened versions Damon Read. of Christmas tales by Dickens, Charles Laugh- ton narrates the Pickwick story and Ronald 101.-N THE BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD Colman, "A Christmas Carol," in admirable (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1177. . .$5.95 readings. ($4.75) ...) reads and sings with flute 96. -N PIED PIPER AND THE HUNTING OF accompaniment the folk version of Robin ME SNARK Hood. (Caedmon...1 LP. . .TC 1075. . .$5.95 ($4.75)...) THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD The Browning and Lewis Carroll talesare (Rivereide Wonderland.. .1 LP. RLP read by Boris Karloff in winning, seriocomic 1458. . .$1.98) style. The eleven Robin Hood balladssung lustily by Ed McCurdy or read by Michael Kanein- 97. -N PINOCCHIO, ADVENTURES OF clude the episodes withLittle John, the Butcher, and the Peddler and trace thead- (Audio Books...5 16 rpm's C 310... ventures of this bold outlaw to his betrayal $5.95 ($4.75). . and death. Each ballad I. renderedin its The famous fairy tale by Calodi, complete entirety and should provide students withan and unabridged, read by Marvin Miller. exciting intzoduction toone of the English- speaking world's leading folk heroes. PINOCCHIO (Golden Records. . .1 LP. . .No. 77. . . -N ROBIN HOOD, MERRY ADVENTURES $1.98) OF Based on the Walt Disney film.Blends (Audio Books...316 rpm's...C 302 good narration by John Allen, effective char- ...$3.95 ($3.15) ...) acterization by Cliff Edwards. Featuresor- Traditional tales of Robin Hood andhis chestra and chorus. band are told by M. Rye. 13 MIDDLE AND UPPER GRADES

-N ME MERRY ADVENTURESOF ROBIN TREASURE ISLAND $4.98) HOOD (Decca. . .1 LP . . . DL 9071 . . . of (Libraphone. ..116 rpm . . . LIB-J 1620 Dramatization starring Thomas Mitchell ...$5.95 ($4.75) ...) exciting episodes from Stevenson'snovel. Contained on this recording are eight com- plete adventures of Robin Hood, aswritten by TREASURE ISLAND Howard Pyle.Ian Martin reads, with full sound effects.Mr. Martin's impersonations (Columbia.. .1 LP. . .CL 673 .. . $3.98) are excellent, andthe overall presentation is Basil Rathbone gives a superbperformance fresh and dramatic. as the narratorand Long John Silver in a dramatization of the novel. There is agood 102. CHILDREN'S SONGS OF supporting cast. A musical scoreheightens the SHAKESPEARE'S TIME overall effect. (Counterpoint. . .1 LP. . .CPT 540. . . $4.98) 108. -N TREASURE ISLANDAND ME Well-chosen songs of the Elizabethanperiod STORY OF KING ARTHUR performed by the Pro MusicsAntigua. Use- ful for Shakespeare or May Day programs (Riverside Wonderland . . . 1 IP .RLP 1446...$1.98 ($1.58) ...) 103. -N SONGS FOR ALLYEAR LONG A British cast, headed by SirDonald Wolfit (Folkways. 1 10" . . . FC 7026 . . . $4.25 as Long JohnSilver, presents a clear and ap- ($3.25) ...) pealing dramatization, withmusic, of the Musical calendar, sung by NewYork City Stevenson classic. On the otherside of the record, Noel Harrison, son ofRex Harrison, school children. is the narrator of the adventurestories of 104. ME SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Arthur's knights. (Capitol. . .1 LP. . .J 32-53 . . . $1.98) This recording presents abbreviatedversions 109. -N UNCLE WWI OFHAM of stories told by Don Wilson withmusic from (Folkways. . .1 10" . . . FC 7107 . . . $4.25 Disney's Fantasia. Stories aretold imagina- tively. ($3.25) ...) A group of stories fromHarold Courlander's by Augusta 105. -N MROUGH ME LOOKINGGLASS book of the same name, narrated Baker. BY LEWIS CARROLL . . .1 LP. TC 1098 . . . $5.95 (Caedmon 110. ME WHEEL ON THESCHOOL ($4.75)...) A spirited and likable Micefinds further (Newbery Award Records .. .1 LP. . . adventuresinanother wonderland.Joan NALP 1001 ...Write producer for Greenwood is Alice and StanleyHolloway price.) narrate& Based on a Newbery Award storyby Mein- dert DeJong, this recording tellsof efforis of 106. -N TOOMAI OF MEELEPHANTS villagers in a Dutch town to find a wheelfor (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1176 . . . $5.95 their school roof so that storks would comeand ($4.75)...) nest there. Six school children set outto make Boris Karloff reads this storyfrom Rud- this goal come true. Good dramaticquality, yard Kipling's The Jungle Books.This story well-coordinated sound effects, and an excellent tells of Toomai, the son of an elephantherds- musical score make this an outstanding record. man in India, andhis adventure with a herd of wild elephants. 111. -N 'S FAIRY TALES 107. -N TREASURE ISLAND--BYROBERT (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1044. . .$5.95 LOUIS STEVENSON ($4.75) ...) (Audio Books . . .816 rpm's . . . C 309 . . . Basil Rathbone reads "The Selfish Giant," $8.95 ($7.15) ...) "The Happy Prince," "The Nightingaleand Stevenson's great adventure story, complete the Rose" in a manner that captures allthe and unabridged, read by Hans Conried. warmth and poignancy of the tales. i

14 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST ME HAPPY PRINCE AND THE 113. 1N1NNIE THE POOH DEVOTED FRIENDWILDE (Pathways of Sound...1 LP.. .POS (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FC 7731. . .$4.98) 1032. ..Write producer for price.) Claire Luce reads these two tales by Wilde presents a superb reading i with great skill and insight, bringing out the of A. A. Milne's imperishable children's tale. contrasting themes of unselfishness on the part of the prince and the inordinate greediness of WINNIE ME POOH AND the miller in the latter story. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (Decca. . .1 LP. . .DL 4203. . .$3.98) -N OSCAR WILDE This recording is a performance of a series (Spoken Arts...1 LP ...SA 724... of poems based on Pooh and Robin, sung by .. $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Frank Luther. The poems were set to music Frank Pettingellpresents comments on by Fraser Simson. Children will greatly ap- Wilde and selections from his works"The preciate this record for its gayety and musical charm. i Selfish Giant," "The Remarkable Rocket," i and others. 112. ME WIND IN ME WILLOWS American History and Social Studies (London Records . ..2 LP's. . .Mono A 4244. . .$9.98;. ..Stereo OSA 1216 . .. 114. -N AMERICAN HISTORY IN BALLAD $11.98) AND SONG Narrated by Patricia Wymark and orches- trated and produced by Toby Robertson, this (Folkways...3 LP's...FH 5801. . . recording is a full treatment of the Kenneth $17.85 ($12.75) ...) Grahame story by a cast of British actors. The This album, effectively organized in histori- four heroesMole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger cal periods with music characteristic of each all emerge as contrasting P eparate personalities. era, can prove a valuable aid to the teacher of Sound effects and musical accompaniment are language arts and social studies. excellent. 115. -N AMERICAN NEGRO MUSIC FROM THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS SLAVERY TIMES (Pathways of Sound. . .Vols. 1 and 2. . . (Folkways...1 LP.. .FH 5252. . .$5.95

POS 1022 and 1026; Vols. 3 and 4 . . . ($4.25) ...) L_ POS 1029 and 1030 . . . $3.98 each) Thirty authentic slave songs sung by Michel VOL. 1 (POS 1022) is read by Robert Brookes La Rue. Documentary notes are by Ralph of the Poet's Theatre, Cambridge. It includes Knight. "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and U "Dulce Domum," two Christmas selections 116. CHILDREN'S CONCERT done with eloquence and dignity. (Wonderland. . .1 LP. . .RLP 1438. . . VOL. 2 (POS 1026) is read by Jessica Tandy Write producer for price.) and Hume Cronyn with humor and zest. "The Folksongs, with emphasis on those of the Open Road" and "Mr. Toad" are well done. West, are sung gayly, in an exhilarating ren- VOL. 3 (POS 1029): Robert Brookes (see dition by Oscar Brand. Vol. 1, above) tells the tale of the Sea Rat, who is finally restrained by Mole. 117. GOING WEST VOL. 4 (POS 1030): This record presents (Young People's Records. ..1 78 rpm.. . Tandy and Cronyn again in "Toad's Adven- YPR 201. . .Write producer for price.) ture" and "Further Adventures of Toad" with This features a collection of American pio- merry as the locale. neer songs, edited and arranged by Paul Glass and sung by Tom Glazer. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Argo. ..2 LP's. . .RG 221-222. . .$5.98 118. ME STORY OF ME KLONDIKE per record . . . Also available in stereo) (Klondike Gold Rush) i This is an outstanding performance by (Folkways... 1 10"...FC 7108...$4.25) , Richard Goolden as Mole. The animal char- This is a story of the Gold Rush days, the acters are delightfully "human." Fine sound locale, Dawson City and Yukon. The author- effects strengthen the production greatly. narrator is Pierre Burton. 15 MIDDLE AND UPPERGRADES

LANDMARK RECORDS 122. PONY EXPRESS 119. ENRICHMENT (Young People's Records . . .1 78 rpm . . . (Based on LANDMARKBooks) YPR 507 . . . Writeproducer for price.) (Write EnrichmentRecords for prices.) Landmark books John Griggs narratestales of the Pony Ex- These records dramatize by the Gene Lowell chorus. which are well-writtenworks on phases of press, accompanied American history. Thequality of the record- ings is generally goodalthough editing and production vary. The rolesof the early ex- 123. REAL DAVYCROCKET1 plorers, the FoundingFathers, the pioneers, (Folkways . . . 1 10" .FC 7125 . . . $4.25) naval and military heroes,the opening of rail- these records. For Davy Crockett's diaryis the basis for thiq roads are dramatized on Hayes. individual titles see catalogueof Enrichment effective reading by Bill Records. 120. LET FREEDOM SING 124. -N WHO BUILTAMERICA (Capitol. . .1 LP . . . TAO 1504 .. .$4.98) (Folkways . . . 1 10" . . .FC 7402 . . . $4.25 Poetry has been effectivelyintegrated with ($3.25). ..) music in this recording,which tells the story in its folk- from the days of American history as revealed of our nation chronologically Bill Bonyun. Columbus to the deathof Lincoln.Poetic songs, sung by selecfionsare significantlinesof Bryant, There is an excellent Emerson, and Whittier. ON THE RAILROAD choral arrangement. 125. WORKING (Yovng People's Records . ..178 rpm .. . 121. OUR COMMONHERITAGE YPR 427 .. .Write producer for price.) (Decca . . . 1 LP . . . DL9072. . .$4.98) Tom Glazer, with Brian Don- Norma Rose narrates and Fredric March, Bing Crosby, the Gene Lowell chorus,sings "Working on levy, and others readselections from poetry and other songs. American his- the Railroad," "Kit Carson," commemorating vital events in Script is by Jay Williams. tory. A strong, vividpresentation. RECORDINGS FOR SECONDARYSCHOOLS (Including Advanced PlacementClasses and Honors Groups) Item Numbers ANTHOLOGIES Authors Reading Their Own Works 126-129 Selections Read by Others 130-156

POETRY, AMERICAN Poets Reading Their Own Works 157-170 Selections Read by Others 171-178

PROSE, AMERICAN Authors Reading Their Own Works 179-186 Selections Read by Others 187-207

POETRY, ENGLISH Poets Reading Their Own Works 208-215 Selections Read by Others 216-242

PROSE, ENGLISH Authors Reading Their Own Works 243 Selections Read by Others 244-256

WORLD LITERATURE, FOLKLITERATURE 257-270

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE Dramatic Works Other than Shakespeare's 271-287 Shakespeare's Plays and Poems Selections of Scenes from and Collections ofPlays 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 17 RECORDINGS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS (Including Advanced Placement Classes and Honors Groups)

ANTHOLOGIES 128. -N NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH CONTEM- Authors Reading Their Own Works PORARY AMERICAN POET SERIES (78 rpm's. ..) The National Council of Teachers of Eng- 126. ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETS lish was a pioneer in the field of preparing recordings of poets reading their own works. READING OWN WORKS Frost, Lindsay, MacLeish, W. H. Auden, and (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9791. . .$5.95) Coffin are available. Write to NCTE for list This recording, edited by Anm Bontemps, and prices. features stirring readings by Negro poets of their own works.Countee Cullen, Claude 129. YALE SERIES OF RECORDED POETS McKay, Margaret Walker, , (Carillon Records...All LP's...YP Sterling Brown, and Langston Hughes contrib- 300-321...$5.98 each) ute notable interpretations of their own works. Members of the Yale English department have written the critical essays which appear on the sleeves of the recordings of twenty-one poets, including Tate, , Ransom, 127. TWENTIETH Aiken, Winters, Marianne Moore, Warren, CENTURY POETRY IN ENGLISH Eberhart,MacNeice,Frost, and C. Day Lewis. The printed text of the poems and a (Begun in 1940 on 78 rpm's, these record- short biographical sketch of the poet are ings are now available on 331/3 12" disks. available with each recording. Write producer for prices.) Although some of the poets recorded here can also be heard on commercial recordings ANTHOLOGIES and the Yale series (see below), the Library of Congress series presents early examples of the poets' writings and is, therefore, a signifi- Selections Read by Persons Other cant contribution to literary and recording history. The twenty-seven disks present fifty- than the Authors two poets, among whom are W. H. Auden, , , , Paul Engle, Marianne Moore, Allen 130. AMERICAN HISTORY IN BALLAD Tate, T. S. Eliot, , Wil- AND SONG liam Carlos Williams, , (See Item 114under Elementary Schools E. E. Cummings, Robinson Jeffers, John Crowe Ransom, , Randall Jar- ...A new release...Vol. 2. ..Folk- rell, , Horace Gregory, Delmore ways . . . Fli 5802 .. .is for secondary Schwartz, , , schools.) Robert Lowell, , William Emp- son, Muriel Rukeyser, Stephen Vincent Benét, Robert Hillyer, John Hall Wheelock, and I. AMERICAN POETRY TO 1900 A. Richards. (See Item 43under Elementary Schools.) 19 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

131. ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH VERSE present. Rounding out some readings of works by the poets themselves are highly skilled ren- VOLS. I AND II ditions of other pieces by professional readers (Folkways. ..2 LP's.. .FL 9891 and FL and actors.Eliot, Auden, Robert Graves, C. 9892...A Jupiter recording...$5.95 Day Lewis, John Betjeman read from their each) own works. Poems are varied in mood and VOLUME I is rich in verse which can best manner. be appreciated by children of the upper elemen- tary or junior high school years.It includes such comic classics as "The Wise Men of 134. -N CAEDMON TREASURY OF Gotham," "The Owl and the Pussy Cat," and MODERN POETS "The Yarn of the Nancy Bell" and such seri- ...... TC 2006... ous poems as Housman's "Loveliest of Trees," (Caedmon 2 LP's Blake's "England! Awake!" Tennyson's "The $11.90 ($9.50). ..) Brook," and Wordsworth's "I Wandered This is an important and outstanding an- Lonely as a Cloud." thology of modern poets reading from their own works. Memorable are such interpreta- VOLUME II contains more serious verse, tions as T. S. Eliot reading from "The Waste- noteworthy for selections in which rhythm and land," Yeats from "Innisfree," sound are clearly adapted to subject and from "A Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire mood. Suitable for older students, it contains of a Child in London" and "Fern Hill," Archi- Auden's"NightMail,"Browning's "How bald MacLeish from "Epistle to Be Left in They Brought the Good News from Ghent to the Earth," Conrad Aiken from "Tetelestai," Aix," Tennyson's "The Splendor Falls," Shel- Robert Frost from "Birches" and "After Ap- ley's "Ozymandias," and others. ple-Picking," and Stephen Spender from "Sea- An excellent anthology, it is presented by scape."Also represented are Auden, Edith highly talented professional readers. Sitwell, MacNeice, Graves, Gertrude Stein, Marianne Moore, Empson, , Stevens, Eberhart, Elizabeth Bishop, 132. ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETS IN and . THE U.S.A. $5.95) (Folkways.. .1 LP...FL 9792.. . 135. -N THE CAMBRIDGE TREASURY OF Going back to Revolutionary times and syn- chronous with highlights of Negro history in ENGLISH PROSE America for the past 200 years, the poems, (Caedmon...5 LP's...TC 1054-8... read without comment by Arna Bontemps, $32.30 ($25.80). ..) trace the spiritual development of the Negro The contents of this unusually fine anthology, people as mirrored in the works of Paul grouped chronologically, range from Malory to Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Butler. Excerpts from the works of represent- Sterling Brown, Langston Hughes, Countee ative poets and prose writers are read by Cullen,Phyllis Wheatley, Claude McKay, members of the faculty of Cambridge Uni- and A ma Bontemps. versity. The selections are well chosen, in- spiring, and read with poise, assurance, and conviction. A teacher of English literature AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEGRO POETRY will find in this anthology a wealth of superbly presented material to vitalize classroom lec- FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ture and discussion. A complete printed text (See Item 45under Elementary Schools.) is available with each recording, and a spe- cially bound book containing the material of the five recordings can also be purchased 133. ANTHOLOGY OF TWENTIETH separately. CENTURY (Folkways. . .2 LP's. . .Parts I and II. . . Nos. FL 9886 and FL 9887 .. . A Jupiter 136. -N CHRISTIAN POETRY AND PROSE recording. ..$5.95) (Folkways...1 LP...FL 9893...A Excellent selection, arrangement, and most Jupiter recording.. .$5.95 ($4.25). ..) effective delivery mark this unusually fine al- Material in this recording was selected and bum of 20th century English poetry, beginning read by . Writers include Cras- with and extending to the haw, Vaughan, Eliot, Edith Sitwell, Belloc. wreavowern.....grPan9"1.4S/11.44P111K,

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137. ENGLISH LYRIC POEMS AND 142. -R. THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF BALLADS IRISH VERSE (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9882. ..$5.95) (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 706... Kathleen Danson Read presents ballads and $5.95 ($5.25) ...) lyrical verse from the works of Noyes, Tenny- This recording presents poems by Thomas son, Keats, Drinkwater, Arnold, Browning, Moore, James Stephens, James Joyce, and Scott, De la Mare, and others in a competent others, read by . reading. 143. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OF MILTON, 138. -N (FAMOUS) AMERICAN STORY KEATS, AND SHELLEY POEMS (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 768... (Lexington...2 LP's...LE 7610... $5.95 ($5.25) ...) $11.90 ($9.50) ...) Hilton Edwards interprets with dramatic Read by John Randolph and Paul Sparer. intensity and lyrical sensitivity such selections IncludedareLongfellow's"PaulRevere's as Milton's "L'Allegro" and "On HisBlind- Ride," Holmes' "The Deacon's Masterpiece" ness," Keats' "Chapman's- Homer" and "Ode and "Old Ironsides," Whittier's "Skipper Ire- to Autumn," Shelley's "To a Skylark" and son's Ride" and "Maud Muller," the anony- "Ode to the West Wind." mous "John Henry," Thayer's "Casey at the Bat," Thompson's "The High Tide at Gettys- burg," Hay's "Jim Bludso," and others. 144. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OF CONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC VERSE (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 712... 139. -N FAMOUS POEMS $5.95 ($5.25) ...) (Audio Books...416 rpm's...GL 601 SelectionsfromBelloc,Chesterton, and ...$4.95 ($3.95) ...) Thompson are read by Josephine McGarry Seventy-four poems including the complete Callan and Leo Brady. Rubaiyat, read by Marvin Miller. 145. -N GREAT AMERICAN POETRY 140. FAMOUS POEMS THAT TELL GREAT (Caedmon...2 LP's...TC 2009... STORIES $11.90 ($9.50) ...) This album includes poets from Anne Brad- (Decca.. .1 LP...9040...$4.98) street through Stephen Crane. Among them Fredric March is the reader interpreting are Longfellow, Emerson, Thoreau, Bryant, such well-loved poems as "The Highwayman," Whittier, Holmes,Melville, and Whitman. "Annabel Lee," "Paul Revere's Ride," "Gunga Well-known stage and screenactors and Din," and others. actresses are the readers. Particularly notable interpretations are given by Helen Gahagan Douglas in her readings from Emerson and Crane; , Freneau and Lanier; 141. -N GOLDEN TREASURY OF , Emily Dickinson; Ed Begley, AMERICAN VERSE Whitman; and , Oliver Wendell (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 772. . .$5.95 Holmes. ($5.25) ...) A brief anthology of familiar 19th century American poetry. Readers are Nancy Wick- 146. -N GREAT POEMS OF THE ENGLISH wire, who does Emily Dickinson, and Alex- LANGUAGE ander Scourby, who does the others, with new, (Poetry Records...1 LP. . .PR 400... brilliant insight. Whitman is most extensively represented. Others are Poe ("The Raven"), $5.95 ($4.75) ...) Holmes ("The Chambered Nautilus"), Long- This record presents twenty-nine complete fellow (a sonnet from The Divine Comedy poems including "To His Coy Mistress," "The translation), and Lowell (the amusing piece, Tiger," "Kubla Khan," "My Last Duchess," "The Courtin"). "Dover Beach," and "Miniver Cheevy." J 22 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

147. GUIDANCE UNITS IN LITERATURE formance as Millamant in the scene from Con- greve's The Way of the World in which she (Folkways. . .Windows for Youth. . .1 tells Mirabell what she expects of marriage. LP Fl 9121 $5.95) ...... The inclusion of the prose drama The Way (Folkways. . .Decision for Youth.. .1 of the World in this album is justified by Mr. LP. . .FL 9118. . .$5.95) Van Doren in these words: "The prose in Which it [the play] is written is, furthermore, Script by Morris Schreiber....Dramatized so absolutely fine as to become, the more we units cf literary selections with a guidance listen to it, the very poetry of wit." High theme. Can be taught as a series of lessons school teachers should audition material in with a unifying theme. Questions posed by this album before presenting it. the narrator at the end of each band help to stimulate class discussion. Full text and study questions in accompanying booklet. Windows for Youth presents the expanding world of childhood and manhood in readings 149. JUPITER BOOK OF BALLADS and dramatizations from such works as Haw- thorne's "The Great Stone Face," Shake- (Folkways...1 LP. ..FL 9890. . .A speare'sJuliusCaesar,StephenCrane's Jupiter recording...$5.95) "Blades of Grass," Shelley's "Ozymandias," Central characteristic of this interesting re- Masefield's "Sea Fever," Kieran's A Natural cording is contrast. There is contrast between History of New York City, Mark Twain's the old and new, speech and song, and the Life on the Mississippi,Lindbergh's The various styles of interpretation. Selections in- Spirit of St. Louis, and others. clude the old favorites, "The Wile of Usher's Decision for Youth by Morris Schrether. . . Well," "Lord Randall," "Barbara Allen," and In this recording, momenta of decision facing others. There is also a group of modern poems. the youth and adult are studied in readings Two because of their subjects and treat- awl dramatizations from such works as de ments could probably not be used in class: Maupassant's "The Necklace," 0. Henry's "A Trampwoman's Tragedy" by Thomas "Roads of Destiny," Percival Wilde's "Con- Hardy and the American ballad, "The House fessional," Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Ex- of the Rising Sun." periment,"Stockton's "The Lady orthe Tiger?" Thoreau's Walden, and others. Jill Balcon, Pauline Letts, and John Laurie read extremely well. Isla Cameron and Osian Dramatization of both works is by the Ellis sing in fine contrasting styles. University Players.

148. -N HEARING POETRY 150. LIVING LITERATURE (Living Literature series... (Caedmon. . .2 LP's. . .TC 1021 and TC 4 LP's per set. . .Write producer for prices.) 1022...$5.95 ($4.75) each ...) VOL. IChaucer to Milton ...VOL. II This series presents the following works in Dryden to Browning 4 12" records per set together with a com- panion volume: Introductions to selections are by Mark Vith Doren; readings are by Hurd Hatfield, Jo Van Writings and Speeches of Fleet, and Frank Silvers. Abraham Lincoln .Raymond Massey Mr. Silvers is outstanding in his interpreta- The Best of Mark Twain Marvin Miller tion of selections from Chaucer, The Ancient The Trial of Socrates and Mariner, Dr. Faustus, and "My Last Duch- Two Dialogues of Plato ....Thomas Mitchell ess." Mr. Hatfield is competent in readings from such works of Shakespeare as Sonnet Whitman's Leaves of Grass _Dan O'Herlihy XXX ("When to the sessions of sweet silent The Wizard of Oz thought") and the soliloquy ("0 what Marvin Miller and Jane Webb a rogue and peasant slave am I!"). Miss Van Fleet is tender and touching in her rendition The Book of Psalms Various readers of "The Lamb" from Blake's Songs of In- A Treasury of the World's ner trice and mincing and saucy in her per- Best Loved Poems Marvin Miller 23 SECONDARY SCIGOOLS Fifty-first Dragon," "The MostDangerous 151. MANY VOICES Game," and excerpts from Walden,Huckle- (Harcourt. . .9 LP's. . .Write producer berry Finn, Julius Caesar,Silas Marner, for prices.) "The Tell-Tale Heart," and -thers. These recordings accompany the sixvol- umes, Grades 7-12,of the Olympia edition of 154. -N ROBERT DONAT READSHIS Single records Adventures in Appreciation. FAVORITE POEMS accompany the booksfor Grades 7, 8, and 9; . .SA 848.. . two-recordalbumssupplementthosefor (Spoken Arts . . . 1 LP . Grades 10, 11, and 12. $5.95 ($5.25) ...) The readers and narrators includeMary Mr. Donat reads such poets asWords- Martin, , MelvinCane, worth, Kipling, Shakespeare, R.Browning, Cleanth Brooks, Padraic Colum,, , Hardy, Elkt, andWilfrid Carl Sandburg, and WinstonChurchill. Among Owen. Mr. Donat's rendering of theseand the reading highlights are Scourby's"The other authors is sensitive and dear. Highwayman," Rogers' GreatExpectations, Sandburg's "Four Preludes," andDavidson's 155. SCENES FROM AMERICANNOVELS excerpts from Walt Whitman. . . This is a well-produced series.Its chief (Educational Audio-Visual Records . value lies in its use as a complementto the 2 LP's. . .$11.90) textbook rather than af, a separateaid. Ably read by Paul Sparer and JohnRob- erts, this record offers short scenesfrom 152. POETS' GOLD Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables, (RCA Victor . . . LM 1813 ... $5.98) James' The Turn of the Screw,Melville's Moby Dick, Twain's Huckleberry Finnand In this second of the series"Poets' Gold," Tom Sawyer, Edith Wharton's EthanFrome, Helen Hayes, Raymond Massey, andThomas London's The Sea Wolf, Stowe's Uncle Tom's Mitchell have made a distinguishedrecording Cabin, Dana's Two Years Before theMast, of familiar poems which willappeal to the Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, andothers. older group. There is a wide rangeof selec- Recording quality is very good. tions from Keats' "Ode on a GrecianUrn" Harp Weaver." to Millay's "The Ballad of the SCENES FROM AMERICAN NOVELS ...2 LP's LE 7677/78 153. PROSE AND POETRY (Lexington . . .$5.95 each) ENRICHMENT RECORDS John Randolph, Lonny Chapman, andJean (Enrichnwnt Records . . . 3 albumsof 2 Barker read. Each selection presents a com- LP's each for the junior highschool. . . plete episode or incident in the plotof the 3 albums of 2 LP's each forthe senior respective novel. Selections are from such nov- high school . . . Nos. PPE 201,202, 203 els as The House of the SevenGables, The for Grades 7, 8, 9 of juniorhigh school Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Uncle Tom's respectively.. . .Nos. 204, 205, 206 for Cabin, and The Red Badge of Courage. Grades 10, 11, and 12 of seniorhigh school, respectively. . . . Designed tobe 156. -N TREASURY OF GREATPOETRY used with the L. W. Singerliterature (Lthraphone. . .3 16 rpm's. . .A 1626. . . anthologies...Write producer for $10.95 ($8.75) ...) prices.) Based on 's anthology Eng- These albums provide excellentenrichment covering four centuries of American and further lish poetry, with commentary, thisalbum material to stimulate pupils to do poets, reading in the varied works presented. presents 158 selections from over sixty Through poetry readings, dramaticadapta- with British poetry forming the largerportion tions of short stories, and otherliterary works, of the material. and excerpts from original stageand radio AlexanderScourby,BramwellFletcher, plays, the printed text is givenvital! ration. and Nancy Wickwire are the exceptionally Recording quality is of a high order. talented readers in this fine anthology. A48- Clark, page text includesUntermeyer's introduction Narrators and readers include Dane for both Bennett Cerf, Arnold Moss, CliftonFadiman, and all the poems. It may be used Howard Lind- teaching and review purposes to excellentad- Ogden Nash, Ralph Bellamy, vantage. (Extra copies of the text areavail- say. Some of the literary selections are"The able from the recording company at$1.00 Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Sea Fever,""The each.) 24 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

AMERICAN POETRY FROST, ROBERT (Decca. . .1 LP. . .DL 9033. . .$4.98) Poets Reading Their Own Works The poet reads twenty-three poems, includ- ing "Mending Wall," "Birches," "Death of the Hired Man," with eloquence and convic- 157. AIKEN, CONRAD READS tion. (Caedmon. . .1 . . .TC1039. . .$5.95 ($4.75) -) FROST, ROBERT This is a sensitive, compassionate reading (Library of Congress series. . .1 LP. . . by the poet of several representative selec- PL 6. . .Write producer for prices.) tions from his works. Included are "A Letter Made in 1948...Presents twenty-two of from Li Po," "The of Ruby Matrix," his own poems...An outstanding recording. "Time in the Rock." FROST, ROBERT 158. BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT (Yale Series of Recorded Poets. . .1 LP READS FROM HIS OWN WORK . . .CYP 320. . .Carillon Records. . . (NCTE. .1 10", 78 rpm. . .No. RS 70- $5.98) 14.. .$1.75 ($1.25)...) This recording was made in 1961, when This very early recording of Benet offers Frost was 86, before a faculty-sbident audi- "Portrait of a Southern Lady" and "Ballad of ence at Yale. His reading of twenty-five of William Sycamore," both read by the poet. his own poems is marked by vigor, good hu- No longer available from lTefE. mor, commentary on the poetry, and lively Benet is available on a 'alter recording made interchanges with his audience. for the Library of Congress. 163. I AM AN AMERICAN, AND OMER COLLECTED POEMS, BY 159. -N AS IF POEMS EUM UEBERMAN (Folkways.. 1 LP. . .FW 978. . .$5.95 (Spoken Word. . .1 LP. ..SW 105.. . ($425). $5.98) Poems by John Ciardi, read by himself. The poet-educator, Elias Lieberman, reads sixteen of his own poems with eloquence and 160. -N COFFIN, ROBERT P. TRISTRAM power. (NCTE. ..1 10", 78 rpm...No. RS 164. -N UNDSAY, VACHELREADING ME 3 70-17...$1.75 ($1.25) ...) CONGO AND OMER POEMS The poet reads the following selections from (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1041. . .$5.95 his own work: "The Secret Heart," "The Fog," and "The Lantern in the Snow." ($4.75) ...) This is a reissue of the National Council of Teachers of English recording of Lindmay 161. -N CUMMINGS, E. E. reading from his own works. It is important (Caedmon. . .1 . . .TC 1017. . .$5.95 as an evocation of the poet's personality and ($4.75)...) his unique handling ofrhythm.Surface Cummings reads eighteen poems, a scene noises, however, still obtrude, although Caed- from "Him," "Russian Diary (Ehni)," and mon has reduced them. 'Santa Claus." His tempo is slow, deliberate, -N UNDSAY, VACHELREADING his voice clear. FLOWER FED BUFFALOES, 162. -N FROST, ROBERT CHINESE NIGHTINGALE, AND (Caedmon. . .1LP...TC 1060. . .$5.95 OMER POEMS ($4.75)..) (NCTE. . .2 10" 78 rpm's.. .U. No. RS This is one of the best Frost recordings. The 70-8. . .III. No. RS 70-9. . .Each $1.75 poet reads with great enthusiasm and warmth: ($1.45) ...) "Mending Wall," "Birches," "Mowing," "West Lindsay reads from his own work: "Flower Running Brook," "Death of the Hired Man," Fed Buffaloes," "Chinese Nightingale," Parts "Provide, Provide," "The Road Not Taken," 1, 2, 3 in ALBUM II and "Chinese Nightin- and others. gale," Parts 4, 5 in 4LBUM SECONDARY SCHOOLS 25

165. -N MocLEISH, ARCHIBALDREADS 169. -N SANDBURG, CARLREADS HIS HIS OWN POEMS POETRY (NCTE. . .3 10", 78 rpm's. . .Nos. 70-11, (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1150. . .$5.95 70-12, 70-13, respectively...$1.75 ($4.75). ..) : ($1.45) each. ..) In selections which mirror his unusual sen- I. RS (70-11)..."Landscape as a Nude," sitivity and range as a poet, Carl Sandburg "Wild West." readsrepresentativepoemsruggedly and vividly.Irony, lyrical beauty, and penetrat- II. RS (70-12)..."Oil Painting of the Art- ing commentary on man and his works are all ist," "Empire Builders." here. Tie presents "Windy City," "Four Pre- III. RS (70-13)..."Background with Rev- ludes," "Southern Pacific,""Cool Tombs," olutionaries," "Burying Ground by the Ties," "In Tall Grass," "Prairie Waters by Night," 1 "Dover Beach." "PrayersofSteel,""NightStuff,""Sky Pieces," "Sea Chest," "Explanation of Love," and other poems. 166. MILLAY, EDNA ST. VINCENT READS HER POETRY 170. -N WILBUR, POEMS OF RICHARD I ...... TC 1123. . .$5.95) (Caedmon 1 LP (Spoken Arts...1 LP. ..SA 747. . . Originally recorded by RCA Victor in 1941 $5.95 ($5.25). -.) ...Catches the essence of Miss Millay's per- sonality even though occasionally she tends to Richard Wilbur reads twenty-three of his deckim rather than read her works.She own poems. presents "The Ballad of tbe Harp Weaver," "Recuerdo," "Renascence," "Childhood Is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies," "Portrait by AMERICAN POETRY 3 a Neighbor," "Love Is Not All," and other poems. SelectionsRead by Persons Other 167. -N OGDEN NASH READS OGDEN than the Authors 3 NASH (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1015. . .$5.95 171. BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT ($4.75). ..) JOHN BROWN'S BODY 3 The engaging humor, the ingenious rhymes, (Columbia Masterworks...2 LP's... and the rollicking rhythms of America's re- SL 181.. .$4.98) nowed light-verse interpreter are superbly re- Adapted for dramatic rfteding by Charles createdinthisrecording.He reads "A Laughton. Tyrone Power, Judith Anderson, Beginner's Guide to the Ocean," "Watchman, Raymond Massey. Supported by a chorus, ] What of the First First Lady," "Kind of an the four actors who prepared the script based Ode to Duty," "I Remember Yule," "Peeka- on Benet's poetic drama both narrate and act boo, I Almost See You," "Medusa and the in this stirring adaptation of the Civil War Mot Juste," and others. story. An outstanding and memorable inter- 11.1 pretation and performance. 16$. -N POUND, EZRAREADING HIS POETRY, VOLUME I 172. DICKINSON, EMILYPOEMS AND (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1122. . .$5.95 LETTERS OF ($4.75). ..) (Caedmon.. .1 LP. . .TC 1119. . .$5.95) Pound reads "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," A fresh and sensitive reading by Julie "Cantico del Sole," "Mouers Contemporaines," Harris of some of Emily Dickinson's finest and four cantos. poems and excerpts from her moving letters. Among the poems included are "Hope Is the POUND, EZRAREADING HIS POETRY, Thing with Feathers," "I Died for Beauty," VOLUME II "The Soul Selects Her Own Society," "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?' "The Heart Asks (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC 1155. . .$5.95) Pleasure First," "I Cannot Live With You," Pound reads Cantos 99, XLV, LI, LXXVI, "I'll Tell You How the Sun Rose," "I Dwell "The Gypsy," and "The Exile's Letter." in Possibility," and others. 26 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

DICKINSON, EMILYLETTERS OF dal," "Derby Ram"); American lovesongs (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9753. . .$5.95) ("In Old Virginny," "Black Is the Color," In this reminiscence by Thomas Wentworth "Careless Love"); religious songs ("Simple Higginson from his article in the Atlantic Gifts," "Wondrous Love"); occupationalsongs Monthly, October, 1891, ably read, with a ("The Cowboy's Dream," "James Whaland"); critical introduction by Samuel Charters, ex- and many more. Thirty-four songs in allare cerpts from Ennly Dickinson's letters and included with an excellent essayon the place poems are effectively presented to create an of these songs in American life. appealing and warmly sympathetic portrait of 174. DERRY DOWN DERRYBY LESLEY her. FROST -N DICKINSON, EMILYWCYLE HOOK (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .Fl 9733.. .$5.95) READS POEMS OF EMILY This record presents well-knownpoems of DICKINSON Robert Frost read by his daughter Lesley. (NCTE. . .1 LP. . .RL 20-5. . .$5.95 All are linked by brief reminiscencesas she ($3.75) reads the verses in a fashion as individualas .) her father's. She presents backgroundma- Sixty-eight Dickinson poems are presented terial for such poems as "Mending Wall," here,including "The Sky Is LowThe "Birches," "Stopping by Woodson a Snowy Clouds Are Mean," "I Heard a Fly Buzz," "I Evening," "The Runaway," "The Tuft of Like to See It Lap the Miles," "Elysium Is as Flowers," "Mowing," and others.

Far as To," "This Quiet Dust Was Gentle- 1 men and Ladies," and other representative 175. -N MILLAY, EDNA ST. VINCENT titles. Teachers using the record in class may wish to obtain copies of John Muri's guide POETRY OF, READ BY JUDIM (NCTE Studies in Mass Media, VoL I, No. ANDERSON 8, 30c each from NCTE office).It contains (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1024. . .$5.95 the text of each of the recorded poems and ($4.75) -) useful study material. Narration is by Henry In general, a competent reading, although W. Wells. verging at times on the melodramatic. Miss ME POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON Anderson reads such selectionsas "Rena- scence," "Love Is Not All," "Thou Art Not (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP...SA 873. .. Lovelier than Lilacs," "0 Think Not I Am $5.95) Faithful to a Vow," "The Curse," "City Nancy Wickwire reads to music by Don Trees," "Assault," "Wild Swans," "Cap D'- Feldman. The combination of Miss Wick- Antbes," "Let You Not Say of Me When I wire's very sensitive and appreciative delivery Am Old," "Moriturus," "Spring," "The An- and the fitting piano accompaniment by Mr. guish," "The Plum Gatherer," "Where Can Felchnan creates a unique presentation of the the Heart Be Hidden in the Ground," and selected thirty-nine of E. Dickinson's best others. loved poems. Among the included poems are "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," "I'm 176. -N POE, EDGAR ALLANPOEMS OF Nobody, Who Are You?" "The Robin Is a Gabriel," and "This Is My Letter to the READ BY BASIL RAMBONE World." (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1028. . .$5.95 ($4-75) .) 173. -N FOLK MUSIC, U.S.A. An effective reading by Basil Rathbone of (Folkways.. .2 LP's...FE 4530... Poe's poems"The Raven," "Annabel Lee," "Eldorado," "Alone," "The City in the Sea," $11-90 ($8-50) ) and "To"--on the same record that features Twenty-four American folksongs, collected his interpretation of Poe's short storift, "The and edited by Harold Courlander and Moses Masque of the Red Death" and "The Black Asch. Cat." A TREASURE CHEST OF AMERICAN EDGAR ALIAN POE FOLK SONGS (Lexington. 1 LP.. .LE 7600. . .$5.95) (Elektra. ..2 LP's. . .EKL 205. . .$4.98) David Hooks reads "The Raven," "Lenore," This two-for-the-price-of-one set of records "The Bells," "To Science," "The Haunted is indeed a treasure chest. Ed McCurdy sings Palace," "The Sleeper," and others. Thisre- American versions of English songs ("The cording contains a good cross section of Poe's Two Sisters," "Frog's Courtship," "Lord Ran- poetry. SECONDARY SalOOLS 27

177. THE RITCHIE FAMILY OF KENTUCKY AMERICAN PROSE (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FA 2316.. .$5.98) Authors Reading Their Own Works Individual families have long been guardi- ans of the folksong.Folksinger Jean Ritchie 179. -N BURMAN, BEN LUCIEN narrates documentary recording of the songs of her Kr:ntucky mountain family while she STEAMBOAT 'ROUND ME BEND and her family tell and sing their traditional (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 3774. . .$5.95 heritage.British ballads, play-party songs, ($4.25)...) religious songs, and many other songs of the Songs and stories of life on the Mississippi family are included. An attractive and infor- narrated by Ben Lucien Burman. Music score mative booklet containing all of the commen- composed and played on the harmonica by tary and songs,along with photographs, Eddy Manson. A colorful and lively account accompanies this warm and unusual recording. told with warmth and nostalgia by Mr. Bur- man. The musical score does much toenliven 178. -N LEAVES OF GRASSBY WALT the record also. WHITMAN (Poetry Records . . . 1 LP .. .PR 300.. . 180. -N DOBIE, J. FRANKAN INFORMAL 85.95 ($4.75) ...) HOUR WITH Favorite selections read by David Allen. (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP. . .SA 722.. .$5.95 ($5.25). ..) LEAVES OF GRASS The distinguished master of folldore of the (Caedmon. . .1 LP. ..TC 1037. . .$5.95) Southwest unfolds four tall tales "Big-foot Ed Begley reads excerpts from Whitman Wallace and the Hickory Nuts," "Bears Are with deep sincerity and conviction. A fine Intelligent People," "The `Mezcla' Man," and recording. "SanchoThe Long-Horned Steer." LEAVES OF GRASS (Walt Whitman 181. DRAPER, RUMTHE ART OF Speaks for Himself ... A Reading by (Spoken Arts.. .5 LP's. ..RD 5. . .5 Arnold Moss) volumes...Also available in a boxed (Library of Congress ...2 LP's...PL edition...$5.95 ($5.25) ...) 16-17. . .Parts I and .II. . .Write pro- - NVOL. INo. 779 ...Recorded in Janu- ducer for price.) ary, 1954, at Miss Draper'sfarewell appear- An eloquent and moving reading of selec- ance at the Vanderbilt Theatre. Presents"The tions from Whitman's works. Italian Lesson," the story of a typical day in the life a rich, vain woman- ' Three Genera- LEAVES OF GRASS tions in a Court of Human Relations," the study of an immigrant family with a daughter (Folkways. ..1 LP. . .FL 9750. . .$5.95) who wants to stop supporting them and marry Wallace House, Kenneth Buckridge, and the boy of her dreams; and "The Scottish Patricia Gardner of the University Players Immigrant," about a Scottish bride-to-be, cap- turn in a workmanlike performance of selec- tured in all her native charm in Miss Draper's tions from WhitmanSome of the longer interpretation. poems such as "Out of theCradle Endlessly Rocking" and "Pioneers, 0 Pioneers" arc - NVOL. 11-798 ...offers "A Church in rendered in full. " and "An English House Party." - NVOL. 111-799 ...presents "A Southern -N POEMS OF LAND & SEA & WAR Girl at a Dance," "A Porch in a Maine Coast (Literary Records. ..1 LP.. .LR 6009 Village," "The Children's Party." ...$5.95 ($4.75). ..) - NVOL. IV-800 ..."Three Women and Dan O'Herlihy reads Walt Whitman. In- Mr. Clifford." cluded in this recording are such poems as - NVOL. V-805 ..."Doctors and Diets" "I Hear America Singing,""Beat!Beat! Drums!" "Pioneers! Oh Pioneers!" "On the and "The Actress." Beach at Night," and "Old War Dreams." In all of the foregoing, Miss Draper's amaz- Dan O'Herlihy's readingisinvested with ing versatility, her capacity to assume in- dramatic feeling and emotion appropriate to numerable character roles and bring them off Whitman's poetry. convincingly, is admirably demonstrated.

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28 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years. Theedi- 182. -N FAULKNER, WILLIAMREADS torial selection and reading are most effective, FROM HIS OWN WORKS the portrait of Lincoln that emerges, abal- (Caedmon. . .1 LP . . . TC 1035 . . . $5.95 anced, deeply analytical study of a most corn- ($4.75)...) p!.ex personality. An excellent reading by William Faulkner of his Nobel Prize acceptance speech and selections from As I Lay Dying, Fable, "The AMERICAN PROSE Old Man." All the power, style, and cadence of the lines are stirringly brought forth in the Selections Read by Persons Other reading. than the Authors 183. GREEN, PAULDISCUSSION AND 187. AMERICAN FOLK TALES AND READINGS SONGS (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 719... $5.95) (Tradition Records. . .1 LP. . .TLP 1011 On Side 1, the dramatist discusses his theo- $4.98) ries of folk drama and illustrates them with Accompanies the New American Library readings from In Abraham's Bosom. On Side paperback book of the same name. Songs are 2, he does the same for symphonicdrama, by Jean Ritchie and Paul Claton. Stories are with illustrations from his Roll, Sweet Chariot. by Richard Chase. A skillful and effective presentation. 188. AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 184. -N HART, MOSS (Lexington. . .1 LP. . .LE 7560. . .Write (Spoken Arts. 1 LP ... SA 725 ... $5.95 producer for price.) ($5.25)...) Paul Sparer and Earl Montgomery read From the distinguished playwright series "The Lady or the Tiger?" (Frank Stockton), by Spoken Arts. Includes selections from Hart's "Baker's Bluejay Yarn" (Mark Twain), and autobiography and recordings from his plays from Billy Budd, "The Trial" (Herman Mel- The Man Who Came to Dinner and Lady ville). in the Dark. 189. BARTLEBYREAD BY JAMES 185. -N PARKER, DOROTHYAN MASONFROM THE STORY, INFORMAL HOUR WITH BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER, BY $5.95 (Spoken Arts. 1 LP. . .SA 726.. . HERMAN MELVILLE .) ($5.25).. ..1 LP...No. Dorothy Parker reads twenty-two of her (Prestige-Lively Arts . short poems and her short story "Horsie" in a 30007 .$4.99) fine personal prPsentation. The short story of the strange, nonconform- ist clerk, brilliantly read by in PARKER, DOROTHYWORLD OF awell-placed,stirringinterpretationthat catches all the loneliness and mystery of the (Verve Records...1 LP...15029... employee who "preferred not to." $5.98) Miss Parker presents an enjoyable reading 190. CIVIL WAR STORIES of two of her own sketches, "I Live on Your ...1 LP...VRS 7106... Visits," a portrait of a self-dramatizing mother, (Vanguard II and "Arrangement in Black and White," a $4.98) portrait of a smug bigot.Included, too, are Nelson Olmsted presents a skillful dramatic some poems and a bookreview. reading of five Civil War stories:Crane's vivid "A Mystery of Heroism," Twain's un- LI 186. -N SANDBURG, CARLA LINCOLN heroic "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed," HamlinGarland's "Return of ALBUM the Private," (war seen as an interlude to the (Caedmon...2 LP's...Tc 2015... farmer's long battle against nature and the $11.90 ($9.50). ..) fates), and two pieces by Ambrose Bierce, ii Sandburg reads fromhis own works "The Son of the Gods" and "Chickamauga," AbrahamLincoln:The War Years and a superb, terror-ladentale of great power. ii

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191. -N CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE -N MARK TWAINREAD BY HIRAM (MARK TWAIN)BEST OF MARK SHERMAN TWAIN ( Spoken Arts ...1 LP...SA 778... (Audio Books...416 rpm's.. .GL 602 $5.95 ($5.25) .) . . .$4.95 ($3.95). ..) This record includes Mark Twain's "Jim Baker's Bluejay Yarn," "Punch, Brothers, Seventeen stories and sketches by Mark Punch," an episode from Huckleberry Finn, Twain, read by Marvin Miller. and excerpts from "Concerning the American Language" and "Paris Notes." Selections are -N THE BEST OF MARK TWAIN high in interest and the rendition is extremely (Literary Records. . .1 LP. . .LRC 6013 funny. $5.95 ($4.75). ..) Jeff Chandler and Marvin Miller read four 192. -N CRANE, STEPHENTHE RED episodes from Mark Twain's writings: "Punch, BADGE OF COURAGE Brothers, Punch" (Tom Sawyer, Chapter II), (Audio Books. ..616 rpm's...GL 609 "The Whitewasher," "The Notorious Jumping Frog," and "The Ant." The selections on this .$6.95 ($5.55) ...) recording are well read and are dramatized Crane'smasterpiece,complete andun- very effectively. abridged. Read by Robert Ryan.

-N STORIES OF MARK TWAIN THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1027. . .$5.95 (Caedmon. .1 LP. . .TC 1040. . .$5.95) ($4.75). ..) A shortened but unchanged version of the Contains 's perfect "cracker classic. Edmond O'Brien's reading has all the barrel" reading of "The Jumping Frog" and stark dramatic qualities of the book. Beauti- "Jim Baker'S Bluejay Yarn" (from A Tramp fully read, underplayed, and in good taste. Abroad) on Side /. On Side 2 Brandon de Wilde reads "The Shooting of Boggs"ad ME RED BADGE OF COURAGE "The Royal Nonesuch Fraud" (from Huckle- berry Finn) with crisp humor, although with AND OTHER CRANE WORKS less aplomb than Brennan. (Folkways. 1 LP. . .FL 9745. . .$5.95) Readings by Jared Reed are admirable MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! direct, vigorous, and exciting. He presents ...... OL 5440.. .$4.98) battle scenes from The Red Badge of Courage, (Columbia 1 LP several short poems from "War Is Kind" and The young Broadway actor, Hal Holbrook, "The Black Riders," and a short narrative, impersonates the great American humorist "The Veteran." The last describes Henry with verve and wit in a deft characterization, Fleming, hero of The Red Badge of Courage, presenting an introduction to Twain and such reminiscing years after the Civil War shortly selections from his works as "On Smoking," before he responds to an alarm in a blazing "Journalism on Horseback," "My Encounter barn. Entering to save the livestock, he meets with an Interviewer," "Huck Battles His Con- his death. science," and "How to Be Seventy." (A sequel to thisrecord, Columbia OL 5610, entitled More of Mark Twain Tonight! 193. EMERSON, RALPH WALDO LI offers additional readings from the humorist.) (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9758. . .$5.95) A selection from the essays, the poetry, and MARK TWA1NREAD BY WILL GEER the journals, with a critical introduction by Samuel Charters. David Cort reads excerpts LI (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9769. . .$5.95) from Emerson's essays on "Beauty," "Self- Versatile dramatic readings by Will Geer Reliance," "The Nonconformist," and his poems of excerpts from "The Mysterious Stranger," "The Snowstorm," "Hamatreya," "Ode to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, "My Late Channing," "Give All to Love." There are SenatorialSecretaryship,"and"Cornpone comments on himself, American art, and his Opinions."Recording qualityisexcellent. contemporaries, Whitman, Thoreau, and Haw- Excerpts from "The Mysterious Stranger" thorne. A well-rounded picture of Emerson's should be presented only to mature students. personality and literary position emerges. Li

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-N RALPH WALDO EMERSONPOEMS 196. HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL AND ESSAYS (Caedmon...1 LP...TC 1120...$5.95) (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 842... Basil Rathbone reads "The Minister's Black $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Veil" and "Young Goodman Brown," two of Kenneth Lynn reads such poems as "Each Hawthorne's short stories in an excellent ren- and All," "Concord Hymn," "Music," and ditionwhichcatchesallthesombreness, such essays as "Nature," "Education," and gloom, and mystery of the two works. The "." forest scene in "Young Goodman Brown," in which all the evilly transformed spirits of the -N EMERSON, RALPH WALDO, town gather in the devil's conclave, is par- ticularly chilling. THE BASIC WRITINGS OF (Audio Books...516 rpm's. ..GL 606 HENRY, 0. ...$5.95 ($4.75) ...) (See works of William Sidney Porter, in Complete texts of "Compensation," "Self- this sectionItem 205.) Reliance,""The AmericanScholar,"and other essays, addresses, and poems. Read by . 197. HERE IS NEW YORK (Riverside. . .1 LP. ..No. 849.. .$5.98) 194. -N FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN The just and justly famous E. B. White AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF tribute to the city. Both a salute and an ap- praisal, it brings out the city's faults and vir- (Audio Books...8 16 rpm's...GL 603 tues. Jack Lemmon reads it with warmth and ...$8.95 ($7.15). ..) true affection. Complete and unabridged autobiography, plus selections from Poor Richard's Almanack, -N IRVING, WASHINGTON "The Dogood Papers," and others. Read by (See Item 56.) Michael Rye. FRANKLIN, AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 198. ABRAHAM LINCOLN (Folkways. . .1 LP.. .FL 9771. . .$5.95) (Decca...1 LP...DL 8515...$3.98) Read by L. Jesse Lemisch, the selections Lincoln's own writing, as well as material give a good summary of Franklin's early ca- about him written by Sandburg, Markham, reer and form a useful introduction to the Whitman, the Benéts, and others. Read by Autobiography. Excerpts include such well- Sandburg, , , known passages as his imitation of essays and others. from , his apprenticeship to his brother, his entry into Philadelphia, his es- A LINCOLN ALBUM, READINGS BY tablishment in business, and his famous sys- CARL SANDBURG tem of moral bookkeeping. The reading is (See Item 186.) generally competent. The text follows Frank- lin's original very well.For mature pupils. Franldin's modesty, lucidity, and power shine 199. -N THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY through. (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC 1178. . .$5.95 GETTYSBURG ADDRESS ($4.75) ...) Edward G. Robinson reads this work by Read by Carl Sandburg in: Edward Everett Hale. "A Lincoln Album"see Item 186 and 200. MOBY DICKBY HERMAN MELVILLE "Great American Speeches"see Item 336. (Decca...1 LP...DL 9071.. .$4.98) In this adaptation of the great sea epic, 195. HARTE, BRET plays Captain Ahab in a vigorous dramatization of important scenes (Folkways...1 LP...FL 9740. ..$5.95) from the novel. Although it sometimes verges A superior reading by David Kurlan of the on the melodramatic, the intensity and suffer- two tales, "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and ing of the tortured Ahab are well brought out "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." in Laughton's portrayal. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 31

-N MOBY DICK POE, EDGAR ALLANREADINGS BY (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 850... BASIL RATHBONE $5.95 ($5.25) ...) (Caedmon...2 LP's...TC 1028 and Presents excerpts from the novel, read by 1115 respectively... .Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Robert H. Chapman. Included are the well $5.95 ($4.75) -) known "Strike through the mask" passage and -NVOL. 1: Tales and Poems"The Masque the chase on the second day wl. an the boats of the Red Death," "The Black Cat," "The are smashed and Ahab's leg splintered. This Raven," "Annabel Lee," "To," "Alone," and record will prove useful largely as a supple- "The City in the Sea." ment to the text since Moby Dick is such a complex novel that it must be studied as a VOL. 2: Three Short Stories: "The Cask of whole to be fully appreciated. Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar." 201. THE NEW AMERICAN CREDO Basil Rathbone captures all the intensity, , and mystery of Poe's writings ih a BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN superior reading. (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9760. . .$5.95) This recording, read by Julie Haydon, wife -N POE, EDGAR ALIANTHE PIT AND of the late critic, presents 250 short, aphoristic THE PENDULUM sayings that embody what might be called (Spoken Arts. . .SA 830. . .$5.95 ($5.25) American folk wisdom, from Nathan's work of the same title. Taken together they offer .) as fine a collection of superstitions and medi- AlexanderScourby'smasterfulreading cine-man beliefs as one could possibly imagine. catches the terror of this classic story of tor- Some examples follow: "That the accumula- ture under the Inquisition. tion of great wealth always brings with it great unhappiness," "That all cats look gray 205. -N PORTER, WILLIAM SIDNEY at night," "That all women Isive poetry," "That (0. HEN RY)SHORT STORIES OF all great men have illegible signatures." (Libraphone...2 16 rpm's...H623, SA 819...$5.95 each) 202. OL' MAN ADAM AN' HIS CHILLUN This album contains ten 0. Henry tales. (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1174. . .$5.95) Reading by Robert Donley is done very effec- Mantan Moreland tells seven stories tively.Reading time ranges from eight to in the Negro folk manner as written by Roark fifty-one minutes.The following are pre- Bradford, author of the Pulitzer Prize-win- sented: "The Cop and the Anthem," "A Re- ning The Green Pastures. This recording is trieved Reformation," "From theCabbie's ideally suited to a study of Negro dialect and Seat," "After Twenty Years," "The Fur- provides much insight into the thought and nished Room," "A BlackjackBargainer," the imagination of the southern American "The Champion of the Weather," "The Pass- Negro. Moreland, a Negro himself, dramatizes ing of Black Eagle," "The Duplicity of Har- and narrates these stories beautifully. graves," "Roads of Destiny." Adapter can be purchased from the company. 203. -N PARKER, DOROTHYSTORIES OF 206. -N THE PROMISE OF EDUCATION ...... TC 1136. . .$5.95 (Caedmon 1 LP BY ROBERT M. HUTCHINS ($4.75) ...) ...SA 714. .. Shirley Booth interprets witb dramatic in- (Spoken Arts. ..1 LP tensity and power the sadistic matron of $5.95 ($5.25) ...) "Lady with a Lamp" and characters from A talk by the former president of the Uni- such other Parker monologues as "The Waltz," versity of . Well organized, convinc- "A Telephone Call," and "Cousin Larry." ing, and well delivered.

204. -N POE, EDGAR ALLANGREAT THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE (See under Crane, Stephen, Item 192, this TALES AND POEMS OF section.) (Audio Books. ..416 rpm's...GL 600 ...$4.95 ($3.95) ...) TWAIN, MARK Eight complete stories plus selected poems. (See under Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, Read by Marvin Miller. Item 191, this section.) 32 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST 207. -N WALDENBY HENRY DAVID 210. -N DE LA MARE, WALTER THOREAU SPEAKING AND READING (Audio Books...6 16 rpm's...GL 610 (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1046...$5.95 .$6.95 ($5.55)...) ($4.75). ) The complete text of the first six chapters The poet himself interpretsmany of his of Thoreau's masterpiece, read by John Car- finest poems and a short story, "The Prin- radine. cess," with delicacy and grace. He alsocon- verses informally. Among the poems that he reads are "The Veil," "England," "Toa Can- dle," and "Far Away." POETRY, ENGLISH 211. -N DURRELL, LAWRENCE THE LOVE POEMS OF Poets Reading Their Own Works (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 818. . .$5.95 ($5.25)...) In Durrell's reading of his own work, his 208. AUDEN, WYSTAN HUGH (W. H.)... sensuous, exotic style and his sense of place READING are ably transmitted. His selections contain lyrics, ballads, biographies, and (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC 1019. . . poems of place $5.95) and people. Among themare "Alexandria," The poet reads "In Memory of Yeats," "In "A Portrait of Theodora," "Heloise and Abel- Praise of Limestone," "Seven Bucolics," "The ard," "The Anecdotes," and "Water Music." Capital," "School Children," "As He Is," "Five Lyrics," and "The Precious Five." He is more 212. ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS FOUR assured and more effective than in earlier re- cordings. QUARTETS (Angel Records...1 LP...45012... -N AUDEN, W. H. $3.98) The poet reads his "Burnt (NCTE. . .1 10", 78 rpm. . .RS 70-15. . . Norton," "East Coker," "The Dry Salvages," $1.75 ($1.25) ...) and "Little Gidding"with great interpretive Auden reads "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" skill. For superior students. and "Law like Love." 213. -N ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS POETRY -N AUDEN, W. H.READS A SELECTION (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC 1045. ..$5.95 OF HIS POEMS ($4.75)..) Here, too, the poet is in excellent form, (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 780... reading some of his best-knownpoems: "The $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," "Portrait Auden reads with fine assurance thirteen of of a Lady," "Preludes," "Mr. Eliot's Sunday his own poemsranging from the clever, Morning Service," "Ash Wednesday," "A Song bright side in "Metalogue to the Magic Flute" for Simeon," "Marina," "Triumphal March to the more sober and serious four poems from Coriolan," "0 Light Invisible" from The from his devotional sequence "Horae Can- Rock, Chorus from , onicae." Also included are "Homage to Clio," Chorus from The Family Reunion. "The Shield of Achilles," "The More Loving One," and "First Things First." ELIOT, T. S.OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS (See Item 92under Elementary Schools.) 209. BETJEMAN, JOHN, GOLDEN TREASURY OF 214. MASEFIELD, JOHNREADS (Spoken Arts...2 LP's...SA 710 and A FOX'S DAY SA 819...$5.95 each) (Argo.. .1 LP.. .RG 244.. .$5.98) Betjeman reads and comments on his own This record is a special adaptation of "Rey- poems. The poet's reading is natural and un- nard the Fox." The poet, in his eighties, gives affected. capturing the mood and rhythmic a stirring rendition of the work, an interpreta- range of the lines. tion full of deep personal insight. AM..

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I -N MASEFIELD, JOHNREADS HIS OWN 217.-N BLAKE, WILLIAMPOETRY OF $5.95 POETRY (Caedmon...1 LP. ..TC 1101.. . ($4.75)...) (Caedmon. ..1 LP...TC 1147. ..$5.95 A generally moving and sympathetic read- I ($4.75) ...) ing of selections from Blake's Songs of In- Masefield, poet laureate of England since nocence and Songs of Experienceby Sir 1930, reads "Sea Fever," "Cargoes," "The Ralph Richardson. West Wind," "Spanish Waters," "The Ever- lasting Mercy," "The Widow in the Bye 218. -N BLAKE, WILLIAM, AND I Street," and other poems. This is an impor- tant recording of the poet's art and personal- (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 814... ity. It is a loving and spirited reading by the $5.95 ($5.25) ...) 80-year-old poet, who despite the quiver in I his voice, manages to recreate vividly the well- Robert Speaight brings out the mystical and tender quality of Blake in his readings of such loved poems. poems as "The Lamb," "The Tyger,""The Little Black Boy," "The French Revolution," -N MASEFIELD, JOHNREADS "Milton," and "The Book of Thel" as well as I THE STORY OF OSSIAN the powerful rhythms and profound philosoph- ical concepts of Hopkins' "Heaven-Haven," (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 755. . "God's Grandeur," "Pied Beauty," "Thou Art $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Indeed Just, Lord," and "Habit of Perfection." II In Masefield's reading of this Irish legend, there is an epic-like quality through which his 219. -N BROWNING, ROBERTPOETRY OF own poetic fervor and hopes forhumanity (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .:TC 1048. ..$5.95 shine through. ($4.75)...) A polished and penetrating interpretation ] which catches the subtlety and intensity of the 215. -N STEPHENS, JAMES, THE GOLDEN difficult dramatic monologues. James Mason TREASURY OF reads "The Bishop Orders His Tomb," "Andrea del Sarto," and "Fra Lippo Lippi." (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 744... $5.95 ($5.25)...) -N TREASURY OF ROBERT BROWNING ...1 LP...SA 861... Stephens comments on his own poetry and (Spoken Arts reads twenty-four of his poems including "The $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Main-Deep" and "The Shell." He also sings Robert Speaight reads "My Last Duchess." some oftheseselections.Genial whimsy, "Prospice," "Home Thoughts from Abroad," irony, and wit permeate the recording and "Meeting at Night," and others. make it a most pleasurable listening expe- rience. 220. -N BURNS, POETRY OFAND 3 SCOTTISH BALLADS (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1103.. .$5.95 ($4.75) ...) 11 A lively and appreciative reading of Burns' POETRY, ENGLISH poems read by Frederick Worlock and C.R.M. Brooks in Scottish accent. Although the ac- cent sometimes obtrudes, the reading catches Selections Read by Persons Other the flavor and quality of the poetry. s, than the Authors BURNS, ROBERTPOEMS AND LETTERS OF 216. -N BEOWULF AND CHAUCER (Folkways.. .1 LP...FL 9877. . .$5.95 ) j (Lexington...1 LP...LE 5505... This collection contains three short letters and many well-known poems: "To a Mouse," $4.95 ($3.75). ..) "A Man's a Man," "Tam O'Shanter," "High- Exceptional selection of excerpts. Beowulf land Mary," "Is There for Honest Poverty," U (including "Fight with Grendel" and "Ban- and others. Read by Max Dunbar in excellent quet Scene") reaa by Helge Kokeritz; Chaucer, dialect. On tho whole, this is a good and us- read by John C. Pope. able recording of high technical quality.

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34 , ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST -N LOVE SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS 225. -N EARLY ENGLISH BALLADS (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 754. ..$5.95 (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9881. . .$5.95 ($5.25). -.) ($4.25) ...) Ann Moray sings seventeen lovesongs of Some fine selecfions, eloquently read by Robert Burns. Kathleen Danson Read, a specialist in the ballad and winner of many prizes for her 221. -N BYRON, POETRY OF distinguishedinterpretations."Three Ray- ns," "Lord Randall," "Barbara Allen"are (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1042. . .$5.95 ion'? of the memorable selections included. ($4.75)- --) Tyrone Power reads "She Walks in Beauty," 226. -N EARLY ENGUSH POETRY "On This Day I Complete My 36th Year." (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FW 9851. . .$5.95 and selections from "Don Juan" and "Childe ($4.25)- --) Harold" in a smooth professional interpreta- tion which brings out the beauty and rhythmic "Caedmon's Hymn" and excerpts from "Sea- appeal of the lines. farer," Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and others. Read in Old and Middle English by Charles Dunn. Text translation, 222. CHAUCERREADINGS FROM introduction, and notes included. For superior ME CANTERBURY TALS students. (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9859. . .$5.95) 227. -N ELIOT, T. 5. Victor Kaplan reads superlatively well (in AND OMER POEMS Middle English), bringing dramatic vigor and (Spoken Arts skillful character interpretation to theopen- . . .1 LP. . .SA 734. . . ing lines of the Prologue, the portraits of the $5.95 ($5.25)- .-) Franklin, the Parson, and the Miller, theex- Robert Speaight reads "The Love Song of emplum or moral story from "The Pardoner's J.Alfred Prufrock," "," Tale," and two excerpts from "The Nun's "Ash Wednesday," and "The Waste Land." Priest's Tale?' With accompanyirg text. For superior students -N ELIOT, T. S.FOUR QUARTETS (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 765... 223. 44 CLASSIC POEMS OF LOVE $5.95 ($5.25) ...) AND BEAUTY The rich, warm voice of Robert Speaight brings out the lyrical quality and philosophi- (Literary Records. . .1 LP. . .LR 6007 cal depth of T. S. Eliot's outstanding series, ...$5.95 ($4.75)- -.) Four Quartets, each a unique poetic entity. Marvin Miller reads elevenpoems of such poets as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Words- IRISH BALLADS, FOLK SONGS, AND worth, Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Keats, LYRICS (ALSO ENTITLED IRISH VERSE and Shelley. One complete side of thisre- AND BALLADS) cording features Edward Fitzgerald's The Ru- baiyat of Omar Khayyam. Marvin Miller's (See Item 86under Elementary Schools.) 1 reading of these poems is ,-tair, thoughtful, and sensitive. 228. JUPITER BOOK OF BALLADS (See also Lem 149this division.) 224. COLERIDGE, POETRY OF (Folkways. . .1 LP.. .FL 9890...A SAMUEL TAYLOR Jupiter recording. . .$5.95) (Caedmon. . .l LP...TC 1092. . .$5.95) Trained interpreters and lovers of the bal- lad narrate or sing, withsome accompaniment Selections, read by Sir Ralph Richardson, on harp or gr4ar, ballads ranging from such are The Rime of the Ancient Mariner early folk pieces as "Lord Randall," "The in full"Dejection, an Ode," "The Pleasure Wife of Usher's Well," "The Dowie Dens of Dom _.of Kubla Khan," "This Lime-Tree Yarrow " to more modern versions by Thomas Bower My Prison," and "Frost at Midnight." Hardy and William Morris.NomHardy's "A His reading. sensitive and subtle, evokes both Trampwoman's Tragedy" and the American the lyrical beauty and the majesty of Cole- ballad "The House of the Rising Sun"are ridge's poetry. not suitable for classroom use. 35 SECONDARY SCHOOLS 273. -N PARADISELOST, BOOKSONE 229. -N KEATS,JOHNPOETRY OF JOHN MILTON (Caedmon . .. 1 LP .. .TC 1087 . .. $5.95 AND FOURBY .TC 2008 .. . ($4.75) .. .) (Caedmon . ..2 LP's .. Sir Ralph Richardsonreads "Ode to a $11.90 ($9.50) ...) Nightingale," "Ode on aGrecian Urn," "The Selections from Milton'sepicBook One and others. A verygood FourLines 1-588, 776- Eve of St. Agnes," of Complete and Book recording, withparticularly fine readings 903, and 917to theendare read by An- "Endymion" and "TheEve of St. Agner " thony Quayle. His interpretationis sustained,vigorous, SHELLEY, in the challenging as- -N KMTS AND and generally effective in this THE POETRY OF signment of bringingout the best work. (Lexington .. 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JOHN KEATS Burton's stirringreading is dramatic,robust, 41 TREASURY OF captures the poeticmagic of (Spoken Arts . . . 1LP. . .SA 868 . . . and exciting and The AncientMariner.His interpretation $5.95 ($5.25) ...) makes the recording anotable addition tothe Robert Speaight andRobert Eddison read best available forEnglish classroom use.His "Ode to a Nightingale,""Ode tc, Autumn," raiding of "KublaKhan" and "Frost atMid- "Ode on a GrecianUrn," and, on SideTwo, night" is a morerestrained, lea irspired ren- "The Eve of SaintAgnes." dition. 230. -N TREASURYOF JOHN MILTON SPEAIGHT READSTHE 867. .. 235. -N ROBERT (SPoken Arts ...1 LP . . . SA POEMS OF OUVERGOLDSMITH, $5.95 ($525) ...) WILUAM COLLINS Robert Eddison read THOMAS GRAY, Robert Speaight and LP...SA 849 . . . "L'Allegro," "OnShakespeare: 1630,""On the (Spoken Arts . . . 1 Morning of Christ'sNativity," and selected $5.95 ($525) ...) Lost, Book One. lines from Paradise This recordingcontains the poems,"The (complete) by Goldsmith, SHELLEY Deserted Village" MILTON, KEATS, "Ode on the Deathof a Cat," "Elegyin a GOLDEN TREASURYOF Country Churchyard"by Gray, and"Ode to (See Item 143.) Evening," "An Ode forMusic," and "Lines on Paper" by Collins.Mr. Speaight readsin a 231. -N NOSINGLE THINGABIDES direct and dear manner. (Poetry Records . . .1 12" LP . . . PR202 ...$5.95 ($4.75) ...) 236. -N THERUBAIYAT OF OMAR Country Churchyard," KHAY YAM ANDSOHRAB AND Gray's "Elegy in a I May Keats' "When IHave Fairs That RUSTUM Shelley's "Ozymandias,"and Cease to Be," (Caedmon . . . 1 LP . . .TC 1023 . . . $5.95 other poems areread by David Allen. ($4.75) .. .) GOLDEN TREASURY Alfred Drake readsboth long poems. Heis 232. -N PALGRAVE'S in Arnold's stirring nar- (Caedmon . ..2 LP's . . .TC 2011 . . . particularly effective rative poem, "Soliraband Rustum," inwhich $11.90 ($9.50) ...) epic quality of thework and Milton, Burns, he catches the translation of Poems by Shakespeare, by Claire the style, less soin Fitzgerald's Keats, Tennyson,and othersread the Rubaiyat. Bloom, Eric Porbnan,and John Neville.

I 36 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST 237. -N SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POETRY ME WASTE LANDT. S. EUOT (Caedmon...1 LP. . .TC 1049. . .$5.95 (See under Item 227this section.) ($4.75) ...) Metaphysical and love lyrics of Herbert, Browne, Suckling, Lovelace, Cartwright, Strode, Traherne, Vaughan, Crashaw, Cowley, 241.-N WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM and Marvell. Read by Sir Cedric Hardwicke THE POETRY OF and Robert Newton. Text induded. (Caedmon...1 LP. . .TC 1026. . .85.95 ($4.75) ...) 23$. -N THE POETRY OF PERCY BYSSHS A vivid, memorable reading by Sir Cedric SHELLEY Hardwicke, full of poetic insight of Words- (Caedmon. ..TC 1059...$5.95 ($4.75) worth's "Ode on Intimations of Immortality," ...) "Tintern Abbey," "The Prelude" (selections), Vincent Price reads "Ozymandiss," "To a "The World I. Sao Much with Us," "Upon Skylark," "Hymn to InWlectutl Beauty," Bridge," and other poems. "Ode to the West Wmd," and other poems. I -N TREASURY OF PERCY BYSSHE -N TREASURY OF WILLIAM SHELLEY WORDSWORTH (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 869. .. (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP...SA 860... I $5.95 ($5.25) ...) 0.65 ($5.25) ...) Robert Speaight and Robert Eddison read "Ozymsndias," "To Night," "Ode to the West Robert Spmight reads, among others, "Lines Wind," "To a Skylark," and, on Side Two, Composed above Tintern Abbey," "Milton! I Selections from "Adonais: An Elegy on the Thou Shotddst Be Living at This Hour," and Death of John Keats." "The Daffodils." 239. -N SONNETS FROM THE 1 PORTUGUESE AND SCENES FROM 242. YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET POETRY OF (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1071. . .$5.95 (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1081. . .$5.95) ($4-75) ...) Siobban McKenna and Cyril Cusack present An eloquent and affectionate reading of a superlatively fine reading of Yeats' work Elizabeth Br rrett Browning's sonnets(se- which captures the lyrical magic and intensity lected)by Miss Cornell and an effective of the poet's art. They read "The Lake Isle dramatization of three scenes from the play, of Innisfree," "," 1 with Miss Cornell and Anthony Quayle. "," "Sailing to Byzan- tium," "Leda and the Swan," "Crazy Jane 240. -N TENNYSON, ME POETRY OF poems, "Lapiz Lazuli," "The Three Bushes," (Caedmon...1 LP. . .TC 1080. . .$5.95 "The Wild Old Wicked Man," "Why Should I ($4.75) ...) Not Old Men Be Mad?" "Cuchulain Com- forted," and other poems. Presents "The Lady of Shalott," "In Me- moriam," "Ulysses," "Crossing the Bar," and other poems. Read by Dame Sybil Thorndilre 1 and Sir Lewi Casson. -N YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLERPOEMS OF -N TREASURY OF ALFRED, (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 753. . . $5.95 ($5.25) ...) LORD TENNYSON 3 A tranecription recorded from the Thirties (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 858...... Yeats reads and conmients on his favorite $5.65 ($5.25) ...) poems including "The Lake Isle of Inniefree" Robert Speaight reads such poems as "Ulys- and "The Song of the Old Mother." Other ses," "The Lotus Eaters," "The Splendour poems of Yeats are read by the two gifted 3 Falls on Castle Walls" (frani "The Princess"), Irish personalities, actrem Siobhan McKenna and verses from "In Memoriam." and actor Micheal MacLiammoir.

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PROSE, ENGLISH THE PICKWICK PAPERS (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1121. . .$5.95) Authors Reading Their Own Works Sir interprets "Mr. Pick- wick's Christmas," with the hero's adventures under the mistletoe. Boris Karloff catches the 243. -N PRIESTLEY, J. L sombre spirit and suspense of Gabriel Grub's AN INFORMAL HOUR WITH experience with the goblins in "The Goblins (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP. . .SA 716... and the Sexton." $5.95 ($5.25) ...) -N A TALE OF TWO CITIES This is a well-delivered reading by J. B. (Lexington. . .1 LP. . .LE 7570. . .$5.95 Priestley from his essays on "Delight" includ- ing "No School Report," "Long Trousers," ($4.75) ...) "Pleasure and Gratitude of Children," "Smok- A British production directed by Howard ing in a Hot Bath," "The Mineral Water in Rose, with Griffith Jones, Josephine Stuart, Bedrooms of Foreign Hotels," and others. Jack Livesey, Ralph Michael, and others. A In a pleasant, conversational manner hesuc- vivid dramatization of the famous Dickens ceeds in holding the attention of the listener novel of the French Revolution. throughout 245. -N DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES PROSE, ENGLISH (Audio Books. ..516 rpm's. . .GL 611 . . .$5.95 ($4.75). .A Four stories, complete and unabridged: "A Selections Read by Persons other ScandalinBohemhi," "The Red-Headed than the Authors League," "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Speckled Band," read by Basil Rathbone. 244. DICKENS, CHARLES SHERLOCK HOLMES, STORIES OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Caedmon.. .1 LP. . .TC 1172. . .$5.95) (See Item 71under Elementary Schools.) Basil Rathbone reads "The Adventure of the Speckled Baud" and "The Final Prob- lem" with exceptional skfil and power. The -N DICKENS DUETSPRESENTED BY fear and suspense of "The Speckled Band" FRANK PETTINGELL and the final confrontation with archenemy Moriarty in "The Irmal Problem" are ex- (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP. . .SA 741... citingly told. $5.95 ($5.25) ...) Selections from , Great 246. -N DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Expectations, The Pickwick Papers, Oliver ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Twist, Martin Cluizzlewit, read by the noted (Audio Books. ..416 rpm's. . .GL 605 Dickens interpreter with warmth, fidelity, and ...$4.95 ($3.95)-..) great artistry. Stevenson's classic story of dual identity. complete and unabridged...Read by Gene -N AS CHARLES Lockhart. DICKENS 247. DON JUAN IN HELLFROM G. B. (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP. . .SA 762. . . SHAW'S MAN AND SUPERMAN

1 $5.95 ($5.25). ..) (Cohunbia. . .2 LP's. ..OSL 166... Mr. Williams assumes the role of Dickens *4-98) and reads episodes from Our Mutual Friend, The intellectual sparring of the players Dombey and Son, and Pickwick Papers. His (particularly Don Juan vs. Satan) presenting character interpretation I. superb, his skill in Shaw's trenchantphilosophicalpronounce- dialect unusually good. The Dickens charac- ments make this scene both witty and pro- ters come alive in his reading. His long tours found.Played by Charles lroyer, Charles in the Dickens impersonation have given him Laughton,CedricHardwick.,and Agnes great polish and assurance. Moorehead. li 38 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

GULUVEWS TRAVELS 253. -N SHORT STORIES OF (See Item 83under Elementary Schools.) W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM 24$. -N HEART OF DARKNESSJOSEPH (Libraphone...216 rpm's...LIB-A 1614. . .$7.95 ($6.35). ..) CONRAD (Audio Books. . .5 16 rpm's. . .GL 613 John Brewster reads five of Maugham's stories:"Red," "The Ant and the Grass- ..$5.95 ($4.75)- ..) hopper," "Footprints in the Jungle," "The Conrad's novel, complete and unabridged. Letter," and "Episode." Mr. Brewster reads Read by Dan O'Herlihy. in a direct, concise manner. The stories are complete and unabridged. 249. JEEVES (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1137. . .$5.95) 254. STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS This recording presents dramatizations of two short stories by P. G. Wodehouse; the AN ALBUM stories revolve around Wodehouse's famous (London. . .1 LP. . .No. 5425. . .Write fictional huller, Jeeves. Humorously entertain- producer for price.) ing. Sir reads "The Strange 250. -N A KIPUNG COLLECTION Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "The Suicide Club" with great power, communicat- (Libraphone...2 16 rpm's...LIB- ing the atmosphere of suspense and terror in A1625. . .$7.95 ($6.35). ..) both works with chilling effect. Short stories and pueins of Kipling read by Noel Leslie. Will help to interest students in 255. -N STORIES FROM AN IRISH FIRESIDE Kipling and stimulate them to read further. Presents such stories as "The Man Who (Spoken Arts. . .SA 769. . .$5.95 ($5.25) Would Be King," "Without Benefit of Clergy," .) "Wee Willie Winkle," and the well-known Eamon Kelly retells six traditional Irish poems, "The Ballad of East and West," tales including "The Earl of Banemore" and "GungaDin,"",""Fuzzy "The Shea Man and the Mermaid" with fine Wuzzy," "," "If," "The Law of the authenticity. Jungle," "," and "When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted" with great vitality, 256. SWIFT, JONATHANGULUVER'S understanding, and hinnanity. TRAVELS, THE MODEST PROPOSAL, 251. LAWRENCE, D. H. EPITAPH, AND OTHER WRITINGS THE WRITINGS OF (MGM. . .1 . . .ARC. . .E 3620. . . (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9837. . .$5.95) $5.98) A clear and authoritative reading frcm the poems, letters, and fiction of D. H. Lawrence A polished and sparkling reading by Alec by Harry T. Moore, expert on Lawrence who Guinness of some of Swift's most witty and made the compilation. Text accompanies. Mr. caustic pieces on society. Moore reads such poems as "The Snake," (See also Item 83under Elementary "Lightning," "Piano," and "Brooding Grief," Schools.) selections from the novels Kangaroo, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, some of Lawrence's letters induding one to Lady Asquith on tht problems of censorship confronting him in Lady Chatterley's Lover. WORLD LITERATURE, FOLK LITERATURE 252. -N MANSFIELD, KATHERINE STORIES OF 257. AENEIDTHE STORY OF VERGIL'S (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1133. . .$5.95 (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9973. . .$5.95) ($4.75)..) Miss , narrator, captures the This recording presents an introduction and poignancy and humanity of the two great readings in Latin and English by Professor short stories, "The Garden Party" and "Bliss," Moses Hades. The choice of selections is ex- by her sensitive insight into the author's cellent, and Professor Haclm' reading in both meaning and purpose. languages is a vivid one. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 39 258. THE BALLAD RECORD number of representative,colorful country (Washington. . .1 LP...WLP 705.. . folksingers interpreting their native songs with fidelity, warmth, and skill in a highly definitive $4.98) edition of British folksongs. 1 This recording was produced to complement MacEdward Leach's anthology, The Balkd Book. The twenty ballads include British 264. -N MEDITATIONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS -i ballads, British ballads in America, broadside ! ballads, and indigenous American ballads. The (Audio Books. ..616 rpm's.. .GL 615 :... 1 texts from Leach's authoritative book are ...$6.95 ($5.55) ...) printed in a booklet. The excellent selection of Complete and unabridged...Read by often taught ballads, Ed McCurdy's fine in- Marvin Miller. terpretation of traditional singing, and the ex- ceedingly informative notes on the record i jacket combine to make thisrecording a 265. RAGGLE-TAGGLE GYPSY TALES "must" for the English classroom. (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA748. . . $5.95) 259. -N ME INFERNODANTE Walter Starkieplaystherepresentative i (Folkways. . .112.. .FW 971. . .$5.95 music of gypsy tribes on the violin to vitalize ($4.25). .-) his tales of life among these roaming, colorful Selections from Cantos I through VIII, people. Excitingly and vividly told. translated and read by John Ciardi.Text ] included. 266. JEAN REDPATH'S SCOTTISH BALLAD BOOK 260. (Elektra. . .1 LP. . .EKL-214. . .$4.98) -, (A Mentor Record...1 LP...Write Singing the eleven ballads on this recording producer for price.) in a traditional manner with a Scot's dialect, Selections from his own translation of Don Miss Redpath manages to capture the spirit Quixote are ably read by Walter Starkie. The of the rich Scottish ballad heritage. Her pres- text is published by the New American Li- entation of such well-known ballads as "Gypsie brary in paperback form. Laddie," "Barbarry Allan," `Two Corbies," and "Sir Patrick Spens" will appeal to all 261. -N FAMOUS VOYAGES IN SMALL listeners and heighten the high school stu- BOATS dent's appreciation of the ballads. Informative (Libraphone. ..116 rpm. . .LIB-J 1618 notes on all the songs are included on the record jacket; the texts appear in a booklet. $5.95 ($4.75). ..) Michael Ryan reads "Captain Bligh of the RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM AND 'Bounty'," "The Men of the Trevessa'," "The Voyage of the `Kon-Tikr," and "Escape from SOHRAB AND RUSTUM , the Antarctic." (See Item 26in this division.) 262. FOLK BALLADS OF THE ENGLISH- SINGERS IN ME DUSK SPEAKING WORLD 1 (See Item 59under Elementary j (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FA 2310. . .$5.95) Schools.) Each of the fifteen ballads on this recording represents a different chapter from Albert B. 267. -N SWANN IN LOVEFROM Friedman's Viking Book of Folk Ballads. Well-known but seldom recorded songs such PROUST'S REMEMBRANCE OF as "Botany Bay," "Thi Dying Stockman " MINGS PAST "Avondale Mine Disaster," and "Katharine (Caedmon. ..2 LP's...TC 2017... Jaffray" are pleasantly sung by Paul Clayton. $11.90 ($9.50). ..) A booklet containing the texts and information j Cleverly compiled and directed by Howard of each song accompanies the recording. Sackler. Sir Ralph Richardson's reading has 263. THE FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN produced a brilliant album.His cultivated voice delivers Proust's precise, qualified, and (Caedmon...5LP's. . .TC 1142-1146 analytical sentences in a way to make the each. ..) listener believe that he is listening to Proust Alan Loma:, collaborating with Peter Ken- himself.Will send the listener hurrying to nedy, has assembled and recorded a large read the book. 40 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST Gabler, Wilde's The Importance ofBeing 2611. -N TRIAL OF SOCRATES Earnest, Shaw's Candida. (Audio Books . . .316 rpm's ...GL 604 Both records contain complete texts. . . .$3.95 ($3.15)...) Although Miss Yurka reads extremely well, Complete texts of Plato's Apology and with excellent character interpretation,her Crito. Read by Thomas Mitchell. Foreword essaying so many varied roles single-handed, by Robert M. Hutchins. as it were, is occasionallysomewhat of a weak- ness. The balance sheet,however, is decidedly 269. WORLD OF MAN, VOL I in her favor. . . .$4.25) (Folkways. ..112.. .FC 7431 (FROM Based on actual documentary recordings, 273. -N DR. FAUSTUSMARLOWE edited and narrated by HaroldCourlander, MONUMENTS OF EARLY ENGLISH The World of Man captures with great accu- DRAMA SERIES) the songs and sounds of racy and intensity . . .1 LP . . . TC 1033 . . . $5.95 man's labor. (Caedmon ($4.75)..-) 270. -N YOUTH AND TYPHOON Almost complete work. Text included.Stars Frank Silvers. Marlowe's great tragicdrama ...216 rpm's ...LIB-A (Libraphone is stirringly presented. 1615...$7.95 ($6.35) ...) Noel Leslie reads these ohortstories by DRAPER, RUTHTHE ART OF vividly andexcitingly. The (See Item 181in this division.) stories are complete and unabridged. 274. -N DRUTEN, JOHN VAN DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE (Spoken Arta . . . 1 LP . . . SA 718 . .. $5.95 ($5.25) ..) Dramatic Works Otherthan In this lucid and analytical treatment,the Shakespeare's dramatist himself speaks on the art ofplay- writing and reads from The Voiceof the 271.ANTA ALBUM OF STARS (VOL! Turtle, The Druid Circle, I Am aCarefirn, his well-known GREAT MOMENTS FROM GREAT I've Got Sixpence, four of dramas. PLAYS) 275. -N EVERYMAN (FROMMONUMENTS (Decca...1 LP...DL 9002 ... $4.98) Helen Hayes as "Victoria Regina,"Eva Le OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMASERIES) Gallienne as "Hedda GaMer," (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1031. . .$5.95 as "RichardII," and Fredric March and ($4.75). ..) Florence Eldridge as the leadingplayers in This famous morality play, alandmark in scenes from TheSkin of Our Teeth and Years the development of English drama,stars Bur- Ago. Some notableperformances are pre- gess Meredith. Textis included. sented here of scenes frommemorable Broad- way successes. 276. -N THE FIRST STAGE (Spoken Words . . . SW A-11, A-12,A-13, 272. DEAR AUDIENCEBLANCHEYURKA I and II . . . A-14) (Folkwaya . . . 1 LP . . . Vols. PART I . . . 5 12's . ..SW A-11 ...$29.50 FL 9841 and 9842 . . . $5.95) ($23.60) . . .) VOL. I contains a discussionof how to un- History of English drama fromBritish derstand and enjoy drama,criteria for judging Broadcasting Corporation productions.Intro- the success of plays, a briefhistory of theatri- duction, Seven Mystery Plays. cal periodo and majorplaywrights, on the first PART II . . . 5 LFs. . . SW A-12 . . .$29.50 side. The other side, VOL.II, contains scenes ($23.60) ..) from Sophocles andShakespeare (two scenes History of English drama. Mysteries,Mira- from Electra, two fromRomeo and Juliet. and cles, Moralities, Interludes. one from ).The introduction to drama 5 LP's ... SW A-13 ... $29.50 is well presented and thedramatic readings PART III . The ($23.60). show great versatilityand sensitivity. History of English drama. LateMoralities, record is technically excellent Classical Influence, Drama at Innsof Court. of presentation VOL: II continues this type PART IV . ..4 LP's . . . SW A-14 .. .$24.00 with comments by MissYurka prefacing her interpretafion of scenes fromMoliere's The ($19.20) . . .) The Way of the The Professional Theater: PopularDrama; Misanthrope, Congreve's Rise and Fall of Didactic Drama. World, Sheridan's TheRivals, Ibsen's lied& SECONDARY SCHOOLS 41

GREEN, PAULREADS FROM 281. O'NEILL, EUGENEFOUR OWN DRAMAS SOLILOQUIES FROMWITH JASON (See Item 183this division.) ROBARDS (Columbia.. .1 LP. . .OL 5900. . .$4.98) 277. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING Mr. Robards, who has given so many bril- EARNESTOSCAR WILDE liant performances in stage versions of O'Neill's plays, presents four soul-searching (Angel. . .2 LP's. . .B 3505.. .$4.98) soliloquies with tremendous dramatic inten- A deg and rollicking performance of the sity: Edmund upbraiding his brother in A play by actors highly accomplished in deliver- Long Day's Journey into Night, Jim re- ing its gay banter. Sir John Gielgud, Dame proaching himself in A Moon for the Misbe- . , and others con- gotten, Paddy piling his scorn on the inferno- vey the sophistication, wit, and paradox of the like engine room of a coal-burning ship in famous comedy, interpreting it in a way to The Hairy Ape, and finally a long confessional make it intelligible to bright students in senior in The Ice Man Cometh. high school. 282. -N RIDERS TO THE SEAJ. M. SYNGE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (ALSO IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN) (Theatre Masterworks. . .2 LP's. . .GRC (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 743. . .$5.95 2506...$11.90) ($5.25). ..) Maurice Evans, Lucile Watson, and others Played by the Radio Eireann Players of under the direction of Margaret Webster. Dublin.Presents the two powerful one-act The exceptionally able cast illuminates this plays, dramatized in their entirety. comic satire with shrewd perception and bit- (See Item 415College Classes.) ing wit. 283. ME RIVALS 278. IMPORTANCE OF BEING OSCAR (Caedmon...2 LP's...TC 2020... (Columbia. ..1 LP. . .OL 5690. . .$4.98; $11.90) . . .Stereo OS 2090. . .$5.98) Written by Richard B. Sheridan, author of A one-man show by Micheal MacLiammoir. The School for Scandal, this play, though less A smoothly joined reading from the plays, well known, is brilliantly performed by a dis- poetry, and witticisms of Oscar Wilde from tinguished castconsistingof Dame Edith the Broadway performance in which Mr. Evans, Pamela Brown, Micheal MacLiammoir, MacLiammoir played all the parts, imperson- and . The Rivals is a comedy, ating Wilde in a brilliant portrayal. sparkling with witty satire which is directed against high society of the 18th century. 279. -N MILLER, ARTHUR 284. ST. JOANBY G. B. SHAW (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. ..SA 704.. .$5.95 (RCA Victor.. . .2 LP's.. .LOC 6133... ($5.25). ..) $4.98) The playwright analyzes methods of charac- This is a recording of the Cambridge Drama terization and reads from two of his plays, Festival production.Siobhan McKenna re- Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. captures the crusading fervor of her original stake role with extraordinary skill in this out- 280. MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL standing recording of Shaw's great play. T. S. ELIOT 285. THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Angel. . .2 LP's. . .B3505. ..$4.98) RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN The suspense leading up to the Archbishop's arrival at Canterbury, the chorus of warning (Angel...3 LP's...Album 3542-5... voices, the Archbishop's moral courage, and $4.98) the final tragedy of his murderall these are The cast includes Dame Edith Evans, Claire major elements of a moving and powerful Bloom, Cecil Parker, Baliol Holoway. dramatic work that combines the force of The cutting wit and sophistication,the Greek tragedy and the medieval morality play. rollickingly humorous situations in this Robert Donat as the Archbishop Thomas a sprightly comedy are all ably brought out by Becket is superb. For superior students. a most talented mt. 42 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL 291. SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE (Command Records. . .RS 33-13002, $4.98 WITH COMMENTARY . . .Stereo-RS 13002 SD. . .$5.98) (Audio Rarities. ..2 LP's. ..Nos. 2280 Sir John Gielgud plays Joseph Surface; Sir and 3380...$5.95) Ralph Richardson enacts the role of Sir Peter Selections from Richard III, , Teazle. They catch the subtlety, wit, and irony Macbeth, and Hamlet read by John Barry- of the play in a sparkling performance. more. Eighteenth century manners are deftly satir- Although there are distracting surface noises ized in a theatrical style that is accurate, (this is an early recording), the brilliance, elegant, and distinctive. eloquence, and impassioned delivery of John Barrymore make this an unforgettable listen- 286. A THURBER CARNIVAL ing experience and the record itself a collec- (Columbia. ..1 LP...KOL 5500... tor's item. Outstanding are the selections: "To $5.98) be or not to be," "0 what a rogue and peasant Music by Don Elliott and the original slave am I" from Hamlet and soliloquies from Broadway cast (1960). An excellent presenta- Richard III. tion of scenes from the Broadway stage success which catches its lively good humor and wit. 292. -N SHAKESPEARE 287. -N (NCTE. . .1 10% 78 rpm . . . RS 80-3 ...... ) (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1005. . .$5.95 $1.75 ($1.25) ($4.75) .. .) Harry M.Ayres reads Hamlet's soliloquy Williams reads scenes from The Glass and Portia's mercy speech in Elizabethan ac- Menagerie, "Some Poems Meant for Music," cent. and "The Yellow Bird" (a short story). (See Item 322in this section.) 293. -N SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE Shakespeare's Plays and Poems (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 723. . .$5.95 (SELECTIONS OF SCENES FROM: COLLECTIONS OF PLAYS FROM: ) ($5.25). ..) Paul Rogers of Company in- 288. THE AGES OF MAN terprets Falstaff, John of Gaunt, Mercutio, (Columbia Masterworks. ..1 LP. ..01 Bottom, and Macbeth. His reading is one of 5390.. .$4.98) rare insight and dramatic fidelity. A superb gallery of Shakespearean portraits created by the renowned actor John Gielgud, -N SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE who presents over twenty selections from the (Spoken Arts. . .2 LP's.. .SA 766-7... plays. Recorded at the conclusion of his na- $11.90 ($10.70). ..) tional tour in a solo reading from Shake- Anew McMaster, supported by his Shake- speare's works. His reading brings out the spearean company, recreates roles from The beauty of Shakespeare's language, his broad Taming of the Shrew, , Merchant of humanity, and the universality of his themes. Venice, , Hamlet, Macbeth, 289. IMMORTAL SCENES AND SONNETS As You Like It, and Julius Caesar. Although there are some uneven and postur- OF SHAKESPEARE ing performances, the overall production is (Decca.. .1 LP. ..DL 9041...$4.98) one of intense and faithful characterizationof Sir John Gielgud, Pamela Brown, Arnold a variety of difficult roles. Moss, and R. E. Johnson present a masterful reading. 294. -N SHAKESPEARE SOLILOQUIES AND SCENES FOR ACTORS, VOLUME I 290. INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE . . .$5.95 (Golden Records. ..1 LP. ..No. 58... (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP.. .SA 836 $1.98) ($5.25). ..) Features nine of Shakespeare's songs plus Micheal MacLianunoir and Hilton Edwards dramatic highlights from his best-known plays. of the Dublin Gate Theatre read from Ham- Read by Maurice Evans let, Macbeth, and Othello.All excerpts are very well delivered.The recording jacket PALGRAVE'S GOLDEN TREASURY gives the location within each play of each (See Item 232.) presentation. SECONDARY SCHOOLS 43 bethan Consorta musical group composed of -N SHAKESPEARE SOLILOQUIES AND viols, viola, and luteis the accompanist. Her SCENES FOR ACTORS, VOLUME II reading, from the works of poets who were (Spoken Arts. ..1 LP. . .SA 837. . .$5.95 writing about the year 1598 Shakespeare, ($5.25). ..) Jonson, Marlowe, Donne, Drayton, and Ra- leigh, describes the course of a love affair. Micheal MacLianunoir and Hilton Edwards Music by Anthony Holborne, the famous read from Julius Caesar, , and The lutenist of the Elizabethan era, is interspersed. Merchant of Venice. This is an excellent recording, done with 295. -N HAMLETMACBETHKING delicacy and grace. Poetry and music blend with peat effectiveness to produce a most en- LEAR...(50-minute condensed joyable listening experience. versions of each) SA 781, 782, and (Spoken Arts...1 LP.. . 299. A MUSICAL PANORAMA OF 784. . .$5.95 ($5.25) each...) Key scenes, dramatically and excitingly pre- SHAKESPEARE'S ENGLAND sented, with excellent connecting summary in (Bach Guild ...1 LP...BG 606... the text of gaps in action. Playing time-50 $4.98) minutesis ideal for class presentation. The This is a lively recording by Alfred Deller recordingsfeatureHiltonEdwardsand and the Deller Consort: a countertenor with Micheal MacLiammoir with the Dublin Gate lute, viols, harpsichord, and recorders. Soldier Theatre players. songs, folksongs, theater songs,madrigals, songs 296. -N SHAKESPEARESOUL OF AN AGE heard in court, in church, at home, in the streets and taverns. (Caedmon...1 LP...Portfolio album ...TC 1170. . .$6.95 ($5.55). ..) Sir Ralph Richardson narrates, and Sir 300. SHAKESPEARE'S SONGS AND LUTE Michael Redgrave is starred in scenes from SOLOS Richard II, Richard III, Twelfth Night, The (Angel.. .1 LP. . .No. 45016 .. .$3.98) Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV, Henry Alfred Deller, countertenor (see Item 299 V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, King John, Mac- above), sings in a beautifully sensitive voice beth, As You Like lt, Hamlet, and The Temp- and style songs from Shakespeare's works. est. The recording, based on the original tele- Desmond Dupre plays lute solosinterspersed cast album of the NBC-TV documentary comes among the songs. Mr.Deller sings "It Was a with a colorful folio of illustrations. Lover and His Lass" from As You Like It, Narration and dramatization (with the help "Sing Willow, Willow" from Othello, "0 Mis- of a fine supporting cast) are of the highest 0 order.This recording recreates the tempo, tress Mine" from Twelfth Night, "Take, color, and power of Shakespeare's plays and Take Those Lips Away" from Measure for the era in which he lived and will prove very Measure, "Where the Bee Sucks" and "Full useful in orienting the pupil to the person- Fathom Five" from The Tempest, "Green- ality who was William Shakespeare. sleeves" from The Merry Wives of Windsor, and others. (MUSIC OF SHAKESPEARE'S TIME) 301. SONGS FROM SHAKESPEARE'S 297. -N ELIZABETHAN LOVE SONGS AND PLAYS AND POPULAR SONGS OF HARPSICHORD PIECES SHAKESPEARE'S TIME (Lyrichor6.. .1 LP.. .LL 37.. .$5.95 (Folkways...1 LP...FW 8767... ($4.75). ..) $5.95) Tenor Hugues Cuenod and harpsichordist Celia," The collection includes songs which Shake- Claude J.Chiasson perform "To speare used, such as "0 MistressMine," "It "When Laura Smiles," "Sweet Kate," and Was a Lover and His Lass," "Greensleeves," others. "Peg O'Ramsay," "Heart's, Ease," and "Wil- 298. LOVE'S PROGRESS: PAMELA BROWN low, Willow." The songs are varied; the music is superb. AND THE ELIZABETHAN CONSORT Harpsichord, recorder, and cello accompany (Washington Records...1 LP . . . WLP the singer, whose voice is melodious andof 464. . .$4.98) considerable range and flexibility. Recording Pamela Brown is the reader and the Eliza- quality is first-rate. The singer is Tom Kines. 44 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

302. -N SONGS OF SHAKESPEARE 304.-N SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS AND (Spoken Word...1 LP...SW 159... ELIZABETHAN LYRICS $5.98 ($4.75)...) (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 729... These are authentic musical versions, sung $5.95 ($5.25)...) with lute accompaniment by Christopher Cas- Anthony Quayle reads twenty-four of the son. sonnets and poems by Donne, Marlowe, Spen- ser, Drayton, Sidney, and Peele. (SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE) The power and the tenderness, the lyrical beauty of the lines of the great Elizabethan 303. -N SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE poets are eloquently communicated in Mr. COMPLETE Quayle's excellent reading. (Audio Books...3 16 rpm's ...GL 607 . ..$3.95 ($3.15). ..) (THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE) All of the 154 sonnets are read by Ronald 305. AS YOU LIKE IT Colman. While the reading is polished and (Caedmon...3 LP's...SRS 210... well sustained, it is essentially an actor's read- ing which does not always catch the deep Monaural and Stereo...$17.85 poetic subtleties or the refinements of some of ($14.25)...) the lines. The high comedy, wit, and music of the play are given their full due. as SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETSCOMPLETE Rosalind, Keith Michell as Orlando, Stanley ...3 LP's...A 18... Holloway as Touchstone, and Max Adrian as (Spoken Word Jacques. The supporting cast is very good. Re- $5.98) cording quality is excellent. An impassioned and varied reading of the sonnets by Anew McMaster, which reveals a -N AS YOU LIKE IT subtle metrical awareness without sa. acing (Spoken Word...3 LP's. . .SW-A4... dramatic projection. $17.85 ($14.25) ...) -N THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM The complete Oxford edition in five acts is performed by the Dublin Gate Players, featur- SHAKESPEARE ing Micheal MacLiammoir. This is an outstand- (Shakespeare Recording Society ...2 ing production, an excellent example of timing, LP's. ..SRS-M 241.. .$11.90 ($9.50) pacing, and the dramatics of the theatre. .) Sir John Gielgud reads the Sonnets as they 306. HAMLET were first compiled in 1609 by ThomasThorpe. (RCA Victor...4 LP's.. .LM-6404... Gielgud"s reading is excellent and precise. Text Write producer for price.) included. Performed by Sir John Gielgud and the Old Vic Company. A well-conceived and ably ex- SHAKESPEARESONNETS ecuted production, with John Gielgud as Hai n- (Literary Records...1 LP...LR-6005 let in a striking interpretation. .. . $5.95 ($4.75). ..) -N HAMLET Ronald Colman reads in a manner which is both sensitive and direct. This recording con- (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA-781... tains Sonnets numbered 1-26, 29, 55, 73, 116, $5.95 ($5.25)...) and 130-154. Shakespeare's great play in concentrated form for 50-minute class period. (See comment un- -N SIXTEEN SONNETS OF WILLIAM der Item 295 this section.) SHAKESPEARE (now THE GREAT 307.JULIUS CAESAR SONNETS ...) (Lexington...1 LP...LE 7545... (Poetry Records.. .1 12" LP . . . PR 201 $5.95) .. .$5.95 ($4.75). ..) This recording features the performers Ralph The following sonnets are read by David Truman, Griffith Jones, Arthur Hewlett, Roy Allen with fine insight and great expressive- Dean, and Ralph Michael. This performance is ness: 3, 8, 15, 18, 19, 29, 30, 50, 55, 64,65, 73, a condensation of the complete play, thus re- 90, 104, 116, and 130. Mr. Allen is accompanied vealing the plot of the play in a single record- by original harp music, composed in Eliza- ing. The performance is commendable, and the bethan style. recording is of high quality.

A SECONDARY SCHOOLS 45 version.Anthony Quayle isMacbeth and JULIUS CAESAR Gwen Davies, Lady Macbeth. Both are ex- (London Records . .. 3 LP's ... A 4334 .. . ceptionally competent in their roles. Educational Department ...$14.94) A fine cast performs the uncut version of the -N MACBETH play that follows the Dover Wilson edition. (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 782... The recording is faithful to the Elizabethan $5.95) tradition.Productionisby the Marlowe This isthe 50-minute condensed version Snciety of Cambridge. which preserves the language and flavor of the original.This fine recording is directed JULIUSCAESAR by Hilton Edwards.(See comment on Item (Shakespeare Recording Society. ...3 295, this section.) LP's. . .SRS-S 230...$17.85) This production of one of Shakespeare's 309. -N most significant tragedies features SirRalph (Caedmon...2 LP's...TC 2013. . Richardson, Anthony Quayle, JohnMills, $11.90 ($9.50)...) Alan Bates, and Michael Gwynn. The text As in the Macbeth version, major portions for this production follows closely the First of the play are presented with a text which Folio of 1623, in which Julius Caesar was first shows where minor deletions have been made. printed.Available in either stereo or mon- Michael Redgrave, supported by an able cast, aural. Text included. gives a sharply etched performance as Shy- lock. -N JULIUS CAESAR (Spoken Arts ...1 LP...SA 809... -N THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ... $5.95 $5.95 ($5.25)...) (Lexington .1 LP LE 7540.. . A Dublin Gate Theatre productionwith ($4.75)...) Hilton Edwards and Micheal MacLiammoir. Excerpts narrated by Paul Sparer, Nancy A clean-cut adaptation that preserves the Marchand, and John Randolph. Key speeches great moments of the play in the acting and and scenes are presented, with connecting the production. narrative. JULIUS CAESAR -N THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ..3 (Spoken Word...LP's...SW 144... (Shakespeare Recording Society . Write producer for price.) LP's...SRS 209...$17.85 ($14.25) This is a complete presentation of the play ...) infiveacts.Particularly brilliant are the Hugh Griffith, , kind Harry performances of Christopher McMaster as Andrews lead the cast.Available in both Mark Antony and Anew McMaster as Brutus. stereo and monaural, this recordingoffers not Also distinguished are Christopher Casson as only one of the finest recorded performances a vigorous Caesar andMaurice Good as a of this play but also one of the technologically crafty Cassius. most advanced releases currentlyavailable. The play is complete, and a text is included 308. -N GREAT SCENES FROM MACBETH in the album. 1 LP. TC 1167. ..$5.95 (Caedmon. . . 310. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM ($4.75)...) Anthony Quayle, Gwen Davies, and Stan- (London. ..3 LP's...A 4349...Stereo, ... ley Holloway present brilliant interpretations OSA 1321 $17.94) 1 of the most famous scenes in Macbeth. The Produced by of Cam- above actors, with full cast, perform Act I, bridge. This highly skilled and talented pro- scenes 1, 5, and 7; Act II, scenes 1, 2,and 3; fessional group turns in a sterling performance. Act III, scene 4; Act IV, scene I: Act V. scenes 1, 5, and 7. A text is included with the re- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM cording. (RCA Victor. . . . 3 LP's .. .LM 6115 O.P. ...Write producer for price.) -N MACBETH This is a full-scale recording of the 1954 (Caedmon...2 LP's. ..SRS-M 231... Old Vic production starring Moira Shearer, $11.90 ($9.F))...) , and Stanley Holloway. It Presents major portions of the play, with is a "uperior production of the work which accompanying text. A thoroughly professional brings out bothits charming fantasy and reading which brings out the development of earthy humor. The BBC Symphony orches- the main characters, this is a highly dramatic tra presents the full Mendelssohn score. 46 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

-N A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 312. -N THE TEMPEST (Spoken Word.. .3 LP's. . .SW A-5. . . (Spoken Word...3 LP's...SW-A 10 $17.85 ($14.25). ..) . . .$17.85 ($14.25). ..) A Dublin Gate Theatre production. A last- A Dublin Gate Theatre production... paced energetic performance which also man- Hilton Edwards is a brilliant Prospero in ages to preserve the airy quality and poetic Micheal Mac.Liannnoir's excellent production. magic of the work. The repertory players are A memorable performance. Hilton Edwards, Christopher Casson, and MIcheal MacLiammoir in leading roles. ME TEMPEST

(Shakespeare Recording Society...3 311. ROMEO AND JUUET LP's.. .SRS-S 201. . .$17.85) (Caedmon. ..3 LP's. . .SRS-M 228. . . Sir Michael Redgrave, Hugh Griffith, Van- essa Redgrave, and head the Stereo and Monaural...$17.85 cast of this production of the last of Shake- ($14.25). ..) speare's comedies.This production follows Claire Bloom is Juliet, Albert Finney is very cl sely the text of the Folio of 1623, the Romeo, and Dame Edith Evans is the nurse. first publication of The Tempest. The artistic Claire Bloom recreates her stage role with the and technical quality of this recording isex- Old Vic with meticulous assurance and excel- cellent. Available in either stereo or monaural. lent delivery. Continuity and pace are very Text included. good. The recording admirably captures the power and excitement of the play. 313. STYLES IN SHAKESPEAREAN ACTING, 1890-1950 I ROMEO AND JUUET (Creative Associates, Inc.. . .1 tape, 71/2 (RCA Victor. . .3 LP's. . .LM 6116. . . ips. . .dual track. ..Write producer Write producer for prices.) for price.) i t The tragic love story is presented with all Althon0 this is a tape recording, it is in- i the theatrical power and fidelity characteristic eluded he-, e because of its unusual nature and of great Old Vic acting company. excellent quality. Edited by Frederick C. Packard, Jr., of , who has brought together theillustrativeselections from his personal record library aad other 1 -N ROMEO AND JUUET sources, the recording presents changing styles (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP. ..SA 812... in Shakespearean acting ranging from that of $5.95 ($5.25). ..) Edwin Booth in 1890 down to the present time. All the Shakespearean great are here i A 50-minute condensation of the play. This Marlowe, Sothern. Gielgud, Evans, Barry- is the Swan Theatre production, directed by more, Skinner, Olivier, and a host of others. John Blatchley. The recording offers a splen- The selections are skillfully arranged so that did presentation of the highlights of the play. old is compared with new and the same char- Recording quality is first-rate. Romeo em- acter (Shylock, for example) is heard in sev- , erges as gallant and tender, yet manly. Juliet eral different interpretations by various actors shows youthful innocence and the ardor of who played him over the years. first love.Mercutio is high-spirited and Professor Packard is the polished and dra- moody. matically effective narrator and commentator.'" Although the earlier recordings are sonutimes marred by surface noises, the text supplied with the tape is an excellent aid to the listener ROMEO AN" JULIET in following the various speeches presented. (Spoken VG, t.. .4LP's. ..SW 147-150 To have brought all these great voices to- . . .Write producer for prices.) gether on one recording is a superb achieve- Directed by Anew McMaster. This record- ment. General recording quality is very good. ing catches the lyrical beauty and dramatic A filmstrip accompanies the recording. intensity of the play, with McMaster tender NOTE: A 2-tape recording of The Tempest , and ardent as Romeo. The supporting cast ix by the same company, starring Raymond excellent. Massey, 'a also recommended.

li SECONDARY SCHOOLS 47 DOCUMENTARIES 317. I CAN HEAR IT NOW (Columbia. . .4 LP's. . .Vols. I-IV.. . ML 4095, 4261, 4340, and 5066, respec- 314. ME BILL OF RIGHTS AND PATRICK tively. . .Write produfter for price.) HENRY'S FAMOUS SPEECH Edited by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. (Enrichment Records. 1 LP.. .$5.95) Friendly. A documentary record of the per- In the Bill of Rights portion we are toldof sonalities and events of the Second World thecircumstances associated with the making War and of the interim years between World of tne first ten amendments to the Constitu- War I and World War ILVOLUME Ipresents tion. Each amendment is read with a short the period 1933-1945,VOL. II,1945-49,VOL. explanation. The Patrick Henry side I. valu- ///, 1919-1932, andVOL. IV,the role and con- able for American literatureclasses. The Cributions of Wmston Churchill. speechis very well read. Told with peac narrative power and skill, interweaving the actual historical speeches or dramatizations of the events, this series is an 315. ME DECLARATION OF important social and historical document. INDEPENDENCE AND LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS (Enrichment Documentary Records... 318. INAUGURATION ADDRESSES OF 1 LP. . .$5.95) ME PRESIDENTS OF ME UNITED The record contains a review of events lead- STATES ing to the Declaration of Independence.It (Spoken Word. . .1 LP. . .SW-115. . . includes six songs of the Revolution. In "The Gettysburg Address" portion, six songs of the $5.98) Civil War are prtsented. The record has This record, one in a series,features emotional impact. There is good reading, bol- Franklin D. Roosevelt's inaugural address on stered by effective acting. March 4, 1933.

316. A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF BROADCASTING: RADIO BEFORE LANDMARK RECORDSDOCUMENTARIES TELEVISION-1920-1950 (See under Enrichment Recordsin this section above.) (Folkways...1 LP...FB 1971... $5.95) This recording, first in a series on com- munication and its role in him= life,is 319. MR. PRESIDENTFROM F. D. R. edited by Patrick D. Hazard. It presents the excellent radio -tmatization, "The Ways of TO EISENHOWER Mankind," on the arts of language, language (RCA Victor. . .1 LP. . .LM 1753. . . as a reflection of culture, and the creative and $4.98) medal aspects of art and music in civilization. In a dynamic docommtary covering the Script, conception, continuity, and dram- years 1933 to 1953, imp..rtant events and per- atization are of the highest order.Listeners sonalities of the two action-packed decades will find it a rare treat. are narrated and dramatized, with actual voices of major participants interwoven into the script ENRICHMENT DOCUMENTARY RECORDS These recordings, based on memorable events in American history, effectively dram- atize and make meaningful high points of our 320. -N ME WORLD OF MANVOL I: country's past. (Folkways. . .1 10' LP. . .FC 7432. . . $4-25 ($3-25) -) Music and ceremonies of major religions of ME GLORY OF NEGRO HISTORY the world, compiled and narrated by Harold (See Item 81under Elementary School& ) Courlander. 48 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST LANGUAGE AND STYLE -N BEOWULF, CHAUCER, SHAKESPEARE, AND THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS 321. -N THE ANATOMY OF LANGUAGE (NCTE.. .1 10" 33% rpm...RL 20-7 ...WRITTEN AND NARRATED BY . . .$2.50 ($2.00). ..) Harry M. Ayres reads selections from Beo- MORRIS SCHREIBER wulf in Old English (clear explanation in- (Folkways...7 LP's...Fl 9108... cluded), selections from the Prologue to the $52.50 ($41.25). ..) Canterbury Tales and the Nun's Priest's Tale With 104-page complete text of the record- in Middle English with explanation of sounds, ings. ."This unusual album is designed for Hamlet's soliloquy and Portia's mercy speech superior students in the upper y ears of high in Elizabethan accent, the Gettysburg Ad- schooL Five of the seven records deal with dress in style and tone of Lincoln's day and vocabulary: word analysis and the achieve- then in the mcdern manner. ment of vividness and accuracy ir the use of Printed copies of the explanations and the words. The remaining two recot deai with text read (in an interlinear translation) are writing and reading: how to write an effective available for class use for Beowulf and Chau- composition and how to read and interpret cer. Thirty copies in a package. mature literature. "The book which accompanies album con- 323. -N THE CHANGING ENGLISH tains the text of each lesson, additional infor- LANGUAGE mation, and exercises, along with answers to some of the questions. The reader speaks (Folkways. . .1 LP..FL 9852. . .$5.95 dearly and a a rate which allows the student ($4.25) ..) to take notes and work out problems as the Language development illustrated by read- recoAl is played. The material on the plan- ings from the Bil:de and Boethius. Changing ning and writing of an expository essay is ex- literary style with readings in Old, Middle, cellent as in the discussion a° advanced skills and Modern English by Charles W. Dunn in reading. from the Arthurian legend. "These records provide a fine supplement to the regular program of English instruction. 324. -N FORMS OF POETRY The records are technically excellent." (Educational Audio-Visual. . .2 LP's. . . Review, English Journal LE 7620. . .$11.90 ($9.50). ..) Text accompanying album gives brief ex- CREATIVE WRITING planations of basic metrics and various verse forms.Recording illustrates the commonest (Folkways. . .112.. .FL 9122. . .$5.95) metrical beats.Commonest stanzas are fa- Through dramatic presentation and the use miliar and heavily weighted in favor of British of numerous examples from his own students' poetry.Useful for teachers for survey of writing, Morris Schreilier introduces the begin- English literature. Readings are done effec- ning writer to the art of creative writing. Sec- tively by Nancy Marchand, David Allen, and tions of the record discuss (1) self-expression Michael Prince. Direction is by David Allen through writing, (2) sources of ideas, (3) meth- and editing. by Anne Pretzat.Recording ods of developing ideas, (4) literary media, and quality is excellent. (5) the art of writing. A folder containing the text of the recording is included. The student 325. -N GETTYSBURG ADDRESS would benefit by following the script as he (NCTE. . .1 10", 78rpm . . .RS 80-4. . . listens. $1.75 ($1.25). ..) Harry M. Ayres reads Lincoln's addross in 322. 41 ligOWULIF, CAEDMON'S HYMN, the style and tone of Lincoln's dayt, in AND OTHER OLD ENGLISH POEMS modern manner. (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1161. . .$5.95 326.-N ME NATURE OF POETRY. . . ($4.75) ..) J. B. Bessinger, Jr., reads in Old English, BY FRANK BAXTER accompanied by a six-stringed harp. The com- (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP...SA 703... bination of Mr. Bessinger's Old English read- $5.95 ($5.25). ..) ing and the harp accompanimentisan Frank Baxter lectures on the essence of excellent one, and all the intense dramatic poetry. He discourses appealingly on the quality of these early English works is present nature, beauty, and emotional power of the throughout this recording. medium. 49 SECONDARY SCHOOLS : 1 This recording comes withaprinted intro- 327. THE NOVELUNDERSTAND1NG duction and text. AND APPRECIATION CFBY In readings that stress thesound rather than literary interpretation, thedistinguished MORRIS SCHREIBER selections from (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9119. . .$5.95) scholar, Helge Kokeritz, ;meads i students and BeNuulf, "Alfric," the Bilile, "CuckooSong," A recording of value for Prologue to Piers Plowman, SirGawayne and teachers of literature and creativewriting. Bacon, . .the the Green Knight, Chaucer, Caxton, Presents the novel as "best seller" Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Milton, andPope novel as a literary type ...growth of the structure and organization of the all read in as close an approximation tothe i novel... original dialect as scholarship can achieve. novel...qualifications of the novelist ... Includes excerpts from Defoe, Melville,Tol- Side 2: A very good reading of thecenturion stoy, Flaubert, Cervantes, MarkTwain, and passage from St. Lukein Old English, the these Wyclif version, and the King Jamesversion. i discussion of a key novel of each of Student hears literature as it would havebeen writers. spoken at the time it was written(Chaucer, 328. -N POETRY, UNDERSTANDINGAND the Renaissance, and later). This spoken ver- APPRECIATION OFBY MORRIS sion does much to heighten interestin the written word. i SCHREIBER The text contains an important andlucid (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FI 9120. . .$5.95 introduction to the principal sound changesin ($4.25). ..) English. "An almost co,rplete condensed coursein This recording will also provevaluable to i the workings of 'poetry:the naturalness of teachers who wish to interest theirstudents in rhythm, the sensory and imaginativeappeal the history of the English language. of verse, a definition of poetryall are ex- plained and illustrated. Most of thevaried i' lustrations are familiar classics of British mu., 331. DDC SPEWNG AIDBYLOUIS A. American verse. Recording quality isexcel- LESUE lent." (Dictation Disc Co. . . . 1 LP . . . $8.75) Review, English Journal Remedial device: The phonographprovides -N SHAKESPEARE (NCTE) the mechanical drill work needed toimprove By Harry M. Ayres . . . spelling deficiencies. The record contains400 (See under Item 322this division.) most commonly misspelled wordsseparated into different categories.Twenty units of 329. MEND YOUR SPEECHBYHARRY practice are provided. FLEETWOOD (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9130. . .$5.95) 332. -N PRACTICAL VOCABULARY of The introduction stresses the importance IMPROVEMENTBY BERGEN EVANS cultivated speech and comments briefly onthe sources of the vocabularyof English. (VOCAB records . . . 5 LP's . . .V-100-104 Mr. Fleetwood then lists words often mis- . . .Each record $4.98 ($3.75) . ..Set pronounced, matching them with otherswhich $24.90 ($17.75) . . .) are not.Silent letters, stresses, and vowel Each side of each record containsfifty words qualities are given attention. arranged in bands of ten. Words rangein The one weakness of this otherwiseuseful difficulty from the comparatively easy tothe discussion is that it does not make allowances very difficult.Illustrative sentences are often for local variations in American speech.How- ingenious and interesting. Words are pro- ever, the narrator'sspeech is in all respects nounced clearly and slowly. excellent: careful but without overpreciseness While not a substitute for adictionary, or mannerism. these carefully planned records canbe used Side 2 isdevoted to a reading of an by the teacher df superiorclasses to expand abridged version of "Rip VanWmkle." It his students' viscabularysubstantially. gives listeners a sample of cultivatedspeech The material for the recordings waswritten which they would do well to imitate. by Dr. Bergen Evans and narratedby Robert those found 330. A THOUSAND YEARS OFENGUSH S. Breen. The words selected are in newspapers, magazines,and books, and PRONUNCIATIONBY HELGE which are often recognized but notunderstood. KOKERITZ A "Study Guide" comes withthe set, but (Educational Audio-Visual Lexington may be purchasedseparately for $1.00 (Stock . . .2 LP's . . . Write producer forprice.) No. P 56-40). j1 iI SO ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST LECTURES AND SPEECHES taken an active part in it are presented here. Alexander Scourby is the vigorous and pol- DEAR AUDIENCEWITH BLANCHE ished narrator. In recordings of modern his- tory the actual voices of the individuals YURKA involved have been interpolated. Among the (See Item 272in this division.) world leaders thus recreated are Roosevelt, 333. DIRECTING A PLAYBY TYRONE Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini. Oth- GUTHRIE ers of recent times are Eisenhower, Mac- (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9840. . .$5.95) Arthur, John F. Kennedy, Lindbergh, and Famous and woe: -renowned director LaGuardia. From earlier times speeches by deal., authoritatively with the Pericles,Patrick Henry, Lincoln, Jackson, director'sresponsibili,.y to the cast, to the Emma Lazarus, and Eugene V. Debs are script, to the designer, and how far the direc- presented. tor's authority extends. Mr. Guthrie is a crisp 338. -N ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WRITINGS and witty gentleman. The record should in- AND SPEECHES OF terest playgoers, actors, playwrights, and oth- ers interested in the theatre. (Audio Books...816 rpm's. . .GL 612 .. .$8.95 ($7.15). ..) DRUTEN, JOHN VAN(Lecture on the Raymond Massey reads 108 speeches, let- Drama and Readings from His Plays) ters, notes, and poems of Akaham Lincoln. (See Item 274in this division.) -N ME IMMORTAL SPEECHES OF 334. GOLDEN, HARRYREMINISCES ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN NEW YORK (Literary Records. . .1 LP.. .LR 6001 (Vanguard. . .1 LP. ..VRS 9102...... $5.95 ($4.75). ..) $4.98) Raymond Massey reads letters, documents, Mr. Golden affably and wittily recalls the and speeches of before and during Lincoln's New York of forty years ago in some intri- terms as President.Included are Lincoln's guing stories and anecdotes. He also presents autobiography as told to J.W. Fell, the Gettys- his views on the current scene, including some burg Address, and his First and Second Inau- important comments on race relations. gural Addresses. Mr. Massey's realistic 335. WILL ROGERS SAYS rendering of Lincoln's work is commendable for its warmth and feeling. (Columbia...1 LP...ML 4604... $4.98) LINCOLN'S SPEECHES AND LETTERS-- In brief selections compiled from the great READ BY ROY P. BASLER humorist's radio talks, his pungent wit, with (SPoken Arts ...2 LP's...SA 806 and its penetrating commentary on statesmen, com- 807. . .$5.95) mon folk, art, and manners, shines through. The tender and sterner sides of Lincoln's 336. -N GREAT AMERICAN SPEECHES character are shown in his letters, in his pithy (Caedmon...2 LP's.. .TC 2016... sayings, and in his public speeches. One com- $11-90 ($9-50) -) plete side is devoted to Sandburg's tribute to Speeches of Lincoln, Patrick Henry, Jeffer- Lincoln delivered before Congress on the son, Henry Clay, and others come alive under 150th anniversary of his birth. the skilled dramatic interpretation of Carl Mr. Basler, himself an outstanding author- Sandburg, , Vincent Price, ity on Lincoln, presents selections from Ed Begley. Lincoln's public statements on a variety of Douglas is outstanding in his presentation topics as well as selections from the First of speeches of Patrick Henry and General Inaugural Address, the preliminary Emancipa- Robert E. Lee; Begley, in those of George tion Proclamation, the message to Congress, Washington and William Jennings Bryan; Dec. 1, 1862, the Gettysburg Address, and the Vincent Price, in that of Henry Clay; and complete Second Inaugural Address. Finally, Carl Sandburg, in his reading of the Gettys- nine lettersmostly on personal topics cover- ing the years 1837-1864are offered. Greatest burg Address. virtue of this recording is the fact that it 337. GOLDEN TREASURY OF FAMOUS brings out the many aspects of Lincoln's com- SPEECHES plex nature. (Golden Records. . .1 LP. . .LP 80.. . -N GETTYSBURG ADDRESS READ BY $1.98) The speeches of famous personalities, past HARRY M. AYRES and present, who have influenced history or (See under Item 322this division.)

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ANTHOLOGIES Authors Reading Their Own Works 339-340 Selections Read by Others 341-343

POETRY, AMERICAN Poets Reading Their Own Works 344-347 Selections Read by Others 348

PROSE, AMERICAN Authors Reading Their OwnWorks 349-355 Selections Read by Others 356-357

POETRY, ENGLISH Poets Readiug Their OwnWorks 358-367 Selections Read by Others 368-379

PROSE, ENGLISH Authors Reading Their OwnWorks 380-381 Selections Read by Others 382-391

392-400 WORLD LITERATURE,FOLK LITERATURE

DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE Dramatic Works Other thanShakespeare's 401-415 Shakespeare's Plays and Poems 416-431

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433-436 LECTURES 51 RECORDINGS FORCOLLEGE CLASSES ANTHOLOGIES Selbctions Read by Persons Other than the Authors Authors Reading Their Own Works 341. ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY 339. CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH AMERICAN POETRY LITERATUREA JUPITER (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9735. . .$5.95) RECORDING Selected, edited, and read by George Abbe. (Folkways...2 LP's...FL 9888 and This recording presents poems by John Ciardi, FL 9889... David Morton, Galway Kinnell, Alfred Dorn, $5.95 each) May Swenson, Richard Wilbur, and Karl VOLUME I presents Robert Graves, Eliza- Shapiro.Mr. Abbe has chosen judiciously beth Jennings, Edith Sitwell, and C. Day Lewis. and reads with vigor, clarity, and poetic per- VOLUME II offers the poetry and prose of ception. , Christopher Logue, and C. North- cote Parkinson. All the authors read selections from their own works, ably and appealingly in most instances. Editing, the poets' insight into their 342. ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH AND own work and ability to project it, and proper AMERICAN POETRY, VOLUME I production are strong positive features of this recording.Graves, C. Day Lewis, and Miss (Lexington...1 LP...LE 7510. . Sitwell are particularly effective in their read- Write producer for price.) ing; Professor Parkinson, somewhat labored. Read by Nancy Marchand, Paul Sparer, and James Ray. This recording contains anonymous ballads, poems by Shakespeare, CAEDMON TREASURY OF MODERN Marlowe, Jonson, Donne, Dryden, Milton, POETS Lovelace, Pope, and others.

(See under Item 134Secondary Schools.) VOLUME II...LE 7515...Write pro- ducer for price. Read by Nancy Marchand, Paul Sparer, 340. COLUMBIA LITERARY SERIES and James Ray. This album contains poetry DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS by Cowper, Goldsmith, Blake, Lams, Lamb, READING FROM THEIR WORKS Wordsworth, Coleridge, and others.

(Columbia. . .12 LP's. . .ML 4752-4763 VOLUME III. ..LE 7520...Write pro- . . .$4.98) ducer for price. Goddard Lieberson, originator of the idea for this series, is also the editor. Each record- Read by Dean Almquist, David Hooks, and ing presents the author's comn.mts on how a Heidy Mayer. This volume contains poetry particular work came into being, as well as by Moore, Scott, Byron, Keats, Shelley, Cun- what it signifies to the writer. This statement ningham, and others. is then followed by a reading by the author. VOLUME IV. ..LE 7525.. . The writers who have been brought together Write pro- by Mr. Lieberson for the series are Somerset ducer for price. Maugham, Aldous Huxley, Katherine Anne Read by David Hooks, Heidy Mayer, and Porter, John Collier, the three Sitwells, John Edward Asner. This album contains poetry Steinbeck,, Truman by Bryant, Emerson, Whittier, Longfellow, Capote, , William Saroyan. Hood, and Tennyson. 53 54 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST VOLUME V. . .LE 7530. . .Write pro- 346.-N STEVENS, WALLACEREADS HIS ducer for price. OWN POETRY Read by Nancy Marchand and Paul Sparer. (Caedmon..1 LP. .TC 1068. . .$5.95 Contained in this selection are poems by Poe, ($4.75). ..) R. Browning, Elizabeth Browning, Arnold, Stevens reads from his own works"The Whitman, Lowell, and others. PastoralNun,""CredencesofSummer," All the readers presented in this series are "Vacancy in the Park," "In the Element of accomplished professional actors add perform- Antagonisms," "The Idea of Order at Key ers. Of the poetry of eachauthor presented, West," and other poems. The last named ,the best-known and the most significant have poem also is included in theThe Caedmon been included in this series. Treasury of Modern Poets.His reading is forceful and eloquent.

343. THE IRISH TRADITIONBY FRANK 347. -N WILLIAMS, WILLIAM CARLOS O'CONNOR (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1047. . .$5.95 (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9825. . .$5.95) ($4.75). ..) Frank O'Connor presents with authority Williams reads "Descent," "The Yellow and warmth a cross section of Flower," "The Host," "Seafarer," and others. from translations of earlyIrish medieval poems to molern tames,including selections from Yeats, Synge, and Joyce. POETRY, AMERICAN Selections Read by Persons Other than the Authors POETRY, AMERICAN 348. ROAN STALLION . . .1 LP. . .FL 9766. . .$5.95) Poets Reading Their Own Works (Folkways Marian Seldes reads Robinson Jeffers' long narrative poem with great dramatic power and intensity. A superb rendition. Theele- 344. MacLEISH, ARCHIBALDREADS HIS mental fury, the passions, and Ithe sweepof POETRY the poem are vividly caught. (Caedmon .1 LP. TC 1009.. .$5.95) Mr. MacLeish gives a polished, professional PROSE, AMERICAN reading of his own poems including "Con- S. quistador" (Prologue and Book VI), "Epistle Authors Reading Their Own Works to Be Left in the Earth," "Act Five" (in full), "Winter Is Another Country," "Im- mortal Helix," "Calypso's Island," "The Ole 349. AN INFORMAL HOUR WITH Man to the Lizard," and others. ERSKINE CALDWELL (Spoken Arts...1 LP. . .SA 721... $5.95) 345. 41 MOORE, MARIANNEREADS HER Erskine Caldwell reads four short stories: OWN POETRY "Where the Girls Were Different," "A Small (Caedmon. . .1 LP .. .TC 1025.. .$5.95 Day," "The People v. Abe Lathan," "Colored," and "It Happened Like This." Thesestories ($4.75). ..) are set in the DeepSouth, where Caldwell Miss Moore reads thirteen of her own poems and de- and her translations of fables from La Fon- spent his childhood and adolescence, taine. Among the poems read are "Spenser's scribe life as Caldwell experienced it. Ireland," "Nine Nectarines," "The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing,""Rigorists," "A Face," DOBIE, J. FRANKAN INFORMAL "Propriety," andothers.Herreadingis HOUR WITH sharper, more effective than on earlier record- ings although still somewhat nasal in quality. (See under Item 180Secondary Schools.) COLLEGE CLASSES 55 350. FAULKNER, WILLIAMREADS HIS 355. WELTY, EUDORAREADING OWN WORKS (Caedmon. 1 LP.. .TC 1010. . .$5.95) (MGM.. .1 LP. ..E 3617...ARC. .. Eudora Welty reads three of her own short $4.98...) stories: "Why I Live at the P.O.," "The Worn The eminent novelist reads "Dilsey," a sec- Path," and "A Memory." Each story is pre- tion from The Sound and the Fury, and "Lena sented in full.Her reading is varied and Grove" and "Joe Christmas" from Light in effective, vigorous or restrained to reflect the August in an intense and vivid style that con- different moods of the stories. veys all the power and color of the novels. (See also Item 182Secondary Schools.) PROSE, AMERICAN 351. -N MENCKEN, HENRY L. CONVERSING Selections Read by Persons Other (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1082. . .$5.95 than the Authors ($4.75). ..) The famous controversial editor and critic offers opinions and reminisces about his suc- 356. BRADBURY, RAYSHORT STORIES cesses and failures in a rare sell-portrait. OFREAD BY BURGESS MEREDITH (Prestige-Lively Arts.. .1 LP...30004 352. McCULLERS, CARSONREADS FROM . . .$4.98. ..) HER WORKS Two of Bradbury's finest science fittion (MGM...1 LP. ..E 3619. ..ARC. .. tales"There Will Come Soft Rains,"apic- $4.98. ..) ture of automated "life" going on after an Miss McCullers reads from The Member atomic holocaust, and "Marionettes, Inc.," a of the Wedding and other works and The tale of terror involving robots vs. manare Heart ls a Lonely Hunter. Her reading is read with chilling effect by Burgess Mr-- 4;th. warm and sympathetic, maldng her characters Particularly powerful as it builds 4 is- matic crescendo is his reading of .4 of become vibrant and alive. the two stories named. 353. -N PORTER, KATHERINE ANNE READS FROM HER WORKS 357. -N A STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOX (Caedmon"The Downward Path to BY BRUCE CATTON Wisdom"-1 LP. . .TC 1006...$5.95 (Lihraphone. ..216 rpm's. . .LIB-A 1624 ($4.75). .."Pale Horse, Pale Rider" . . .$7.95 ($6.35) ..) 2 LP's. .TC 2007...$11.90 ($9.50) In this abridged edition of Bruce Catton's . . .;"Noon Wine,"-2 LP's. . .TC 2010 Pulitzer prize book of the last year of the . $11.90 ($9.50). ..) Civil War and the storyof a cozquered The first is a short story; the second and Southern army, Bill Lazar is the reader, skill- third are two short novels. All are read in fully interpreting 1.11e historian's stirring prose. their entirety. Miss Porter reads in a de- liberate but intense fashion that carries the hearer fully along with her. POETRY, ENGLISH She is particularly effective in the short story, an account of the tribulations of a little Poets Reading Their Own Works four-year-old boy, shunted back and forth from quarreling parents to intolerant rela- tives. With tremendous sympathy and com- 353. -N DURRELL, LAWRENCELOVE passion she presents the tragedy of a lonely, POEMSREAD BY THE POET suffering child. (Spoken Arts .1 LP. SA 818.. .$5.95 ($5.25)...) 354. -N STEIN, GERTRUDEREADING The British poet and novelist reads selec- (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1050.. .$5.95 tions from his poetry with great interpretive ($4.75). ..) power, capturing the rhythms, the pictures, This is a release of the only Gertrude Stein and the moods of such poems as "Water recording ever made. In it she presents por- Music," "Portrait of Theodora,""I. ogtio," traits of Picasso, Matisse, Sherwood Anderson, "Alexandria," "Heloise and Abelard," and and others. others.

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1 56 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST the lines the rhythmic appeal, the poet's ELIOT, T. S.READS HIS FOUR penetrating insight, the vigorous ring of the QUARTETS AND READS HIS words themselves. POEMS AND CHORUSES (See Item 213Secondary Schools.) 363. -N SPENDER, STEPHENREADS HIS POEMS 359. ELIOT, T. S.READING HIS OWN . . .1 LP. . .TC 1084...$5.95 POEMS (Caedmon ($4.75) ..) 0 (Library of Congress ...1 LP...PL 3 Stephen Spender presents varied selections ...Write producer for price.) in contrasting moods and themes in his read- Thepoet'svigorous,carefuilyplanned ing of "A Stopwatch and Ordinance Map," reading brings out all the cadences and nu- "Thoughts During an Air Raid," "Who Live ances of such poems as"Ash-Wednesday," under the Shadow," "The Room above the "Landscapes,"and"Sweeney Among the Square," "The Double Shame," "Elegy for Nightingales." Margaret" (excerpts), "Dylan Thomas, Nov., 1953," "To My Daughter," and other works. 360. -N GRAVES, ROBERTREADING HIS OWN POEMS 364. -N STEPHENS, JAMESPOEMS OF (Caedmon. ..1 LP...TC 1066. . .$5.95 READ BY THE AUTHOR ($4.75). ..) (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 744. . .$5.95 The British poet is forceful and stirring in ($5.25). ..) his reading of "Love Without Hope," "In Pro- Mr. Stephens introduces his poems, com- cession,""To JuanatWinterSolstice," ments on how they evolved, and sings some "Song Called Aly," a selection from "The of them as well. He catches the rhythms and White Goddess," "Ogres and Pygmies," "A meanings with rare power and perception in Jealous Man," and other poems. his eloquent reading. He reads "Goat Paths," "Cadence," "Main-Deep," anci others. 361. -N SITWELL, EDITHREADS HER POEMS 365. -N THOMAS, DYLANREADSHIS .. .TC 1016.. .$5.95 (Caedmon. . .1 LP OWN WORKS ($4.75). ..) Miss Sitwell reads twenty-two of her own (Caedmon...Vols. I, II, and III ...TC poems with crisp and sharpdelivery. Among 1002, 1018, 1043, respectively. ...$5.95 them are three poems from "Facade," "Spin- each ($4.75)...) ning Song," "Serenade," "Green Flows the A brilliant, impassioned reading of his own River of Lethe-O," "Street Song," "An Old poetry by Dylan Thomas that is bothmelodi- Woman," "The Youth with the Red-Gold ous and beautiful, adelight to the ear.In Hair," "The Bee Keeper," "Dido's Song," VOLUME I he includes a lovely short story, "A "The Canticle of the Rose," and others. Child's Christmas in Wales" with the poems This reading by the poet of her own poems "Fern Hill," "Do Not Go Gentle into That tomusical accompaniment demonstrates a Good Night," "In the White Giant's Thigh," close relationship among sound, rhythm,and "Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait," "Ceremony her use of these elements in modern verse. after a Fire Raid." In VOLUME II, "If IWere Interesting and different. Tickled by the Rul of Love," "ShouldLan- terns Shine," "And Death ShallHave No Dominion," "A Refusal to Mourn the Death, 362. SITWELL, OSBERTREADING HIS by Fire, of a Child in London," "AWinter's Tale," "There Was a Saviour," "Poem onHis POEMS Birthday," "Lament." In VOLUME III, he pre- (Caedmon .1 LP. TC 1013. . .$5.95) sents "Over Sir John's Hill," "On theMarriage Mr. Sitwell reads selections from his Wrack of a Virgin," "The Hunchback in thePark," at Tidesend, England Reclaimed, andSelected "Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines," "After Poems. the Funeral," "In Country Sleep,"and a talk He presents sharply etched poetic portraits about himself in comic vein, "A Few Wordsof in a delivery that brings out the full powerof a Kind." COLLEGE CLASSES 57

DYLAN THOMAS READS HIS OWN POETRY, ENGLISH WORKS, VOLUME IV Seleetiono Read by Persons Other (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1061. . .$5.95) than the Authors In this casually read recording, Thomas reads from not only his own poems but also from the works of Walter de la Mare, W. H. 36$. -N BEOWULF AND OTHER POETRY Auden, Henry Reid, Edward Thomas, and IN OLD ENGLISH Thomas Hardy. Thomas' deep, powerful, and sensitive voice is ideal for this type of ma- (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1161. . .$5.95 terial, conveying all the emotion and intensive ($435)- --) meaning in poetry. Read very expressively in Old English by the noted Canadian 'choler, Profemor J. B. Bessinger. The moods of the poems emerge even though the language may be unfamiliar. 366. DYLAN THOMAS READING: QUITE An accompanying text includes both the EARLY ONE MORNING AND spoken words and perallel reedings in modern English.Selectionsread are "Caedmon's OMER MEMORIES Hymn," "The Drenm of the Rood," "The (Caedmon. ..1 LP. . .TC 1132 $5.95) Wanderer," "The Battle of Brunan Burg," . .. "The Wife's Lement," and major selections Mr. Thomas raids "Quite Early One Morn- from 13,ows4. ing," "Reminimnces of Childhood," "A Vidt to Grandr I's," and "Holiday Memory." The reeding is tempered with the fact that Thomas BLAKE, WILLIAM AND GERARD himself is interpreting these stories and poems. MANLEY HOPKINS, ME POEMS OF, The stories deal with Thomas' childhood and the experiences he had in his native Wales. (See Item 218Secondary Schools.) 369. -N CHAKERCANTER3URY TALES 367. -N UNDER MILK WOODBY DYLAN (Credo=...1 LP. . .TC 1151. . .$5.95 (KZ)- --) THOMAS Read in Middle English by J. B. Basinger. (Caedmon.. .2 LP's. . .TC 2005. . . This is an impressive reading of die Gen- $11.90 ($9.50). ..) eral Prologue, the prologue to "The Parson's Tale," and Chaucer's "Retractions." All are This is a moving performance by Dylan reed with fluent ease in a pleasing, well- Thomas' great poetic drama, as it was re- modulated voice. Phrasing, pitch, tone, and corded at the premiere performance in New voice quality are of the highest order. Text York City on May 14, 1953. Thomas himself included. narrates, assisted by an able cast. The play was also directed by the poet. TWO CANTERBURY TALES IN MIDDLE Recording quality (this was a spontaneous performance) is not as good at it might have ENGUM been had the play been recorded in the studio, (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .TC 1008...$5.95) but since the opportunity never arose to do Robert Rom, the well-known stage actor, so became of the poet's premature death, presents Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale" lovers of his work will still find much to ad- and "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in a spirited mire and treasure in this recording. and rousing mading. (See also Item 390this division.) TWO CANTERBURY TALES IN MODERN ENGLISH YEATS, WILLIAM SUTLERREADS (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1130. . .$5.95) EXCERPTS FROM HIS POETRY Theodore Morrison has provided a modern English translation of the deftly satirical `The (See Item 134,The Caedmon Treasury of Pardoner's Tale" and the earthy "The Mill- Modern Poets,under Secondary er's Tale." Micheal MacLiammoir and Stan- Schools.) ley Holloway are the respective readers. 58 ANNOTATED RECORDING ILST THE WIFE OF BATH IN MODERN -11 TREASURY OF JOHN DRYDEN ENGLISH- (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP.. .SA 866. . .$5.95 (Caerlmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1102. . .$5.95) ($525)...) Dame isan excellent choice Robert Speaight reads "Absalom andAchi- for the role of reader of thisCanterbury Tale tophel"(firstpart), 'A Song forSaint by Chaucer, complete withitsprologue. Ceeilies Day," "Songs froman Evoning's Translation is by Theodme Morrison. Love," and others. CHAUCER 373. -PI HARDY, THOMASPOETRY (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FL 9859) OF (See Item 222SecondarySchools,) (Caedmon. . .112.. .TC 1140. . .$5.95 ($4.75). ..) CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. .. CANTERBURY In this recording the selectionsare well TALES chosen and 's interpretationis skillful and precise. Wm reading brinpout (Spoken Word. . .4 LP's. . .SW A L. . . the sombrenen and seriousnem ofmuch of Write producer for price.) Hardy's work. Presented hereare "At Cm- In an album originallyprepared for the terbrielge Fair," "Let Me Enjoy," "Wessex British Broadcasting Corporation,Neva Cog- Heights," "The Phantom Horsewoman,"and hM presents several of theCanterbury Ti_ les others. which he translated into ModernEnglish. For purposes of comparison he reads the opening lines in the original Old English. 374. -N HOPKINS, GERALD MANLEY-- In addition, he. has skillfullydramatized the POEMS OF series so that with the arsistance of an able (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1111. . .$5.95 cast, the Chaucerian portraitsemerge as full- bodied personalities who mirrorthe antoms ($4.75). ..) and life of theirera. Read by Cyril Cusack inar eloquent and Selections dramatizedare the Prologue, vivid presentation are poems of Hopkins deal- "The Reeve's Tale," "TheNun's Prieses ing with Penple, nature, and God. Tale," "The Modes Tale,""The Man of (See also Item 218Blake and Hopkins law's Tale," and "TheManciple's Tale." Secondary Schools.) 370. -N JOHN DONNELOVEPOEMS 375. HOPKINS, G. M., AND JOHN (Caedmon. . .TC 1141. . .$5.95 ($4.75) . ..) KEATS (Argo. . . This recording containssuch poems as "The 1 LP. . .RG 13. . .$5.98) Good Morrow," "TheCanonization," "A Read by Margaret Rawlings, withexcellent Nocturnal," "The Apparition,"and "Elegy I: delivery and fine insight into thepoetry of Jealosie." Richard Burtonreads these selec- Hopkins and Keats. Selections fromthe lat- tions most brilliantly. ter poet include "Mermaid Tavern"and "To a Nightingale." 371. -N TREASURY OF JOHNDONNE (Spoken Arts.. .1 LP...SA 859. ..$5.95 PARADISE LOSTJOHN MILTON ($525). ..) (See Item 233Secondary Schools.) Robert Speaight reads "The GoodMorrow," "Love's Alchymie," "HolySonnet: At the Round Earths," "The Legacie,"and others. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY POETRY (See Item 237Secondary Schools.) 372. -N DRYDEN, JOHNPOETRYOF (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1125. . .$5.95 376. THE POETRY OF ALEXANDERPOPE ($4.75). ..) (Caedmon. ..1 IP. ..TC 1171 $5.95) Paul Scofield's consideiedreading com- ... municates the full Sir Michael Redgrave reads.Cantained in power and meaning of the recording are selections from"The Rape Dryden's lines.Included are "An Ode in of Lock" and "An Essayon Man, Epistle II," Honor of St.Cecilia's Day," sections of Cantos I and II, "Epistle to Dr. "Absalom and Achitophel" (his Arbutlmot," political sat- "Episde to a Lady," and "TheDunciad, Book ire), "To the Memory of Mr.Oldham," selec- IV." Mr. Redgrave,an accomplished Shake- tions from "Metamorphoses" of Ovid,and spearean actor, does a very fine job ofpre- songs, prologues, and epilogues from his plays. senting this poetry. Text included. COLLEGE (LASSES 59

377. -N THE FAERIE QUEENE AND OTHER YEATS,WILLIAM 1.THE POETRYOF POETRY OF EDMUND SPENSER (Caedmon. .1 LP. . .TC 1081. . .$5.95) A brilliant rendition by Cyril Cusack and (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1126. . .$5.95 Siobban McKenna of memorable selections ($4.75) -) from Yeats that catches the spirit, the flavor, Omtained on ibisrecording are "The and the music of the poet's lines. Included are Faerie Queene" and "Epithalamion." Micheal such poems as "Innisfree," "Leda and the MacLiammoir reads in a eloquent manner. Swan," "Sailing to Byzentium," "The Wild Swans at Coale," "The Second Coming," "Crazy Jane and the Bishop" and other 37$. THOMAS, DYLANFIFTEEN POEMS "Crazy Jane" poems, "Lapis Lazuli," "The OF Three Bushes," "The Wild Old Wicked Man," . . . "Why Should Not Old Men Be Mad?" "Cu- (Spoken Arts. . .An Argo Recording chulain Comforted," and other works. 1 LP. . .789. . .$5.95) Richard Burton does full justice to the rich and resonant lines of Dylan Thomas in an PROSE, ENGLISH outstanding reading. The recording presents such well-loved works of the poet as "Fern Hill," "And Death Shall Have No Dominion," Authors Reading Their Own Works "A Wmter's Tale," "The Ballad of the Long- Legged Bait," and "Before I Knocked." WO. -N O'CASEY, SEAN (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1012. . .$5.95 379. YEATS, WIUIAM LPOEMS AND ($4.75) . . .) A dramatic, forceful reading by the play- MEMORIES wright of scenes from his plays that catches (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 751. . . the lilt, the swing, and the intensity of the $5.95) lines. O'Casey reads from his Juno and the Poetry readings and sensitive appreciation Paycock, Pictures in the Hallway, and Inish- of the great Irish poet by his dose emaciate of fallen, Fare Thee Well. the Abbey Theatre, Lennox Robinson.In- cluded are his translations of Sophocles, his 361. -N O'CONNOR, FRANK belled, and political songs. (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1036. . .$5.95 ($4-75) -) YEATS, WILLIAM 11.PLAYS AND The Irish short story writer is particularly good in his engaging reading of two of his MEMORIES short stories, "My Oedipus Complex" and (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 752. . . "The Drunkard." $5.95) Mr. RobinsonanalyzesYeats'literary achievements in the field of drama. With the PROSE, ENGLISH assistance of Eve Watkinson and Patrick Nolan, well-known personalities in the Irish Selections Read by Persons Other than theatre, he illustrates his comments with a presentation of scenes from Yeats' plays, The the Author Countess Cathleen and Deirdre. 362. ME APPLE CART Al YEATS, WILLIAM LPOEMSOF (Caedmon .1 LP TC 1094. . .$5.95) Contained on this recording, besides George (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 753.. .$5.95 Bernard Shaw's "The Apple Cart," are his ($525) -) Interlude," and a selection of poems written Read by Siobhan McKenna and Micheal Sy Noel Coward. "The Apple Cart" is a de- MacLianimoir.Prefaced by a reading by lightful piece of drama, an excellent example Yeats himself of selections hum his poems, of ':haw's ability to deal with political and "The Lake Isle of Inniafree," "The Song of social matters. The selected poetry of Noel the OM Mother," and others. Miss McKenna Coward is typical of the author cynical, and Mr. MacLiammoir then interpret a large nostalgic, and very sophisticated. The per- number of Yeats' other well-known works formers onthisrecordingareMargaret with great beauty and fiddity. Leighton and Noel Coward himself. I

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383. BOSWELL'S LONDON JOURNAL JOYCE, JAMESA PORTRAIT OF ME I (Caedmon. . .1 LP.. .'IC 1093. . .$5.95) ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN In a vivid first-person r viding, Anthony (Caedmon.. .1 LP. . .Tr 1110... $6.95) Quayle recaptures the indiv'duality of the In this sensitive interpreiation of excerpts famous biographer in chaptvs recounting from Joyce's novel, Cyril Cusack evokes the I Boswell's experiences in London (based on the rhythms of Irish speech and the personalities manuscripts discovered in recent times). of Joyce's Dublin.Side I presents "The Christmas Dinner." Side II presents Chapter 384. -NDEFOE, DANIELMOU. FLANDERS IV,Part 2: "He (Daedalus) could wait no I (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1090. . .$5.95 longer." ($4.75). .-) In a vigorous reading, Siobhan A 4cKenna -N JOYCE, JAMESME recreates the 18th century characti r,Moll LAESTRYGONIANS FROM ULYSSES Flanders, heroine of Defoe's novel. Ccndensa- I tion and adaptation are excellent Miss Mc- (Folkways. . .2 LP's. . .FL 9562. . .with Kenna brings to life not only the color and full text. . .$11.90 ($8.50). ..) bustle of an age but also the personality of This I. an excellent production of "The the "female rogue," Moll Flanders. Laestrygonians" from Ulysses. The recording I offers a dramatic reading with original music 385.-N DONNE, JOHN, ME SERMOI IS performed by students and faculty of the OF State University Collegeof Education at Fredonia, New York.It was produced and (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1051. . .$5 95 directed by Zack R. Bowen ...Richard Alan I ($4.75)-..) Hughes as Bloom is outstanding.J. Tyler Dramatic sermons and selections read fro n Dunn narrates. "Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions." Ile, - bert Marshall gives an inspiring reading o: SONGS TO TEXTS SY JAMES JOYCE the moving passages from Donne's sermons I and meditationr. (Lyrichord. . .1 LIP. ..ILL 83. . .$4.98 . ..) Patricia Neway sins to Joyce texts of 386.JOYCE, JAMESBY FRANK Ulysses, Finnegan& Wake, "Pomes Pennyeach," O'CONNOR and "Chamber Music." The music is very I (Folkways.. .1 LIP. . .FL 9834. . .$5.95) modern and well suited to Joyce's writhig. In thisexcellent lecture on Joyce, Mr. O'Connor critically evaluates his work and -N JOYCE, JAMESULYSSESEXCERPTS Mustrates his comments by expertly rme FRO'A I selections from his work (including Ulysses). C9eAmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1063. . .$5.95 (ro4.75)- -.) MEETING OF THE JAMES JOYCE This recording presents the soliloquies of SOCIETY (N.Y.C., OCT.23, 1951) Leopold and Molly Bloom, as interpreted by I (Folkways. . .1 LP. . .FP 9594. . .$5.95 I Siobhan McKenna and E. G. Marshall.The Tribute to Joyce and recollections of him bv rhythms of the wrfting, its sensory appeal, and friends and savants make up the bulk of thi3 the submerged thoughts of the two characters important literary document, which concludes emerge in the skillful reading. I with an impressive seven-minute reading from Finnegan. Wake, recorded by Joyce himself 387. LAWRENCE, D. H.EXCERPTS FROM some years before. Included is a discussion of Joyce by Padraic Colum and his reading from LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER "Pomes Pennyeach." (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1116. . .$5.95) i As Lady Chatterley sees it, in a skillful and -N JOYCE, JAMESFINNEGANS WAKE eloquent reading by Pamela Brown. (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1086. . .$5.95 ($435)- -.) LAWRENCE, D. H.THE WRITINGS OF I Sections of Finnegan: Wake, the Anna EDITED BY HARRY T. MOORE Livia Plurabelle and Shem the Penman epi- (See Item 251Secondary Schools.) sodes are read by Siobhan McKenna and Cyril Cusack. Text is included. This is an I outstanding reading of excerpts from this MANSFIELD, KAMERINESTORIES OF difficult and often obscure text. (See Item 252Secondary Schools.) I I 61 COLLEGE CLASSES

MOLL FLANDERSBY DANIEL DEFOE WORLD LITERATURE, (See Item 384this secti In.) FOLK LITERATURE

388. -N PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 392. DOSTOIEVSKI, FEODORNOTES FROM UNDERGROUND OSCAR WILDE . .$4.98) (Cademon...1 LP ... TC 1095 . .. $5.95 (Presage-Lively Arts. . .112. ($4.75). ..) Morris Carnovsky delivers a brilliant dra- a Hurd Hatfield reads a shortened versionof matic soliloquy, in which he bares the psycho- Wilde's novel in an interpretation thatbrings logical torments of a man undergoing ex- out the terror and suspense of thework. haustive self-analysis, aware of his weaknesses and failings, yet driven obsessively into re- peated wrongdoing. 1 389. SHAW-TERRY LETTERS (Caedmon.. .1 LP . .. TC 1108 . . . $5.95) 393. GAEUC SONGS AND LEGENDS Read by Dame Peggy Ashcroft andCyril Cusack, in an adaptation made byHoward 0. (Spoken Arts...1 LP. ..SA 745... I Sackler. The recording captures thewit and $5.95) liveliness of the famous epistolary exchange. Ann Moray presents several different kinds of Gaelic songs and lullabies,first reading them, then-aniOng them. 390. THOMAS, DYLANHOMAGETO 3 (Argo. . .1 LP. . .RG 29. . .$5.98. ..) This is a memorable trilmte toDylan 394. HEDDA GABLERHENR1K IBSEN Thomas, performed at the Globe Theatrein (Theatre Masterworks . . . 3 LP's . .. GRC London on January 24, 1954. 861. . .Write producer for price.) 3 It opens with "Requiem Canto"by Louis plays Hedda Gabler with MacNeice. It includes excerpts from "Return great power and intensity, making her strug- Journey," read by Hugh Griffith. Itfeatures gles and conflicts come dramatically alive. An Richard Burton reading "A Hunchbackin the excellent supporting cast portrays the sinister Park," "Poem in October," and "FernHill." Judge Brack, the pedantic Tessman, and the I Emlyn Williams also honors the poetin his erratic genius, Lovberg. The dramatization is reading of "A Visit to Grandpa's." given effective continuity by skillfill narration between scenes. 0 UNDER MILK WOODBY DYLAN THOMAS 395. -N ME STORIES OF KAFKA (Spoken Arts...2 LP's . . . SA 791 and (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1114. . .$5.95 . .Write 792.. .An Argo Recording . ($4.75). -.) 3 producer for price.) Among the stories presented on this re- 0 A concert broadcast of the poetic dramaby cording are "An Imperial Message," "The a noted cast of Welshactors and the children Bucket Rider," "A Dream," and "A Hunger of Laugharne School, Jan. 25, 1964,planned Artist." This rendition of Kafka by Lotte 0 and executed as memorial trilmte tothe poet. Lenya is masterfully performed, rich with Directed by Douglas Cleverdon. Kafka's symbolism and intense style. (See also Item 367this division.) 396. MEDIEVAL ROMANTIC POETRY 391. -N 0 (Folkways. ..2 LP's...FL 9578... (Caedmon. . .112.. .TC 1105. . .$5.95 $5.95) ($4.75). ..) Celia Johnson reads selections from Virginia In both original and translation, the emi- Woolfs two novels: excerpts from Mrs.Dal- nent linguist, Mario Pei, surveysFrench, 0 loway and "Time Panes" from To theLight- Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese literature, house. The first represents scenesin the long beginning with the 9th century. He presents and eventful day of Clarissa Dalloway;the excerpts from such works as "The Songof second, the interlude when the Ramsayhouse Roland," "The Cid," and "The Lusiad" of 0 is empty for ten yearsa periodbroken only Camoes in such a way as to stimulate the by the visits of Mrs. McNab, thecaretaker, listener to explore these fieldsin greater who engages in reminiscing. depth. 0 62 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST 397. ME MIDNIGHT COURT DRAMA AND SHAKESPEARE (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 742. . . Dramatic Works Other than $5.95) Shakespeare's Sioblian McKenna readsthis poem by . The poem concerns the ap- 401. -N A MAN'S A MAN parent lack of concern of the men of Ireland for matrimony, a situation which many feared (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. ..SA 870. . .$5.95 would lead to a dwindling Irish population. ($525). ..) The women were especially concerned, and it This play, adapted by Eric Bentley, was is they with whom this poem deals. Rich with written by Bertold Brecht, author of The Irish wit and humor, this poem is a classic Threepenny Opera. A Man's a Man provides work of social mockery. a fine example of Brecht's satire and imagina- tion. The piano accompaniment was com- posed and played by Joseph Raposo.

398. -N PROUST, MARCEL. 402. -N CAMILLE (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1175. . .$5.95 REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST ($4.75). ..) L (Caedmon.. .2 LP's. ..TC 2017.. . This play by Alexandre Dumas fi/s, also $11-90 ($9.50). ..) known as The Lady of the Camellias, is per- Sir Ralph Richardson reads the section, formed by Eva Le Gallienne,Alexander "Swann in Love."His irterpretation will Scourby, Richard Waring, and full cast. The I] bring great pleasure to the listener for its performance is brilliant, and the recording is power to evoke the characters, the events, the well engineered technically so that the in- color, the full sensory appeal of Proust's great dividual characters are dearly distinguishable. autobiographical novel. (See Item 267Secondary Schools.) 403. THE COCKTAIL PARTYT. S. EUOT [ (Decca. . .2 LP's.. .DL 9004-S. ..Write producer for prke.) This recording, which features members of 399. -N TRISTAN AND ISEULT the original New York production in 1950, U presents Alec Guinness and Irene Worth in (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1106. . .$5.95 the leading roles. This is an expert recording ($4.75). .-) of the play, with sparkling performances by Claire Bloom reads the Bedier translation. the cast. The harp accompaniment in bardic manner is LI by Ossian Wells. It serves to effect continuity 404. -N DOCTOR FAUSTUSME between sections of the story, heightens its TRAGICAL HISTORY OF narrative impact Miss Bloom's reading is BY warm and vivid, her voice a superb instrinnent for conveying the beauty of this famous me- (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC 1033. . .$5.95 H. dieval roinance. ($4.75). ..) "Marlowe's mighty line" and the spiritual conflict of Faustus are ably handled by Frank Silvera and a supporting cast. 1 J 400. VINCENT VAN GOGH: A SELF- 405. -N DUCHESS OF MALFIBY JOHN PORTRAIT WEBSTER (DYLAN MOMAS VI) (Caedmon.. .TC 1180...1 LP.. .$5.95) (Caedmon. . .TC 1158. . .1 LP. . .$5.95 Vmcent Van Gogh is known as a man by ($4.75). --) the letters which he has left behind, letters Dylan Thomas plays all the roles in Web- expressing his feelings, aspirations, and des- ster's seething play and in readings from King pair.This recording presents readings of Lear, which he also presents on this record- selected letters, read by Lee J. Cobb, with ing. The horrors and violence that charac- supplementary comment by Martin GabeL terize both plays are fully brought out in his This is a most sensitive and informative re- dramatic reading of the torturing of the Duch- i cording. Included with the album is an insert ess, the madness of Lear, and other scenes. 1 containing seven color Van Gogh prints and However, in essaying all the roles himself, he seyeral photographs of relevant biographical has somewhat weakened the overall effect of interest. his presentation. COLLEGE CLASSES 63

406. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COMEDY 410. MONUMENTS OF EARLY ENGLISH (Angel. . .1 LP. . .35213. . .$4.98...) DRAMA, VOLUME I: THE This recording features scenes from Con- WELLSPRINGS OF DRAMA greve's The Way of the World, Farquhar's (Caedmon. . .1 LP...TO 1030. . .$5.95) The Beaux Stratagem, and Sheridan's The This recording deals with the origins of School for Scandal. English drama, illustrating its evolution from The clever satire and witty dialogue of the ritual of the Medieval Church to the Mid- these 18th century comic masterpieces are dle English banns, and then to modern Eng- adroitly communicated by Dame Edith Evans, lish interpretations of the same Medieval Sir John Gielgud, and Anthony Quayle. plays. This evolution is contained within this one recording. This is abrilliant work and masterfully performed. Text included. 411. -N OEDIPUS REXYEATS' 407. THE HUMAN VOICE TRANSLATION OF SOPHOCLES' TC 1118.. .$5.95) (Caedmon.. .1 LP.. . DRAMA A remarkable study in monologue.The Human Voice is a one-act drama by Jean (Caedmon...2 LP's...TC 2012... Cocteau, translated by Maximilian CAL This $11.90 ($9.50). ..) play is solely for voice, and for this reason, a Recreated by Douglas Campbell and the recording is an ideal medium of presentation. Stratford,Ontario,ShakespeareanFestival 's interpretation is very fine. Players. Direction is by Tyrone Guthrie. The recording presents the play through reproduc- ing the soundtzack of the memorable motion picture version of the work. 408. JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK 412. PIAYBOY OF ME WESTERN SEAN O'CASEY WORLDJOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE (Angel. . .2 LP's.. .B 3540...Write (Angel. . .2 LP's. . .B 35447. . .Write producer for price.) producer for price.) Synge's controversial play of theIrish Siobhan McKenna is Juno, Seamus Kava- peasantry, which catches not only the musical nagh is the irresponsilile Paycock, and Cyril rhythms and color of their speech but also Cusack is Joxer, his crony, in this spirited their loneliness and struggles, isbrilliantly dramatization of O'Casey's tragicomedy of the brought tolife by Siobhan McKenna as Irish tenements in Dublin of the early 1920'8. Pegeen Mike and Cyril Cusack asChristy O'Casey lihnself, in a preamble, explains Mahon, the flamboyant "Playboy."As in the characters and the situation. The best O'Casey's play (see 408 above), it is best to performance is that of Siobban McKenna, follow the spoken Irish dialect with a printed shrewd, sensible, and long-suffering. text of the play for greatest comprehension. A :Iifficulty which may present itself to the American listener is that of the Irish dialect. 413. -N MI SECOND SHEPHERD'SPLAY So that he may follow this dialect more ac- . . .1 LP. . .TC 1032. . .$5.95 curately, it is recommended that thelistener (Caedmon ($4.75). ..) follow the recording with a printed text of This recording presents an excellent per- the play. formance of this piece of early English drama. The cast includes Joss Ackland,Peter Bay- liss, and Robert Stephens. Thisrecording is Volume III of the series, Monuments ofEarly 409. MEDEAROBINSON JEFFERS' English Drama. ? ADAPTATION OF ' PLAY 414. ME QUARE FELLABYBRENDAN (Decca. . .1 LP. . .DLP 9000. . .$4.98 BEHAN .) 24 With Judith Anderson and supporting cast. (Spoken Word . . . 2 LP's . . . Album A The fury and the emotional frenzy of the Me- . . .Write producer for price.) dea role are evoked in a brilliant performance An expertly directed presentationof Be- by Judith Anderson, recreating one of her han's vividly accurate study ofprison life. A most famous characterizations. Radio Eireann Players' production. j 64 ANNOTATED RECORDING LIST

415. -N RIDERS TO THE SEA AND IN THE 419. -N CYMBEUNE SHADOW OF THE GLENSYNGE (Shakespeare Recording Society...3 (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 743. . .$5.95 LP's...SRS 236...$17.85 ($14.25) ($5-25). ..) ...) The spirit and technique of the Irish theatre The cast of this performance includes such are admirably caught and transmitted in these well-known Shakespearean actors as Claire two stirring one-act plays by John Millington Bloom, Boris Karloff, Pamela Brown, John Synge. These two work3, which mirror both Fraser, and Alan Dobie. This recording is the humor and tragedy of the life of the Irish available in both stereo and monaural and in- poor folk whom Synge knew, are presented in cludes a text of the play.This release is an excellent production by the Radio Eireann brilliantly performed and technologically of Players of Dublin. high quality. 420. -N HENRYIV -N UNDER MILK WOODDYLAN (Spoken Arts. . .Part I, SA 815; Part II, THOMAS SA 816...2 LP's...$11.90 ($10.70) (See Items 367 and 390this division.) ...) This condensed version highlights Falstaff's role and .the comic elements of the plays but Shakespeare's Plays and Poems also gives place to Prince Hal's opening soliloquy, Hotspur's quarrel with Henry IV. and Hal's trying on of the crown. Presented 416. GREAT SCENES FROM ANTONY AND by the Swan Theatre Players of London. CLEOPATRA 421. -N HENRY V (Caedmon. . .1 LP. . .TC1167. . .$5.95) (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 817... A condensed version of the full Shakespeare $5.95 ($5.25)...) Recording Society production of the work, This Swan Theatre Players production (50 this recording presents the highlights of the minutes in length) offers a warm and sym- play in their full dramatic intensity. Editing pathetic portrait of Prince Hal's assumption is skillful, and a complete text showing where of the cares of kingship. the cuts have been made is included. Anthony Quayle as Antony, Pamela Brown as Cleo- patra, Paul Daneman as Caesar, and Jack HEliRYe Gwillim as Enobarbus are the leading players. (London. . .4 LP's. ..A 4424...Stereo OSA 1415...Write producer for price.) This full production of the play sets forth 417. -N not only a mature Prime Hal in his new role (Shakespeare Recording Society...3 as king, but also the characters of Katherine, 12's. . .SRS-M 235. . .$17.85 ($14.25) Falstaff, Pistol, and Fluellen emerging with ...) great clarity and conviction. This complete Shakespearean play is per- formed by Anthony Quayle, Pamela Brown, 422. -N KING LEAR, TRAGEDY OF Paul Daneman, Jack Gwillim, and complete (Spoken Word. . .4 LP's. . .SW A 9. . . cast. An admirable recording.Available in $24.00 ($19.20) ...) both stereo and monaural. In this complete version of the play, di- rected by Anew McMaster, the text is that of the Oxford edition. This recording is 'impor- 418. -N tant as a full, recorded presentation of the (CaedmonShakespeare Recording work, although the role of King Lear is not Society...3 LP's...SRS-M 226 A fully sustained throughout the performance: ...Monaural and Stereo...$17.85 ($14.25) ...) -N KING LEAR (CONDENSED VERSION) Richard Burton as Coriolanus gives a vivid (Spoken Arts. . .1 LP. . .SA 784. . .$5.95 and tempestuous performance of the role in a ($5.25)- -.) brilliant production of the play. Burton is In this 50-minute condensed version,pre- vigorous and exciting as the swaggering Ro- sented by the Dublin Gate Theatre Players,a man general; and Jessica Tandy is brillinntly few scenes of the main plot are enacted. The controlled as his mother, who finally prevails subplot is treated almost entirely bynarra- upon him to come to terms with Rome. tion. The abridgement is highly successful. COLLEGE CLASSES 65

KING LEAR 426. THE RAPE OF LUCRECE AND (Immaculate Heart College .. .1 LP... OTHER POEMS Write producer for price.) (Shakespeare Recording Society. ...2 This recording offers selections from King LP's. . .SRS 239. . .$11.90) Lear with a good performance by Robert Richard Burton reads "The Rape of Lu- Speaight in the title role. This is an abridged crece" with almost indescribable brilliancy, version. penetrating to the very heart of the intense emotion and profound horror of this master- ri piece of Shakespeare's poetry. Also contained KING LEARREADINGS FROM THE in this set of recordings are "The Passionate PLAYBY DYLAN THOMAS Pilgrim," "Sonnets to Sundry Notes of Music," and "The Phoenix and Turtle," read by Dame (See Item 405this division.) Edith Evans and Sir . Available ii in both stereo and monaural; a text is in- 423. -N KING RICHARD II cluded. (Caedmon. . .3 LP's. . .SRS-M 216.. . S 216, Stereo.. .$17.85 ($14.25). ..) 427. SHAKESPEARE'S PRONUNCIATION A complete version of the play with ac- ( Press...1 10" LP... companying writtenedition.Directed by TV 19232-2..Write producer for price Peter Wood and starring John Gielgud as ..) Li Richard. Mr. Gielgud is superb in the role, This recording contains thirteen selections communicating the subtleties and mood of the from Shakespeare's sonnets and plays. The text with dramatic genius. Leo McKern is a selections are read by Helge Kokeritz, Profes- dignified Gaunt, and Keith Michell, a crafty sor of English, Yale University. Mr. Koke- Bolingbroke. Text included. ritz reads in the manner characteristic of Shakespeare's time. 424. -N (Caedmon. . .3 LP's. . .SRS-M 204... 42B. -N THE TAMING OF ME SHREW $17.85 ($14.25). ..) (Caedmon. . .2 LP's. . .SRS-M 211.. . A complete version of the play with written $11.90 ($9.50). ..) text included in the set.Directed by Peter This is a complete production of the play Wood. The cast includes Sir John Gielgud, with a full text of the performance. Directed Margaret Leighton, and Sir Ralph Richard- by Howard 0. Sackler. The cast includes son as Angelo, Isabella, and the Duke, respec- Trevor Howard, Margaret Leighton,Miles 'tively. Mallison, and others.

Li 425. -N OTHELLO -N THE TAMING OF THE SHREW (Caedmon. . .3 LP's. . .SRS-M 225. .. (Spoken Word. . .3 12's.. .SW A7. . . $17.85 ($14.25). ..) $17.85 ($14.25). ..) Frank Silvera is Othello, Cyril Cusack is This recording is based on the Cambridge Iago, Anna Massey is Desdemona, and Celia edition of the play and presents the complete Johnson is Emilia in a complete version of work with the Dublin Gate Players and the play, with accompanying text.Perform- Micheal MacLiammoir. ance and production are of the highest order. Silvera is a dignified and forceful Othello; Cusack, a crafty counterpoise. 429. TROYLUS AND CRESSIDA (Caedmon...3 LP's.. .SRS-M and -S 234. . .$17.85) -N OTHELLO With as Troylus, Diane Ci- (Spoken Arts...1 LP...SA 783... lento as Cressida, Cyril Cusack as Thersites, $5.95 ($5.25) . . .) and Max Adrian as Pandarus, this full-length The 50-minute condensed version presented recording presents the drama of the lovers by the Dublin Gate Theatre Players. Micheal against the harsh background of the Trojan MacLiammoir and Hilton Edwards are the War. An excellent interpretation and produc- stars of the production. tion. 66 ANNOTATEDRECORDINGLIST 430. -N TWELFTH NIGHT vocal play, the "dawn of reason," problems of (Caedmon. ..3 LP's...SRS-M and -S articulation, hesitation, children's questions and many other aspects of the child's growth 213. . .$17.85 ($14.25). ..) in speech power. Parentsas well as speech This is the complete play, with accompany- pathologists and therapistswill find this re- ing text. The cast includes Siobban McKenna cording of great interest and value. as Viola, Paul Scofield as , John Neville as , and Van- essa Redgrave as Olivia. 434. ONE LANGUAGE FOR THS WORLD BY MARIO PEI 431. -N THE WINTER'S TALE (Folkways. ..1 LP. . .F1 9151. . .$5.95) (Caedmon.. .3 12's.. .SRS-M and -S After an introduction by Dr. Pei explaining 214. . .$17.85 ($14.25. ..) types of languages proposed for worldwide Complete play, with complete accompany- use, he comments on and reads specimens of ing text. The cast includes Sir John Gielgud each:Greek, Latin, Boise, English, French, as Leontes and Dame Peggy Ashcroft as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Rus- Paulin& sian, Chinese, Finnish, Interlingua, Esperanto, and several other constructed tongues.Pro- fessor Pei's linguistic skill is quite extraordi- DOCUMENTARIES naryThe recording quality is very good. Parts of the recording can be played sepa- rately as illustrative material in discussions of 432. THE HOLLOW CROWN the history of the English language. (London. ...A 4253. ..Stereo SA 1253 . . .1 LP. . .$11.98 ($9.98). ..) This documentary on the kings and queens 435. POETRY IN 1HE ROUNDBY of England was arranged and edited by John GEORGE ABBE Barton, who also performs in it.The pur- pose of the recording, as the subtitle indicates, (Folkways. . .1 LP. ..Fl 9164. . .$5.95) is to show "the Fall and Fothles" of the mon- In this recording Mr. Abbe, himself a tal- archs. ented American poet, recites a series of poems Among those depicted are Charles I at his arranged to illustrate his descriptive analysis trial, Queen Victoria at her coronation, and of poetic techniques. The presentation and William U (1056-1100). illustrations are very effective and his editing, Dorothy Tutin plaYs many of the feminine skillful. roles with great interpretive skill. She por- trays Jane Austen in her youth, Anne Boleyn before her execution, Fanny Burney imitating 436. ME STORY-TELLERA SESSION the heavy Germanic ¢ of George III, and Victoria herself. Others in the cast are Max WITH CHARLES LAUGHTON Adrian, Richard Johnson, and a musicians' (Capitol. ..2 LP's...STBO 1650... group. Monaural and Stereo. . .$4.98) A "live" reproduction of a performance by Laughton: offers a wide range of material LECTURES short humorous anecdotes, poems, reminis- cences, and readings in literature, including

433. LEARNING TO TALK the Bible, Shakespeare, Jack Kerouac, and , (Folkways..1 LP. . .FX 6271. . .$5.95) the sculptor Carl Milles. This is a fascinating study of infant speech The performance, given at a veterans' hos- and development, prepared and narrated by pital, is notable for his superb rendition of Margaret Greene, a British speech expert. scenes from Julius Caesar, Major Barbara, Children's speech has been recorded from al- and the reading of Psalm 104 and the story most the moment the infant lets forth his first of the fiery furnace from the Bible. cry until he learns to express himself with reasonable intelligibility and thought at three and four years of age. Margaret Greene ex- YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLERLECTURE ON plains lucidly and appealingly the practical mewling of "sympathetic" communication be- BY LENNOX ROBINSON tween inother and child, "comfort sounds," (See Item 379this division.)

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68 TITLE INDEX

Title Item Number A Abraham Lincoln 198, 338 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 245 Aeneid, The Story of Vergil's .257 =of Man, The _288 Conrad, Reads 157 Aladdin _33 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 64 Alice in Wonderland .33, 65 American Favorite Ballads 42 American Folk Songs for Children 2 American Folk Songs for Christmas ...... American Folk Tales and Songs :187 American History in Ballad and Song 130 American Negro Music from Slavery Times 115 American Novels, Scenes from 155 American Poetry to 1900 43 American Short Stories ...... AmeriCan Story Poems 44 Anatomy of Language, The .221 ANTA Album of Stars .271 Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry _341 Anthology of English and American Poetry _342 Anthology of English Verse 131 Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young People 45 Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. 132 Anthology of Negro Poets Reading Their Own Works _126 Anthology of Twentieth Century English Poetry _133 Antony and Cleopatra 416, 417 Animal Songs for Children _3 Applecart, The 282 Arabian Nights Entertainment 68 Art of Ruth Draper 181 Ashanti Folk Tales from Ghana 69 As If Poems 159 As You LIU It _305 Auden, W. H. _208 Autobiography of Benjamhi Franklin L94

Bab Ballads and Cautionary Tales 70 WWI Record, 'The 258 Bambi 23 Bartleby 189 &snit, Stephen VincentReads from His OwnWork...... Beowulf and Chaucer 216 69 Beowulf, Caedmon's Hymn, and Other Old English Peons. 322 i 1 Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Gettysburg Address ___222 Bill of Righth, The, and Patrick Henry's Famous Speech .214 Black Beauty and Other Stories .33 Blake, William, Poetry of Blake, William, and Genrd Manley Hopkins .218

Bradbury, Ray, Short Stories of 256 Browning, Robert, Poetry of NM1.11 .219 i Burns, Poetry of, and Scottish Ballads .220 Burns, Robert, Poems and Letters of ...... ______220 Byron, Poetry of______221

C Caedmon Treasury of Modern Poets _134 Cambridge Treasury of English Prose, The .135 Camille _402 Canterbury Tales 222, 369 Carl Sandburg Tells His Stories _58 Cat That Walked by Herself, The, and Other Just So Stories 28 Oianging English language, 'The _323 Children's Concert___ us Children's Songs ...... 5

Children's Songs of Shakespeare's lime______...... 102 I

Childraes Stories and Songs______.... ______26 1 Child's Garden of Verses, A 1 Child's Introduction to Folk Music, A ______41 Christian Poetry and Prose 126 Christmas Carol, A _71 ; Christmas Songs of Many Lands...... ____ ...... ______B Cinderella 23 Circus in Town 7 Civil War Stories _190 Classic Poems of Love and Beauty .....______223 Cockhul Party, 'The______...... _ .....______403 Cam Robert P. Tristram 160 Coleridge, Poetry of Samuel Taylor _VA Cambia Literary Series ._340 Contemporary English Literature _339 Coriolanus __A18 Creative Writing _221 Cummings, E. E. 161 Cyntheline 419 D Dear AndienceBlawhe Yurka 272 Decision for Youth _147 Declaration of Independence, The, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address ______315 De la Mare, Walter _210 Deny Down Deny _174 Dickinson, Emily 172 Directing a Pthy _333 Doctor Faustus 273,404 70

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1 Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde _...246 Dr. Sense' Stories 23 Documentary History of Broadcasting 216 Don Juan in Hell 247 1 Don Quixote 260 Dryden, John, Poetry of .372 Duchess of Malfiby John Webster 405 E Early English 13allads .225 Early English Poetry 226 Eighteenth Century Comedy mama..aaaaaaaaaa ...... 406 Elephant Alphabet, The .8 Eliot, T. S.Reading Ilia Own Poems 259 Elizabethan Love Songs and Harpsichord Pieces _aaaaaa amOmomMa...297 Emerson, Ralph Waldo 193 English Lyric Poems and Ballads 137 Enrichment landmark Records _119 Enrichment RecordsProse and Poetry _153 Evangelineaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ..aommbOaa...... Mommoa...... _.46 ] Everyman F Fables of India 73 Faerie Queen, The, and Other Poetry of Edmund Spenser ] MO.. aaaa______...... ra Famous American Story Poona.....aaaaaa"...... 138 Famous Poems . 139 Famous Poems 'lig;Tell Great Storiesaaaaa oomMommomaaaMoammamamoMMaaamOo 140 i Famous Voyages in Small Boats .261 Faulkner, William, Reads from His Own Works 182, 350 Fifteen Poems of Dylan Thomas ...X78 Finnegans Wake _386 nitRap, The ...... aaaaaaa ...... aaaaaa.276 i Flat Rock Ballads- .....aaaaaaa...... 47 Folk Ballads of the English-Speaking World...... 262 Folk Music, U.S.A. .173 Folk Songs for Young Folk .9 i Folk Songs for Young People 75 Folksongs of Britain, 'The 263 Folksongs of Four Continents 74 Folk Tales from Indonesia...... _...... 77 Folk Tales from West Africa 78 Folk Tale Records 76 Follow the Sunset 79 Forms of Poetry 224 i Four QuartersT. S. Eliot .212, 227 Fox's Day, AMasefield ..214 , Frost, Robert 162 G Gaelic Songs and Legends ...... 293 GardenParty, The...... _...... _252 Gettysburg Address, The 122, 338 Glory of Negro History, The 81 71 Going West 117 1 Golden Treasury of American Verse 141 Golden Treasury of Children's Verse, Vol. I 80 Golden Treasury of Contemporary Catholic Verse 144 Golden Treasury of Famous Speeches .337 I Golden Treasury of Irish Verse, The 142 Golden Treasury of James Stephens .215 Golden Treasury of Jo lm Betjenrin 209 Golden Treasury of Milton, Keats, and Shelley 143 1 Goldilocks 33, 36 Graves, RobertReading His Own Poems 360 Great American Poetry 145 Great American Speeches 336 I Great Poems of the English Language 146 Great Scenes from Macbeth .308 Green, PaulDiscussions and Readings 183 Grimm's Fairy Tales .25, 33 I Guidance Units in Literature 147 Gulliver's Travels .83 Gudrun Thome-Thomsen Recordings 82 H I I Hamlet .306 Hamlet--MacbethKing Leer 295 Hansel and Gretel 23 Happy Prince and the Devoted Friend, 'The 111 I Hardy, Thomas, Poetry of 373 Harry GoldenReminisces on New York 334 Hart, Moss 184 Harte, Bret 195 I Hawthorne, Nathaniel 196 Hearing Poetry 148 248 Hedda GablerHenril Ibsen 294 0 Henry IV, Part I and Part II 420 Henry V 421 Here Is New York 197 Heroic Soul, The: Poems of Patriotism 48 0 Hiawatha, Song of 49 Hollow Crown, The 432 Holmes, SherlockStories of 245 Homage to Dylan Thomas 390 0 Hopkins, Gerard ManleyPoems of .374 Hopkins, G. M., and John Keats .375 House at Pooh Corner 84 How Fear Came 85 0 How to Tell Corn Fairies When You See 'Em and Other Rootabaga Stories 57 limn= Voice, The 407 g I I Am an American, and Other Collected PoemsLieberman 163 I Can Hear It Now .317 I Met a Man 50 a 72 U

i 1 I 1 Immortal Scenes and Sonnets from Shakespeare 289 Importance of Being Earnest, The 277 Importance of Being Oscar 278 Inauguration Addresses of the Presidents of the Un:ted States 318 Inferno, Dante's 259 Informal Hour with Dorothy Parker, An 186 Informal Hour with Erskine Caldwell, An .349 Informal Hour with J. Frank Dobie, An 180 Informal Hour with J. B. Priestley 243 In the Shadow of the Glen 282, 415 Introduction to Shakespeare .290 Irish Ballads, Folk Songs and Lyrics as Irish Fairy Tales 87 Irish Tradition, The 343 J James Joyceby Frank O'Connor 386 Jean Redpath's Scottish Ballad Book 266 Jeeves 249 John Brown's Body 171 Julius Caesar .307 Juno and the Paycock 408 Jupiter Book of Ballads, The 149, 228 Just So Stories 88 K Keats, John, Poetry of 229 Keats and Shelly, Poetry of 229 King Arthur, Story of 108 King Lear 422 King of the Golden River, The, and the Great Stone Face 89 King Richard II 423 Kipling Collection, A 250 L Laestrygonians from Ulysses 386 Lawrence, D. H., Writings of .251 Learning to Talk 433 Leaves of Grass 178 Let Freedom Ring 120 binary of Congress Twentieth Century Poetry in English 127 Lincoln Album, A 186 Lindsay, Vachel 164 Listen and Read Series 27 Listening Time 28 Little Brass Band, The 10 Little Engine That Could, The 33 Little Pedro 11 Living Literature 150 Love PoemsJohn Donne .370 Love Poems of Lawrence Durrell 358 Love Songs of Robert Burns .220 Love's Progress: Pamela Brown and the Elizabethan Consort .298 73 M Macbeth 208 Mac Leish, Archi laid 165, 344 Madeline and Other Bemelmans 90 Magic World of Circuses and Clowns 12 Man Without a Countm The 199 Man's a Man, A 401 Mansfield, KatherineStories of .252 Many Voices 151 Mark Twain 191 Masi-field, JohnReads His Own Poetry .214 Mc Cullers, CarsonReads from Her Own Works .352 Measure for Measure 424 MedeaRobinson Jeffers' Adaptation of Euripides' Play 409 Medieval Romantic Poetry ...... 396 Meditations of Marcus Aurelius .264 Meeting of the James Joyce Society .386 Mencken, Henry L.Conversing .351 Mend Your Speech .329 Merchant of Venice, The .309 Midnight Court, The 397 Midsummer Night's Dream, A 310 Millay, Edna St Vincent 166, 175 Miller, Arthur 279 Moby Dick .200 i Moll Flanders .384 Monuments of Early English Drama. .273,275,410, 413 Moore, Marianne 245 More Just So Stories 88 Mother Goose Songs 13 Mr. Presidentfrom FDR. to Eisenhower 319 Murder in the Cathedral 280 Music of American Indians 51 Li Musical Panorama of Shakespeare's Engkind .299 Musical Plays for Special Days 52 N National Council of Teachers of English Contemporary American Poet Series 128 Nature of Poetry, The 226 Negro Folk Songs for Young People 53 New American Credo, The .201 Nonsense Verse of Carroll and Lear 91 No Single Thing Abides 231 Notes from UndergroundFeodor Dostoievski 392 Nursery Rhymes 14 Nursery Rhymes, Games, and Folksongs 15 0 O'Casey, Sean 380 O'Connor, Frank 381 Oedipus RexYeats' Translation of Sophocles Drama 411 Ogden Nash Reads Ogden Nash , .167 01' Adam and His Children ...... 202 74 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats 92 One Language for the World 434 O'Neill, EugeneFour Soliloquies from .281 Oscar Wilde 111 Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales 111 Othello 425 Our Common Heritage 121

Pa !grave's Golden Treasury .232 Pamela Brown and the Elizabethan Consort 298 Paul Bunyan and Other Tall Tales of America 54 Paradise Lost 233 Parker, DorothyStories of .203 Penny Whistle .29 Peter Pan 33, 93 Peter Rabbit, Goldilocks, and Other Great Tales 33 Peter Rabbit, Tale of, and Tale of Benjamin Bunny 30 Peter, Tubby, and Pan 31 Piccoli 94 Pickwick's Christmas, Mr.and a Christmas Carol 95 Pickwick Papers 244 Picture of Dorian Gray 388 Pied Piper and the Hunting of the Snark 96 Pinocchio 33, 97 Pit and the Pendulum, The 204 Playboy of the Western World, The 412 Poe, Edgar Alhm, Great Tales and Poems of 176 Poems for ChildrenCarl Sandburg 17 Poems of Land and Sea and War 178 Poetry in the Round 435 Poet's Gold 98, 152 Pony Express 122 Porter, Katherine AnneReads from Her Own Works 353 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, A. 386 Pound, EzraReading His Own Poetry 168 Practical Vocabulary Improvement 332 Primary Picture Book Parade 32 Promise of Education, The 206 Prose and Poetry Enrichment Records 153

Quare Fella, The 414 Quite Early One Morning and Other Memories 366

Rape of Lucrece, The, and Other Poems 426 RCA Victor Fairy Tale Series .33 Read Along with Me 34 Read Me a Story 35 Real Davy Crockett, The 123 Red Badge of C aurage, The 192 Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, and Water Babies 36 Reluctant Dragon, The 37 75 I

Remembrance of Things Past 398 i Rhythms of Childhood 99 Ride 'Em, Cowboy 55 Ride With the Sun 100 Riders to the Sea 282 I Riders to the Sea and In the Shadow of the Glen 415 Rime of the Ancient Mariner .234 Ring ling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Band 16 Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow 56 i Ritchie Family of Kentucky 177 Rivals, The 283 Roan Stallion 348 Robert Donat Reads His Favorite Poems 154 I Robin Hood 33 Robin Hood, Ballad of 101 Robin Hood, Legend of 101 Robin Hood, Merry Adventures of 101 I Romeo and Juliet 311 Rwtabaga Stories 57 Rubaiyat, The, and Sohrab and Rustum 236 I S 284 Sandburg, CarlReads His Poetry 169 Scenes from Shakespeare 291, 293 I School for Scandal, The .285 Second Shepherd's Play, The 413 Sermons of John Donne 385 Severteenth Century Poetry 237 I Shakupeare 292 Shakespeare's Pronunciation 427 Shakespeare Soliloquies and Scenes for Actors 294 ShakespeareSoul of an Age 296 a Shakespeare's Songs and Lute Soles 300 Shakespeare's Sonnets and Elizabethan Lyrics 304 Shaw-Terry Letters 389 Shelley, Percy BysshePoetry of 238 0 Short Stories of William Sidney Porter (0. Henry) 205 Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham 253 Singers in the Dusk 59 Singing Sounds 18 a Sitwell, EdithReads Her Own Poems 361 Sitwell, OsbertReading His Poems 362 Sixteen Sonnets of Shakespeare 303 Sleep-Time 19 a Sleeping Beauty 33 Sohrab and Rustum .236 Songs for All Year Long 60 Songs from Shakespeare's Plays and Popular Songs of ci Shakespeare's Time 301 Songs of Shakespeare 302 Songs to Grow On .20 Songs to Texts by James Joyce 386 Sonnets from the Portuguese and the Barretts of Wimpole Street 239 76 ]

LI Sonnets of ShakespeareComplete 303 Sorcerer's Apprentice, The 104 Sounds of Carnival 21 SpellingDDC Spelling Aids 331 Spender, StephenReads His Poems 363 Steamboat 'Round the Bend 179 Stein, GertrudeReading 354 Stephens, James, Poems of 364 Stevens, WallaceReads His Own Poetry 347 Stevenson, Robert LouisAn Album 254 Stillness at Appomattox, A 357 Stories from an Irish Fireside 255 Stories of Kafka 395 Story of the Klondike 118 Story of Ossian, -TheMasefield 214 Story-Teller, TheA Session with Charles Laughton 436 Storytime Favorites 38 Styles in Shakespearian Acting 313 Swann in Love 267

Tale of Two Cities, A 244 Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 67 Tales of Hans Christian Andersen and Kipling 66 Taming of the Shrew, The 428 Tell It Again 22 Tempest, The 312 Tennessee Williams 287 Tennyson, Poetry of 240 This Is My Land 23 Thomas, DylanReads His Own Works 365 Thousand Years of English Pronunciation, A 330 Three Little Pigs, The, and Other Fairy Tales 39 Through the Looking Glass 105 Thurber Carnival, A 286 Toomai of the Elephants 106 at, Treasure Chest of American Folk Songs, A 173 Treasure Island 107 Treasury of Aifred, Lord Tennyson 240 Treasury of Folk Songs for Children 75 Treasury of Great Poetry 156 Treasury of John Donne 371 Treasury of John Dryden 372 Treasury of John Keats 229 Treasury of John Milton 230 asury of Percy Bysshe Shelley 238 Treasury of Robert Browning 219 Treasury of William Wordsworth 241 Trial of Socrates 268 Tristan and Iseult 399 Troylus and Cressida 429 Tuneful Tales 40 Twelfth Night 430 Two Canterbury Tales in Middle English 369 77 U Ulysses, Excerpts from 386 Uncle Boqui of Haiti 109 Uncle Remus Stories 61 Under Milk Wood 367,390 Understanding and Appreciation of the Novel 327 Understanding and Appreciation of Poetry 328 V Van Druten, John 274 Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait 400 Virginia Woolf 391 W Water Babies, The 36 Wee Red Man 62 Wellsprings of Drama, The 410 Welty, EudoraReading 355 Weston Woods Primary Picture BookParade 32 Wheel on the School, The 110 Who Built America 124 Wife 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 113 Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin 113 Winter's Tale, The 431 Wizard of Oz, The 63 Wordsworth, William, Poetry of .241 Working on the Railroad 125 World of Mhn, The .269,320 Y Yale Series of Recorded Poets 129 Yeats, William B., Poems of .242,379 Yeats, William B., Plays and Memories 379 You Read to Me, I'll Read to You 24 Youth and Typhoon 270

78 AUTHOR INDEX Author Item Number A Abbe, George 341, 435 Aiken, Conrad 127, 129, 157 Andersen, Hans Christian 67 Asch, Moses 173 Auden, W. H. 127, 128, 208 Aurelius, Marcus .264 B Barrie, James 93 Baum, Frank , 63, 150 Behan, Brendan 414 Be lloc, Hilaire 70 Bemelmans, Ludwig 90 Beat, Stephen Vincent 127, 158, 171 Betjeman, John .209 Bishop, Elizabeth .127 ] Blake, William P.17, 218 Bogan, Louise 127 Bontemps, Ana 126, 132 Boswell, James 383 ]1 Bradbury, Ray .356 Bradford, Roark .202 Brecht, Bertold 401 Brooks, Gwendolyn 126 I Brown, Sterling 126, 132 Browning, Elizabeth Barrett .239 Browning, Robert 96, 219 Bryant, W. Cullen 48 Burman, Ben Lucien 179 Burns, Robert 220 Burton, Pierre 118 Byron, Lord 221 1 C Caldwell, Erskine .349 Carroll, Lewis 65, 91, 96, 105 Catton, Bruce 357 Cervantes, Miguel de .260 Chaucer 216, 222, 322, 369 Ciardi, John 24, 50, 159, 259 riLi Clemens, Samuel 150, 191 Cocteau, Jean 407 Coffin, Robert P. Tristram 128, 160 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor .224, 234 Collins, William .235 Collodi, Carlo 97 79

] I I Congreve, William 406 Conrad, Joseph 248,270 Courlander, Harold 69, 77, 78,100, 109,173 Coward, Noel 382 I Crane, Stephen 192 Crockett, David 123 Cullen, Countee 126,132 Cummings, E. E. 127,161 I D Dante .259 Defoe, Daniel 384 De la Mare, Walter 72,210 Dickens, Charles 71, 95,244 Dickinson, Emily 172 Dobie, J. Frank 180 Donne, John 370, 371,385 Dostoievski, Feodor 392 Doyle, Arthur Conan 245 Draper, Ruth 181 I Dryden, John 372 Dumas, Alexandre, fi/s 402 Dunbar, Paul Lawrence 132 Durrell, Lawrence 211,358 I E Eberhart, Richard 127,129 Eliot, T. S. 92,127,212,213,227,280, 359,403 I Emerson, Ralph Waldo 193 Empson, William 127 Engle, Paul 127 Euripides 409 1 Evans, Bergen 332 F Faulkner, William 182,350 0 Field, Eugene 98 Fletcher, John Gould 127 Franklin, Benjamin 194 Freneau, Philip Morin 43 11 Frost, Robert 127,128,129, 162,174 G 0 Gilbert, W. S. 70 Golden, Harry 334 Goldsmith, Oliver 235 37,112 Grahame, Kenneth [1 Graves, Robert 360 Gray, Thomas 235 Green, Paul 183 127 Gregory, Horace U Grimm, The Brothers 25 80 LI

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Hale, Edward Everett 199 Halsman, Philippe _94 Hardy, Thomas 373 Harris, Joel Chandler 61 Hart, Moss 184 Harte, Bret 44, 195 Hawthorne, Nathaniel 89, 196 Hay, John 44 Henry, 0. (William Sydney Porter) 205 Henry, Patrick 214 Hillyer, Robert 127 Holmes, 0 W. 44, 98 Hopkinr., Gerard Manley 218, 374, 375 Hughes, Langston 81, 126, 132 Hutchins, Robert M. 206

Ibsen, Hem* .394 Irving, Washington J Jarrell, Randall 127 Jeffers, Robinson 177, 348, 409 Johnson, James Weldon 132 Jonson, Ben _80 Joyce; James 86, 386 K Kafka, Franz _395 Keats, John 229, 375 Kingsley, Charles .33 Kipling, Rudyard 66, 85, 88, 98, 106, 250 L Lawrence, D. H. 251, 387 Lear, Edwin 91, 98 Lewis, C. Day 129 Lieberman, Elias 163 Lieberson, Goddard 340 Lincoln, Abraham 150, 198, 315, 338 Lindsay, Vachel 128, 164 Longfellow, H. W. 44, 46, 49, 98 Lowell, J. R. 44 Lowell, Robert 127, 129 M Mac Leigh, Archibald 128, 165, 344 MacNeice, Louis 129 Mansfield, Katherke 252 Marlowe, Christopher .273, 404 Masefield, John 214 Maugham, W. Somerset 253 Mc Cullers, Carson 352 McKay, Claude 126, 132 81 --

Melville, Herman 189, 200 Mencken, Henry L .351 Merriman, Brian .397 Mil lay, Edna St. Vincent 166, 175 Miller, Arthur .279 Milne, A. A. 84, 113 1 Milton, John 80,230, 233 Moore, Marianne 1Z7,129, 345 1 1 N Nash, Ogden 167 Nathan, George Jean .201 0 O'Casey, Sean__...... ______...... ____380, 408 O'CAxmor, Frani .381 O'Neill, Eugene ....281 P Parker, Dorothy 185, 203 Plato...... 150, 268 [1 Poe, Edgar---Allan 44, 176, 204 Pope, Alexander ...... ______376 Porter, Katherine Anne _353 Potter, Beath:_...... _____ ...... ______30 Ei Pound, Ezra _168 Priestley, J. B.______....._ ...... ______...... 243 Proust, Marcel Pyle, Howard ..._101 R Ransom, John Crowe 127, 129 Richards, L A. 127 Rogers, Will _335 --- Rukeyser, Muriel 127 Ruskin, John .89 S Sandburg, Carl 17, 57, 169, 186

Saxe, John G...... ___ waniwoli...... 44 Sdinpider, Nina...... 79 Schreiber, Morris .147, 321.,. 327 Schwartz, Delmore 127 Seuss, Elr. e(T .ivilliamS. Geisel) ......

Shapiro, Karl 127 Shaw, George Bernard .247, 284, 382, 389 Shelley, Percy Bysshe .229, 238 Sheridan, Richard B. .283, 285, 406 Sitwell, Edith .361 Sitwell, Osbert .362 Slote, Gil .52 Sophocles 411 Spender, Stephen 127, 363 82 Spenser, Edmund .377 Stein, Gertrude 254 Stephens, James 86, 215, 364 Stevens, Wallace ...... __.....346 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1, 107, 108, 246, 254 Swift, Jonathan 83, 256 Swinburne, Algernon ___ ...... 98 Synge, John Millington 282, 412, 415 T Tate, Allen 127, 129 Tennyson, Alfred, Lord 80, 240 'fhomas, Dylan 365-367, 378, 390 Thoreau, Henry David...... _____...... ______...207 Thorne-Thomsen, Gudrun...... _ ...... _...... 82 Thurber, James 286 Twain, Mark (S. Clemens) 150, 191 V Van Doren, Mark 127 VanDruten, John...... _...... __...... _ ...... _ 274 Van Gogh, Vincent ____ AGO Vergil _257 W Walker, Margaret 126 Webster, John 405 Welty, Eudora...... ____ ...... ____255 Wheatley, Phyllis _ 132 Warren, Robert Penn 127, 129 Wheelock, John Hall...... T...... :...... ____...... 1...... 2..._...... 2..127197 White, E. B. ... Whitman, Walt 43, 4i1, 15-0, 178 Whittier, J. G. __44, 48 Wilbur, Richard 170 Wilde, Oscar __.111, 277, 388 Williams, Jay 125 Iiiirilliams, Tennessee...... ______...... ____...... 287 Williams, William Carlos ...... 127, 347 Wmters, Yvor 129 Wodehouse, P. G. ..249 Woolf, Virginia _291 Wordsworth, William .241 Y Yeats, William Butler 86, 87, 134, 242, 379, 411

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