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The Princess Casamassima

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 Hyacinth Robinson, drawn into the London underworld of revolutionary politics, vows to assassinate an enemy of the people. But his exposure to the Princess Casamassima's world of art, nobility, and beauty leads him to lose faith in his cause.©1995 Audio Book Contractors, Inc. (P)1995 Audio Book Contractors, Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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This recording seems to be the only unabridged version of the title available in English but another is definitely merited. Flo Gibson is a fine voice and reader but the variety of British accents (and Europeans speaking foreign-accented British English) is testing and her rendering is not altogether convincing.

In addition, the sound quality is poor, with each syllable carrying a level of audio distortion that is very wearisome to listen to, especially at this length!

Given how obscure (and atypical) this title is in James’s output, we may have to put up with this less than ideal rendering for a while. But it’s basically (but barely) bearable.

Old recording, mediocre quality

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