Ophelia by Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956)

Ophelia by Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956)

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Ophelia, poem of the week for February 25, 2007; read here by twelve of our readers. This was published in 1920 in "Collected Poems 1901-1918" by Walter De la Mare.Ophelia loved Hamlet, was repulsed by him, and went insane. She drowned in a stream, gathering flowers of remembrance. This is one of a number of poems that De La Mare wrote about Shakespeare characters. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)
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Ophelia - Read by ADD
Episode 1
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969

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