The Bells


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(2.7 stars; 3 reviews)

LibriVox readers bring you 18 recordings of "The Bells." This was the Fortnightly Poetry selection for January 30 to February 13, 2011.

"The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic repetition of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses from "the jingling and the tinkling" of the bells in part 1 to the "moaning and the groaning" of the bells in part 4. (From Wikipedia) (1 hr 23 min)

Chapters

The Bells - Read by ALG 3:39 Read by Amy Gramour
The Bells - Read by ARR 3:40 Read by Anna Roberts
The Bells - Read by BM 6:04 Read by Brian Morgan
The Bells - Read by CC 4:48 Read by Chris Caron
The Bells - Read by DJG 4:17 Read by David Goldfarb
The Bells - Read by DL 4:41 Read by David Lawrence
The Bells - Read by EZWA 4:51 Read by Ezwa
The Bells - Read by GC 4:49 Read by Gayle Cato
The Bells - Read by GHS 5:18 Read by Algy Pug
The Bells - Read by JCM 3:39 Read by Jason Mills
The Bells- Read by JM 5:14 Read by Jannie Meisberger
The Bells - Read by LED 4:47 Read by Levi
The Bells - Read by LLW 4:51 Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
The Bells - Read by LV 4:50 Read by LilianaVale
The Bells - Read by MDV 4:38 Read by John W. Michaels
The Bells - Read by PH 4:44 Read by Pentti Hirvonen
The Bells - Read by TG 4:27 Read by TriciaG
The Bells - Read by WT 4:16 Read by Winston Tharp

Reviews

Too Many Readings


(2 stars)

Rather a lot of readings, there could have done to be half as many.