List $17.98

Written by William Shakespeare - Audio book performed by Simon Russell Beale, Estelle Kohler, Clifford Rose & Sarah Woodward with music of the Spanish Renaissance by Francesco Canova da Milano, Purcell, Jenkins - Dramatized Fiction - 2 COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours, 7 minutes

Publisher, Naxos Audiobooks (September 1994)

"A magnificent selection, all beautifully delivered." --Gramophone

"To be or not to be... Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow... O for a Muse of Fire... The quality of mercy is not strained... This sceptred isle... Once more unto the breach dear friends..."

Many of Shakespeare's greatest and best-loved speeches are brought together in this superb collection, performed by outstanding artists who bring to vivid life words which are an integral part of our language, our culture and our everyday lives.

This magnificent selection of key speeches from Shakespeare's plays including Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, The Tempest, and others reminds the listener of his extraordinary gift for penetrating human nature.