The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Tale Blazers: British Literature)

Coleridge's masterpiece about a sailor who offends nature by killing a seabird takes the listener on a macabre odyssey that includes brushes with monsters, a ship manned by zombies, and a game of dice with Death. The work of an imagination some say was distorted by opium and alcohol, the poem has retained its power and beauty for over two centuries. The CD includes a bonus piece, Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark, read by Roy Dotrice.