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Sweet as the Spring, as Ocean Deep

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

The story of Felicia Hemans , the popular poet of the early 19th century, remembered now for perhaps the most parodied lines in English literature:
'The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but he had fled ...'
Written and presented by Malcolm Jones , with Jenny Howe as Mrs Hemans.
Readers Geoffrey Banks , Victoria Finney and Barbara Marten. Producer Gillian Hush

Contributors

Unknown:
Felicia Hemans
Presented By:
Malcolm Jones
Unknown:
Jenny Howe
Readers:
Mrs Hemans.
Readers:
Geoffrey Banks
Readers:
Victoria Finney
Readers:
Barbara Marten.
Producer:
Gillian Hush
Source: Radio Times

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