Sonnets on Anglo-Saxon History
The history of Britain up to the Norman Conquest in the form of 100 prose commentaries, each followed by a sonnet. The commentaries set the historical scene, quoting from Bede, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and noted historians of the times, Hawkshaws sonnets are both imaginative and reflective, often casting new light on historical figures and events. Born in Yorkshire, Ann Hawkshaw spent much of her creative life in Manchester, where her husband John Hawkshaw was elected to Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society and, as a friend of Elizabeth Gaskell, she was drawn into the intellectual and literary circle of the city. - Summary by Phil Benson
Genre(s): Single author
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Introductory, Sonnets 1-9 | Phil Benson |
00:14:32 |
Play 02 | Sonnets 10-19 | Phil Benson |
00:16:04 |
Play 03 | Sonnets 20-29 | Phil Benson |
00:14:49 |
Play 04 | Sonnets 30-38 | Phil Benson |
00:14:07 |
Play 05 | Sonnets 39-47 | Phil Benson |
00:13:48 |
Play 06 | Sonnets 48-56 | Phil Benson |
00:13:07 |
Play 07 | Sonnets 57-64 | Phil Benson |
00:12:40 |
Play 08 | Sonnets 65-72 | Phil Benson |
00:12:47 |
Play 09 | Sonnets 73-78 | Phil Benson |
00:09:29 |
Play 10 | Sonnets 79-89 | Phil Benson |
00:16:41 |
Play 11 | Sonnets 90-98, Conclusion | Phil Benson |
00:14:28 |