Wheels - The First Cycle


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A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family, the first in 1916. Apart from Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, the poets represented in the series include Nancy Cunard, whose family founded the Cunard shipping line, Aldous Huxley and Wilferd Owen, as well as a number of more obscure writers. - Summary by Algy Pug (1 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Preface to the Second Edition 4:11 Read by Newgatenovelist
Wheels by Nancy Cunard 2:12 Read by Eva Davis
The Beginning by Osbert Sitwell 2:41 Read by Nemo
The End by Osbert Sitwell 2:38 Read by Nemo
Progress by Osbert Sitwell 1:30 Read by Nemo
Prelude by Osbert Sitwell 1:45 Read by Nemo
Pierrot Old by Osbert Sitwell 4:13 Read by Nemo
Night by Osbert Sitwell 2:10 Read by Nemo
20th Century Harlequinade by Osbert Sitwell 3:17 Read by Nemo
'Therefore is the Name of it called Babel' by Osbert Sitwell 2:03 Read by Nemo
The Lament of the Mole-Catcher by Osbert Sitwell 1:22 Read by Nemo
Tears by Osbert Sitwell 1:27 Read by Algy Pug
Black Mass by Osbert Sitwell 5:06 Read by Algy Pug
The Carnivals of Peace by Nancy Cunard 1:18 Read by Eva Davis
Destruction by Nancy Cunard 1:18 Read by Eva Davis
Sonnet by Nancy Cunard 1:23 Read by Eva Davis
Remorse by Nancy Cunard 1:22 Read by Eva Davis
Uneasiness by Nancy Cunard 1:10 Read by Eva Davis
From the Train by Nancy Cunard 1:09 Read by Eva Davis
Processions by Edith Sitwell 0:59 Read by Algy Pug
Gaiety by Edith Sitwell 2:23 Read by Algy Pug
Thais in Heaven by Edith Sitwell 1:26 Read by Eva Davis
A Lamentation by Edith Sitwell 3:00 Read by Eva Davis
Antic Hay by Edith Sitwell 2:18 Read by Algy Pug
The Drunkard by Edith Sitwell 2:09 Read by Algy Pug
The Mother by Edith Sitwell 4:14 Read by Algy Pug
The King of China's Daughter by Edith Sitwell 0:53 Read by Algy Pug
Nebuchadnezzar the King by Edith and Osbert Sitwell 5:59 Read by Algy Pug
Three poems by Arnold James 3:16 Read by Nemo
Five poems by Iris Tree 7:54 Read by Newgatenovelist
Zeppelins - two poems by Iris Tree 3:21 Read by Newgatenovelist
Home Thoughts in Laventie by E.W.Tennant 2:37 Read by Algy Pug
Song by E.W.Tennant 1:16 Read by Algy Pug
Re-Incarnation by E.W.Tennant 1:08 Read by Algy Pug
Li-Tai-PE Drinks and Drowns by Sacheverell Sitwell 1:20 Read by Algy Pug
A Picture by Victor Tait Perowne 2:01 Read by Newgatenovelist
A Dirge by Victor Tait Perowne 2:06 Read by Newgatenovelist
The Lady of Shallott by Victor Tait Perowne 4:02 Read by Newgatenovelist
Envious Youth by Helen Rootham 1:46 Read by Eva Davis
The Great Adventure by Helen Rootham 1:52 Read by Eva Davis
Three Prose Poems (after Rimbaud) by Helen Rootham 8:56 Read by Eva Davis