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Mrs. Dalloway
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Whom will she see? Her friend Peter, back from India, who has never really stopped loving her? What about Sally, with whom Clarissa had her life’s happiest moment?
Meanwhile, the shell-shocked Septimus Smith is struggling with his life on the same London day.
Luminously beautiful, Mrs. Dalloway uses the internal monologues of the characters to tell a story of inter-war England. With this, Virginia Woolf changed the novel forever.
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- BrightStar
- 13-11-19
Fantastic narration by Juliet Stevenson
I loved this narration which was excellent - fluid and light and allowed the wonderfully rich content of the book to shine through
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- P. Donovan
- 18-01-17
A beautifully read modernist classic
Although the storyline meandered at times, this is a beautifully read rendition of a classic modernist novel.
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- Helen
- 14-02-22
Nicely read
Nicely read, but strange division into 63 tiny chapters - made it harder to check back to earlier references. And, as flagged by another review, the Audible farewell crashes in almost on the final syllable.
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- anasta
- 08-04-24
Delightful
An excellent book.
Delightful and yet insightful into the dalliances etc. of society ...and all in one day. Therefore quite a unique form of storytelling. I enjoyed the writing and the narration complemented it perfectly.
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- ms
- 10-12-11
Mrs Dalloway
Beautifully narrated. Listener is transported into the world of Clarissa Dalloway and all the thoughts that percolate through her mind on a june day in London of the 1920's. Wonderful listening, all the nuances articulated with aplomb and brings the book to live.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-08-19
Utterly vivid narration
Stevenson carries the drifting thoughts of each character as they over-cross one another and summons up a striking and vivid portrait of Clarissa, her life and loves. Beautifully brought to life.
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- Liz
- 29-09-15
Mesmerising
What made the experience of listening to Mrs. Dalloway the most enjoyable?
The perfect pairing between Juliet Stevenson's wonderful narration and Virginia Woolf's text.
What other book might you compare Mrs. Dalloway to, and why?
It's quite "stream of conciousness", but I think that means it works well as an audiobook. I'd probably (boringly) compare it to another stream-of-conciousness novel, like James Joyce's "Portrait of the Author as a Young Man", although I vastly prefer Mrs Dalloway. Mrs Dalloway feels more universal, and less self-centered, than Joyce's book.
Have you listened to any of Juliet Stevenson’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No, but if I saw she'd narrated something it would definitely encourage me to buy it.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The idea of using a version of the first line: "She said she would buy the flowers herself" tickles my fancy. Mostly because it sounds slightly sinister but isn't really, and yet it does hint at the way the novel centres on ordinary things concealing the turbulence of life.
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- ROSALIND BUCK
- 14-03-17
Wolf magnificent as always
I first read this in the bath at 15. I was delighted to rediscover phrases that had struck me as lovely then. Wonderfully evocative writing. So vibrant and alive with fascinating seemingly trivial but beautiful detail. I burst on to the next book and will be devastated when there are no more.
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- Bob
- 08-10-16
Juliet Stevenson
She reads to perfection in every audiobook that I have listened to in which she is reading
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- Shelley
- 10-07-21
Beautifully narrated
This was a wonderful performance of a rather brilliant piece of 20th century literature. It really highlighted the genius of Virginia Woolf. Such a simple, yet deeply emotional and moving snapshot of early 20th century Britain.
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