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Sonnet 18

A reading of the Shakespeare sonnet, 'Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day'.

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Content
  • Type: Sonnets and Poems
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 2'16''
  • Broadcast date: 1997
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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