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A Child's Christmas in Wales CD: And Five Poems
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:First recorded in February of 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading A Childs Christmas in Wales recalls all of the sights, smells, and sounds of a long-ago Christmas.
Thomass wonderful recollection of this holiday in the seaside town of his youth is captured in this vivid performance. Also included are five poems selected and read by Dylan Thomas, including arguably his most well-known Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Includes: Synopsis:First recorded in February 1952, this remastered recording of Dylan Thomas reading his "A Child's Christmas in Wales" recalls all of the sights, smells, and sounds of a long-ago Christmas. Thomas's wonderful recollection of this holiday in the seaside town of his youth is captured in this vivid performance. Unabridged. 1 CD.
About the AuthorDylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.
During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross. In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his. Table of ContentsA child's Christmas in Wales — Fern Hill — Do not go gentle into that good night — In the white giant's thigh — Ballad of the long-legged bait — Ceremony after a fire raid.
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