Middlemarch (Naxos Complete Classics)
Price
$152.98
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publication Date
Unabridged edition (February 1, 2011
ISBN-13
978-1843794394
Dimensions
6.75 x 2.5 x 5.75 inches
Weight
1.46 pounds
Description
Middlemarch has something for all grown-ups, and Juliet Stevenson's reading makes all the somethings that much better. --Joanna Theiss, SoundCommentaryJuliet Stevenson brings crisp clarity, a witty sensibility, and a charming tonal quality to Eliot's masterpiece of provincial life. Through her deft management of pacing and tone, she reveals character motivation and illuminates the many themes of the novel. But most of all she reclaims Eliot for listeners who thought they did not enjoy classics. Winner of 2012 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration --The Reference and User Services Association
Features & Highlights
- One of the great works of 19th-century England as well as one of the masterpieces of English fiction, this novel is set in the Midlands, 1830-32, in the fictitious town of Middlemarch. It is concerned with the blighted marriage of a young idealistic woman, but also presents a vivid portrait of England during the Georgian era. A film adaptation of the novel, directed by Sam Mendes and with screenplay by Andrew Davies, is due to be released in 2011. Middlemarch was listed in 'The 10 Greatest Books of All Time', The Top Ten (ed. J. Peder Zane, W.W. Norton & Company). This release presents a captivating insight into contemporary developments: medical science, the Great Reform Bill, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV and the succession of his brother King William IV.
