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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present Argo Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world's most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 'No, no, I am but shadow of myself: You are deceived, my substance is not here.'Henry VI Part I is part of Shakespeare's trilogy centred on the Wars of the Roses.After Henry V's death and while Henry VI is young, nobles rule England and fight the French, including Joan of Arc. As Henry VI becomes king, the noble houses begin to divide and take sides between York and Lancaster. The war with France winds down, and the nobles try to find Henry a wife and disagree about who Henry chooses.All of the Shakespeare plays within the Argo Classics catalogue are performed by the Marlowe Dramatic Society and Professional Players. The Marlowe was founded in 1907 with a mission to focus on effective delivery of verse, respect the integrity of texts and rescue neglected plays by Shakespeare's contemporaries and the less performed plays of Shakespeare himself. The Marlowe has performed annually at Cambridge Arts Theatre since its opening in 1936 and continues to produce some of the finest actors of their generations.Thurston Dart, professor of music at London University and a fellow of Jesus College Cambridge, directed the music for this production.The full cast includes: Richard Marquand, David King, Carleton Hobbs, Terrence Hardiman, Denis McCarthy, Roger Croucher, Peter Orr, Frank Duncan, John Tydeman, Gary Watson, William Devlin, Gordon Gardner, Cyril Luckham, John Nettleton, John Shrapnel, Raymond Clark, Brian Batchelor, David Rowe-Beddoe, Anthony Arlidge, Bob Jones, Patrick Garland, Clinton Baddele, John Hopkins, John Tracy-Phillips, David Buck, John Bartom, Ronald Grey, Mary Morris, Yvonne Bonnamy, Freda Dowie.

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time, and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today. David King is a Fulbright scholar with a master's degree from Cambridge University, and the author of Finding Atlantis, which was a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club and which has been translated into several languages. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky, with his wife and daughter. Carleton Hobbs (1898-1978) was an English actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes in eighty radio adaptations between 1952 and 1969. He also worked extensively in television, most notably in the miniseries I, Claudius and Pennies from Heaven. Terrence Hardiman has worked extensively in theater. He began at the Old Vic, went on to repertory at Bristol, and then spent five years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He played the title role in BBC TV's The Demon Headmaster, while his other television appearances include major parts in Secret Army, Miss Marple, Hannay, and Inspector Morse. Among his film credits are Mask of Murder, Loophole, and Gandhi.

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