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Read By: Anton Lesser and Simon Russell Beale Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.38 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2000 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:

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With more than 80 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind. It covers a remarkable range, from the striking visions of Blake and Shelley and the insights of Keats to lighter but equally memorable verse by Tennyson, Kipling, G.K. Chesterton and Edward Lear.

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"Well, how can it not be 5 stars? It's Robert Frost. I'm sure anyone will find some of the work a bit on the odd side, as there is just so much of it, but the joy of Frost is that the more one reads him, the richer so many of the poems are. Perhaps that has to do with getting older, too. I even like the play about Job, though it's one I find pretty odd, myself. Frost tackles many issues in these poems that are surprisingly contemporary. It's not all those eerily similar divergent roads."

— Emma (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " As a child I learned 'the road not taken' by heart. I love his wording, and description. I cannot enjoy the fall or the country without thinking of Robert Frost. My fav would have to be 'Stopping by woods on a snowy evening' "...miles to go before I sleep" "

    — Lorrie, 2/1/2014
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    " Page 385 The Fear of God "

    — Kate, 1/28/2014
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    " One of my favorite compilations ever. Frost is a genius. "

    — TaeLynn, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I enjoyed rereading the classic poems of Robert Frost. This a comprehensive collection with an insightful forward. "

    — Jaime, 1/21/2014
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    " I really enjoyed these poems. I grew up reading robert frost and I have always enjoyed his classic way of writing poems. "

    — Taylor, 12/27/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I loved the poems The Road Not Taken and Fire and Ice. When you read him you see that his poems have higger meaning. "

    — Shavonne, 12/17/2013
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    " "The Road Not Taken," and "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening," are two of my favorite poems by any poet. "Road," is the only poem I have memorized and I have used it as a compass for my life. "

    — Dean, 12/10/2013
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Perhaps I am just not a poetry guy. I enjoyed very few of this collection. I liked only slightly more than that, and actually understood only a few more than that number. The most understood poems, and seemingly the very few that communicated purpose and meaning to me, happen to include the three or four that other reviewers list as their favorites, and I suppose they were mine also. Beyond those, Frost's work leaves me wondering why all the fuss. My apologies to the throng of "Frost Lovers" everywhere. "

    — Kent, 12/4/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " His poetry has so many levels! Love his writting! "

    — Nena, 12/4/2013
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    " This book is a treasured possession, having once belonged to my Dad, who died when I was 11. Wonderful poetry I keep coming back to for a lifetime of insights... "

    — Kate, 11/7/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I'm not a big poetry fan so this was blah to me "

    — Denisse, 8/20/2013
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    " I think everyone can find a single poet that speaks to their soul and for me Robert Frost has an insight that I truly appreciate. I could the whole day reading his work. "

    — Scott, 6/29/2013
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    " What's not to like about Robert Frost? He's still a quietly essential American poet. I lack his New England sensibility, but I fully admire his enormous talent. "

    — Mary, 6/21/2013
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    " From studying Frost in high school, all I knew was that he was a master of iambic pentameter. Now, having put some actual study into his works, I think he is pretty amazing in other ways as well. His poetry can be fun and serious, but is always realistic and in the modern. "

    — Alison, 1/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I love his imagery and enjoy his work. "

    — Ki, 10/2/2012
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    " If I were to chose a poet who impacted my day to day life, it would be him for I live by the "The Road not Taken" and "A Time to Talk". Spectacular content , sensational scenes brought to life by nothing but the power of words. "

    — Noorin, 5/12/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " D language o Frost's poetrs r vry simple bt touching "

    — Rupa, 2/4/2012
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    " I have always loved the work of Robert Frost since I first read him back in elementary school. His prose is magnificent "

    — Todd, 11/26/2011
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    " I was only really able to appreciate poetry when I found a poet I could connect with. That poet was Robert Frost. His words hit me in virtually every poem. I can feel something, maybe not what he was feeling, but I connect with it. "

    — jacob, 9/16/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I like Frost & his Poems, I enjoyed reading his nice Poems, I saw a film from him "

    — Erik09, 10/4/2010
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    " He only has at heart our getting lost. "

    — Javen, 10/1/2009
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    " I love 'birches'! I really have nothing else to say. "

    — Chase, 5/23/2008
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    " The Road Not Taken was the first poem I ever loved. Then I read more of Frost and found countless others to love as well. "

    — Donna, 11/8/2007
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " love, love, love robert frost and his poetry, he is one of my favorite. "

    — Amy, 8/31/2007
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    " Absolutely an amazing collection of works from an extremely talented poet. His works are amazing at capturing the joy and beauty of rural life. This is a book I return to every so often because it's such an enjoyable read. "

    — Aaron, 12/8/2006
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I have several favorite Frost poems that have been excellent for the classroom. Plus, they are just damned good poems! "

    — Clif, 6/23/2006
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    " one of those things you say you'd be sure to have if stranded on a deserted island and you only get three things. "

    — Dellitt, 6/10/2006
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " i {heart} robert frost! 'nuff said. "

    — Meghan, 11/12/2005
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This collection is a bit overwhelming, but it's a thorough initiation to the author and the evolution of his writing. "

    — Terri, 8/10/2004
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Frankly, could have been abridged a bit. "

    — Scott, 2/12/2003
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Great American Poet. I read his work all the time, so therefore currently reading. "

    — Cynthia, 11/15/2001
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    " One of the best poets living or dead. "

    — Harley, 11/5/2001
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Partially read. One of my favorite poets! "

    — Kailey, 1/11/2001

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.