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The Faerie Queene

BBC Radio 3
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by EDMUND SPENSER abridged for radio in 13 episodes by Terence TILLER Reader Gary Bond
1: The Legend of the Knight of the Red Crosse, or of Holinesse (Part 1)
In a letter to Sir Walter Raleigh. Spenser described
The Faerie Queene as ' a continued Allegory, or darke conceit ... The general end therefore of all the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline.'
Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I, the work begins with the adventures of the Red Crosse Knight. sent by Gloriana, the Faerie Queene, to slay the dragon.
Narrator John Westbrook
Other voices PENELOPE Reynolds
KENNETH SHANLEY , JONATHAN SCOTT Producer DAVID SPENSER

Contributors

Unknown:
Penelope Reynolds
Unknown:
Kenneth Shanley
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Jonathan Scott
Producer:
David Spenser
Source: Radio Times

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