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Middlemarch

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Middlemarch

By: George Eliot, Rosemary Ashton - introduction
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Juliet Aubrey, who won the BAFTA for Best Actress for her role as Dorothea in the BBC serial Middlemarch. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Rosemary Ashton.

George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a disastrous marriage to the pedantic scholar Casaubon; the charming but tactless Dr Lydgate, whose marriage to the spendthrift beauty Rosamund and pioneering medical methods threaten to undermine his career; and the religious hypocrite Bulstrode, hiding scandalous crimes from his past. As their stories interweave, George Eliot creates a richly nuanced and moving drama, hailed by Virginia Woolf as 'one of the few English novels written for adult people'.

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This was my first introduction to a book by George Eliot. What a story. And the narration hi Juliet Aubrey was perfect. I can’t believe how many characters she managed to bring an individual voice to, and I hope to hear more audiobooks by her in future. I will also be seeking out more books by George Eliot.

Beautiful narration brings this wonderful book to life

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I struggled with the story sometimes. The indirect communication and way of talking was difficult for me to get used to. The narration really got me through, Juliet Aubrey did a great job. She made the world come alive, as well as the characters, each with their own voice. I would love to listen to more of her work.

The story was a struggle, but amazing narration

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A true classic beautifully told. The narrator held the characterisation superbly from beginning to end.

Magnificent Middlemarch

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epic epic epic epic epic epic epic epic epic!!!

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Love Juliet Aubrey as an actress & her narrator voice is superb!
Wow what a mammoth read & well worth the listen! Thank you GE for this great piece of literature!

Beautiful book, beautiful narration

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