To Read Aloud
To Read Aloud is a collection of extracts, short stories and myths brought together for the purpose of reading aloud, sharing and connecting.
To Read Aloud consists of 75 extracts that take between three and fifteen minutes to read, from writers ranging from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Robert Macfarlane. It is arranged under ten thematic chapters: Love, Loss, Lightness, Pleasure, Work, Taboo, Nature, Change, Chaos and Wonder. A literary toolkit for well-being, To Read Aloud invites you to take just ten minutes off, sit down with somebody you care about and share a passage of writing.
Francesco Dimitri is an Italian author living in London. He has written fiction and non-fiction and worked for top business clients. Francesco is on the faculty of the School of Life.
Hear part of the extracts as read by Library staff:
- From the letters of Lewis Carrol
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, continued
Further tales from the Library. Also read by Library staff:
- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Peter Pan by James Matthew Barrie
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- T'was the night before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
Enjoyed what you heard, want to read more? You can search and reserve items via our online catalogue.
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