A new series of personal choices of prose and poetry
Given before an invited audience at Lamda Theatre, London
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Lord David Cecil's choice reflects very much his own tastes. As a friend of Max Beerbohm's he has naturally chosen something by him, and his fondness for Jane Austen's work is reflected in two excerpts from Northanger Abbey. There is a great deal of humour in Lord David's selection. 'I think it's the sign of a fool to take everything seriously', he says. But there are also some deeply moving passages from the works of Wordsworth, Robert Bridges, and Sir Thomas Browne.
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