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The Mapp & Lucia Collection: Volume 2

By: E. F. Benson
Narrated by: Prunella Scales, Lisa Daniely
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This collection features unabridged recordings of the final three novels in E.F. Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia series.

Mapp and Lucia: Widowed for almost a year, Lucia has been deeply mourning her much-loved husband Peppino. Returning to society, Lucia is horrified to discover that she has been edged off her pedestal – and learns, to her horror, that Daisy Quantock is to take over her role of queen of the village fete! When a fuming Lucia decamps to the village of Tilling, how will she fare against her new opponent – Miss Mapp?

Lucia’s Progress: With Lucia's fiftieth birthday looming, she takes stock of her life's achievements – and finds them lacking. Determined to take up a new pursuit, and decides to stand for the Town Council. However, as Lucia dives into the world of electioneering, her rival Miss Mapp – now Mrs Mapp-Flint– remains dedicated to thwarting her ambitions. . .

Trouble for Lucia: Now Mayor of Tilling – and married to Georgie Pillson – Lucia must select her Mayoress. In the name of holding one's friends close and one's enemies even closer, she opts for her rival Elizabeth Mapp-Flint, hoping to keep her muzzled by gratitude. Meanwhile, Lucia is kept busy with local politics, swooping through the village on her bicycle, and attending a peculiar séance. . .

Narrated by Prunella Scales and Lisa Daniely, this collection brings to life E.F. Benson’s comic tales of marriage, mishaps and mayhem.

Public Domain (P)2024 Isis Audio
Classics Family Life Genre Fiction Funny

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I know these books backwards, as I’ve read and re-read them over many years. The characters and the writing are wonderful. Prunella Scales’ reading of them is pitch-perfect and full of energy but for some reason the final book is read by another narrator, and she’s terrible. Along with her rather flat delivery, Lisa Daniely does some very odd ‘voices’- Lucia is for some reason incredibly high-pitched and shrieky. She also makes errors such as (on several occasions) calling Lucia’s chauffeur ‘Chapman’, which would surprise Foljambe.
To be clear, I would give Prunella Scales 6 out of 5 if I could!

Such a shame to use a different narrator for ‘Trouble for Lucia’.

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As a great fan of Mapp and Lucia I enjoyed hearing these stories again.
Prunella Scales narration was perfect - but then what happened?
The other narrator had a very irritating voice- especially when trying to play different characters.
Both pronounced Riseholme as Rise - home - not Rizzum which is how it was said on the tv series ( which PS starred in)
I would have enjoyed this better if PS had been the only narrator

Prunella Scales was great

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Absolutely delighted to see that audible has finally produced Prunella Scales reading these delightfully wicked stories of Mapp and Lucia.
I have the whole series read by her in CD and audio cassettes, not the most practical way to listen to these days.
I do hope that audible will release all those read by Prunella as they are far superior to any other narrators.
Her delivery is superb.

Thrilled

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the Prunella Scales reading of these stories is the best version by far. Really good.

The best version by far

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Disappointing delivery. There are such sharp and engaging narrations available that if it is decided to make another version of these stories it should be in order to add something but this seems a pointless addition.

Lugubrious narration

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