Title: Cranford
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Read by: Wanda MacCaddon
Publisher: Tantor Media
Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Read by: Wanda MacCaddon
Publisher: Tantor Media
Length: Approximately 6 hours
and 25 minutes (Unabridged)
Source: MP3 Audio through Wisconsin Public Library Consortium – Overdrive on my Droid
Source: MP3 Audio through Wisconsin Public Library Consortium – Overdrive on my Droid
I read Cranford several years ago when the
mini-series was first broadcast on PBS.
I enjoyed Elizabeth Gaskell’s series of vignettes of a small 19th
century village dominated mostly be older ladies. In particular Miss Deborah Jenkyns and her
sister, Miss Matty and their group of friends are all wonderful
characters. Miss Mary Smith is the
narrator of the novel and her narration makes it transfer wonderfully to an
audiobook version. I downloaded this audiobook from my library and enjoyed
listening to it as I went about my daily chores. It is a great novel for that, comforting, yet
enjoyable.
Wanda MacCaddon was a wonderful narrator and I
enjoyed her British accent. I only wish
that the story of Cranford was longer!
Overall, Cranford is a great introduction to Gaskell and to live in a
small English village during the Victorian era.
I highly recommend it.
I've had this book on my shelf for years, but now I'm wondering about making this a read/listen combination. I listened to Wanda McCaddon read Vanity Fair and agree she is an excellent narrator. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be perfect for a read/listen combination!
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