Coniston Tales
William Gershom Collingwood
Read by Phil Benson
A selection of poems and short prose pieces grounded in the landscape, history and legends of Coniston in the English Lake District. W. G. Collingwood gave up a promising academic career as a young Oxford graduate to become John Ruskin's personal secretary, living at first in his home, Brantwood, at Coniston. In the spirit of self-sufficiency that typified their community, Collingwood first published these pieces in 'Nothing Much', a faimily magazine edited by his young children and circulated to friends by private subscription. - Summary by Phil Benson (1 hr 42 min)
Chapters
The Apology | 1:53 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Cairn on the Moor | 11:30 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Great Circle | 5:59 | Read by Phil Benson |
Of the Mines in the Mountains | 18:20 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Three Godmothers | 2:57 | Read by Phil Benson |
A Miracle of St. Cuthbert | 13:10 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Bow in the Cloud | 1:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Story of Thurstan at the Thwaite | 20:21 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Ballad of Young Beaumont | 7:36 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Hermit of Monk Coniston | 11:32 | Read by Phil Benson |
The Leaguer of Carlisle | 4:17 | Read by Phil Benson |
Epilogue | 3:39 | Read by Phil Benson |