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Middlemarch

By: George Eliot
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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Dorothea Brooke is an ardent idealist who represses her vivacity and intelligence for the cold, theological pedant Casaubon. One man understands her true nature: the artist Will Ladislaw. But how can love triumph against her sense of duty and Casaubon’s mean spirit? Meanwhile, in the little world of Middlemarch, the broader world is mirrored: the world of politics, social change, and reforms, as well as betrayal, greed, blackmail, ambition, and disappointment.

Dorothea Brooke is an outstanding heroine; Middlemarch is filled with characters that are vivid and true, comic and moving. It is one of the greatest novels in the English language.

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I bought this audio book for something different to listen to and thought that listening to a classic may educate me into a different type of listening.
the book is beautifully descriptive which to start off with i found hard going as I wasn't used to this way of writing. However after a number of times wondering whether to give up or not I was glad i didnt as it was wonderful and found i was listening to it for hours in the middle of the night captured by the various characters who i felt i had begun to know and be part of their lives.
well worth pursuing

beautifully descriptive

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I knew this book to be excellent but I was not prepared for such a feat of narration. Juliet Stevenson is outstanding! She creates a million different voices so that each character is instantly recognizable, and just seems to add to Eliot's depth of meaning. Every day I long to put my earphones in and just immerse myself in the story. Unmissable!!

A triumph!

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What a privilege it was to listen to this wonderful book. Juliet Stevenson puts in a really great performance and brings the characters, the subtle differences in status and character, to life and this makes such a huge difference to the enjoyment of the book. Couldnt recommend it more highly.

A great experience

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Where does Middlemarch rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The best audiobook I've listened too. By far. Beautiful reading of a fabulous novel.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Middlemarch?

The downfall of Bulstrode and with him, Dr Lydgate

Have you listened to any of Juliet Stevenson’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I'd buy audiobooks just because Juliet Stephenson was a narrator. 84 Charing Cross Road being one example. But this was an outstanding reading of what can be dense text.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A very special story of a very ordinary town

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This classic story with its brilliant depiction of the inner worlds of its protagonists, sharp satire, and absorbing plot is brought to life convincingly by Juliet Stevenson in this tour de force of the narrator's art.

Excellently narrated

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