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Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light
- The Wolf Hall Trilogy
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Jospeh Kloska, Anna Bentinck
- Length: 27 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
All three entries in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall Trilogy, brought together for the first time in audio.
In Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy, one of our very best writers brings the opulent world of the Tudors to bloody, glittering life. It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue, and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII's courtiers. But the bloody theatre of Cromwell's ascension will leave no one unscathed.
This collection includes expertly adapted versions of Wolf Hall, Bring up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light alongside The World of Wolf Hall, a listening guide which explores the key themes and historical context of the novels, and offers listening group questions to discuss.
Read by Dan Stevens, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Joseph Kloska, and Anna Bentinck.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2009.
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012.
Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2012.
Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2013.
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2009.
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2009.
Critic reviews
[Praise for Wolf Hall] "Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good... Hugely exciting, packed full of power struggles and political machinations, but also delightfully poetic, vivid in image and phrase. A rich and subtle wonder." (Daily Mail)
[Praise for Bring Up the Bodies] "The greatest modern English prose writer writing today." (Peter Stothard, Chairman of the 2012 Man Booker Prize)
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- elmina121
- 21-03-20
Excellent
I loved it. To serve a spoilt king, poor "Cremwell". I bet this story is very near to the truth.
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- Miss E. A. Edwards
- 10-06-20
Abridged versions
be aware it does include the three books but these are significantly abridged to the point, it doesn't really make sense. The mirror and the light is over 30hrs long on its own, the three books here are 27hrs. This was not clear, still enjoyed it but wish I had known.
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- liz79
- 01-10-22
Fascinating
Hugely enjoyable and highly educational. An easy experience if like me you are san avid reader but recovering from illness and needing stimulation to keep the brain active and the spirits up..
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- Alan Salton
- 18-02-21
Wolf Hall
Really enjoyed listening to this book. Very well narrated. With eyes closed you could almost imagine you were involved in the story.
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- DRJ London
- 10-06-20
A good listen.
Hours of enjoyment, beautifully read.
great to listen while walking. would recommend it for sure.
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- Joy Sant
- 27-06-20
Enthrallin way to learn history
This is a wonderful way of explaining history. The political manipulations are fascinating , If only they taught history like this 60years ago.!!
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- Mrs T
- 26-04-22
A very good abridged version
I think whoever edited the 3 full books did a good job with editing, however I do prefer to hear the whole story, just my preference.
However, I only gave 3 stars for performance as the reader of Bring up the Bodies, Julian Rhind-Tutt, had an unfortunate habit of frequently lowering his voice so I could not hear what he said unless I increased the volume, this meant the other parts which were fine became too loud.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-23
Super collection
Excellent story will listen again and again thank you for this addition to my collection
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- Dr J Moore
- 09-12-22
Didn’t mean to buy this
I wanted the unabridged, I wasted a month’s subscription on this. Not pleased - I thought it was the final volume
I haven’t listened to it, my review is based on the full length books
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- mhk
- 07-10-22
Wonderful.
Hilary Mantel just takes you to another place where the well known story of Henry VIII’s marriage and succession traumas meet the human cost of the past. Cromwell’s voice is so genuine that you leave his story feeling that here was a human being with fears and frailties and humour and kindness in equal measure. It also confirms that total power in the form of the king was truly amoral yet he could never expose his doubts and fears, simply ignore them and move on. A terrifying time to be in politics at the top.
Fantastic performances from the narrators, particularly in Bring up the Bodies.
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