Sonorous sonnets

OK. 400 British actors have created a 98-CD set of Shakespeare’s 38 plays. 102 hours for $600 (“To the Last Syllable,” by David Gritten, Aug. 3).

Just as notable is Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets performed with enormous eloquence and sensitivity on a five-hour CD set for $19.95. They were recorded by one American actor -- Stacy Keach, considered by many as America’s finest classical actor.

Ned Manderino

Silver Lake