Wordsworth's Two-Part Prelude

BBC narration of William Wordsworth's 'Prelude'.

[@winonafrog]

Grateful for this. A dozen years ago an Oxford grad assumed I (as an American writer) would know The Prelude as a standard-I went home and listened to this version, still do.

[@straypet8]

Superb thanks, the version I always return to.

[@cheerdown87]

Exquisite! I'll never walk below the trees or see life the same again.

[@JoachimderZweite]

I read this poem 55 years ago and tonight here it is again for me to enjoy while a huge ice storm is approaching.

[@tituscaesar]

absolutely beautiful. the music and sound effects blend perfectly with the poetry. thanks so much for uploading this!

[@cherylclark9572]

Winderful! Thank you for making it available.

[@AndrewAtkinson1]

My love of Wordsworth persists. Readings of this poem have slipped into my own allotment of spots of time.

[@Charleschaplins]

paradise before me... how sublime....

[@alanbash2921]

Wordsworth Is ....Elysium ✍🏼.

[@drtreg]

A wonderfully expressive reading of Wordsworth's 'Prelude'. It brings it to life with great feeling. Excellent! Clare Carter

[@blackmetalmagick1]

Alone upon the rock; Oh! then the calm And dead still water lay upon my mind Even with a weight of pleasure, and the sky Never before so beautiful, sank down Into my heart, and held me like a dream.

[@rosesonne2478]

thank you!

[@jefmar43]

Text: jacklynch.net/Texts/prelude.html

[@lindabuonline]

Wonderful! Does anybody has the transcript? It is an extract from the Prelude and it jumps from one place to another.

[@bluebeachdog12]

The prelude was rewritten a number of times. This reading is of the first one written in 1799. The extra material you have in your poem was added at a later date.

[@robertjamesselbyMTV]

tops thankyou xxx

[@motrailblazer2234]

The bird of another captive became my prey! Rhetorical expressions of story

[@chanduchandaka]

It started middle of the poem Where are the other lines Please intimate me

[@PeteAmachree]

Wonderful. Although I prefer Sir Ian McKellan's more matter of fact delivery.

[@Charleschaplins]

I completely disagree! McKellan sounds too abrupt and doesn't carry the emotion as well.

[@TheWhitehiker]

The reader is not very good. Too bad.

[@lucyseton-watson8962]

Totally don’t agree.

[@TheWhitehiker]

@@lucyseton-watson8962 why?

[@colinglass1342]

Ronald pickup also reads the prelude

[@TheWhitehiker]

@@colinglass1342 thank you.