About this book
Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.
He is sometimes called the third great Victorian poet, along with Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning.
This week's poem is the first part of Arnold's Lyric Poem 'Switzerland'. - Summary by Wikipedia
Chapters
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- 1The Lake - Read by BK1:17 · read by Bruce Kachuk
- 2The Lake - Read by DCC1:07 · read by Domenica Campbell
- 3The Lake - Read by DL1:04 · read by David Lawrence
- 4The Lake - Read by EL1:01 · read by Newgatenovelist
- 5The Lake - Read by GB1:09 · read by Garth Burton
- 6The Lake - Read by GG1:16 · read by Greg Giordano
- 7The Lake - Read by IK1:03 · read by Ian King
- 8The Lake - Read by JM0:56 · read by J. McDougall
- 9The Lake - Read by LAH1:03 · read by Lee Ann Howlett
- 10The Lake - Read by LCW1:04 · read by Larry Wilson
- 11The Lake - Read by LLW1:12 · read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
- 12The Lake - Read by MAS1:07 · read by Matthew Smith
- 13The Lake - Read by MK1:13 · read by Maria Kasper
- 14The Lake - Read by SABT1:04 · read by SkyAlbatross
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