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Gothic Tales
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell, Laura Kranzler - introduction
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Olivia Forrest. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Laura Keanzler. Elizabeth Gaskell's chilling Gothic tales blend the real and the supernatural to eerie, compelling effect. 'Disappearances', inspired by local...
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Brilliant writing, dreadful narration
- By Bastet Pybus on 24-11-23
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Gothic Tales
- Narrated by: Olivia Forrest
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 21-10-21
- Language: English
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Sylvia’s Lovers
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Life in an English seaside town in the 1790s is harsh, and ‘captious, capricious’ Sylvia has a dilemma when the dashing harpooner to whom she is secretly engaged disappears, and her dull cousin Philip (who has more information about his rival than he lets on) offers her love and security.
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too much of "amateur dramatics" in narration
- By Gorgona on 12-09-25
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Sylvia’s Lovers
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 31-03-25
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Original Recording
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In this captivating tale, Molly and her father have been living a quiet life since the passing of her mother. However, Mr. Gibson believes that a new marriage will be beneficial for Mollys future. Enter the glamorous new Mama, who brings with her a beautiful step-sister, Cynthia, and a whirlwind of changes to their household. As Mrs. Gibson schemes to secure Cynthia a match with one of the local squires sons, she remains oblivious to her step-daughter’s true feelings and the secret meetings Molly has with Mr. Preston in the woods. This enchanting social commentary by Mrs. Gaskell, the author...
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance16
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This charming piece of social observation throws a gentle spotlight on life in a small village in northern England of the 1850s. The middle-aged ladies, existing in rather impoverished circumstances, nevertheless maintain the rules of politeness which they feel they should live by.
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What a delight!
- By MumsieWumsie on 30-07-10
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Cranford
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-01-08
- Language: English
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance17
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Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is regarded by many as her masterpiece. Molly Gibson is the daughter of the doctor in the small provincial town of Hollingford. Her widowed father marries a second time to give Molly the woman's presence he feels she lacks, but until the arrival of Cynthia, her dazzling stepsister, Molly finds her situation hard to accept. Intertwined with the story of the Gibsons is that of Squire Hamley and his two sons.
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Ripping yarn!
- By Nellig on 16-03-11
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Wives and Daughters
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 26 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 14-02-11
- Language: English
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A BBC Christmas Collection
- 30 Festive Dramas and Stories
- By: Alexander McCall Smith, Rachel Joyce, Charles Dickens, and others
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Robert Lindsay, James Fleet, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance16
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A sparkling seasonal anthology of BBC dramas and readings Christmas is the perfect time to curl up with a good story, and this cracking collection brings you 30 wonderfully diverse tales inspired by this most special of seasons. From Santa Claus, gift-giving and family gatherings, to an...
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Aunty Beeb strikes again
- By Mark Rowley on 08-12-22
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A BBC Christmas Collection
- 30 Festive Dramas and Stories
- Narrated by: Niamh Cusack, Robert Lindsay, James Fleet, Nina Sosanya, Nikesh Patel, Meera Syal, Stephen Fry, Rebecca Front, Stephanie Cole, Tamsin Grieg, Michelle Fairley, Full Cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 01-12-22
- Language: English
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Original Recording
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North and South is a captivating social novel that explores the stark contrasts of the industrial North and its societal conflicts in mid-19th century England, all through the eyes of a sensitive outsider from the South. The story follows Margaret Hale, the daughter of a Nonconformist minister, who relocates to the fictional industrial town of Milton after leaving the Church of England. Inspired by Manchester, where author Elizabeth Gaskell lived as the wife of a Unitarian minister, the narrative reveals Margarets profound shock at her new surroundings. As she empathizes with the struggles of ...
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Trisha Rose, Amanda Friday, Rob Goll, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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North and South follows the young Margaret Hale as she is caught in the middle of the brutal world between employers and local workers following the Industrial Revolution. She finds herself at odds from the very start with John Thornton, a local factory owner and self-made man, as she believes him to be unfeeling and callous about the poverty and suffering of the workers while John sees Margaret as haughty and entitled. Further conflicts arise when the workers strike and Margaret feels compelled to intervene with no regard for her own safety.
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North and South
- Narrated by: Trisha Rose, Amanda Friday, Rob Goll, David Stifel, Elizabeth Klett, Jeff Moon, Lillian Rachel
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-06-21
- Language: English
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The Moorland Cottage
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Narrated by: Lynne T
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Escape into the idyllic world of 'The Moorland Cottage' with this enchanting audiobook. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, celebrated for her rich storytelling, brings to life a tale of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. Set in the picturesque English countryside, this story unfolds against the backdrop of the moorlands, creating a vivid and captivating setting for the characters and their intertwining destinies. Gaskell's impeccable character development and her ability to evoke the rural beauty and its challenges make 'The Moorland Cottage' a timeless classic.
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The Moorland Cottage
- Narrated by: Lynne T
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 26-12-23
- Language: English
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The Old Nurse's Story
- A Victorian Ghost Story
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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The narrator - the old nurse of the title - is an old family retainer who has worked in the service of the same family for three generations. She tells the young children about a dark incident that she experienced in the company of the children’s mother, when she was a young woman and visiting her mother’s ancestral home.
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Really enjoyed.
- By Mrs T. on 15-12-21
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The Old Nurse's Story
- A Victorian Ghost Story
- Narrated by: Natalie Chisholm
- Length: 51 mins
- Release date: 07-01-21
- Language: English
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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England with the genteel south through the eyes of Margaret Hale, a strong-willed, intelligent young woman. When Margaret is forced to leave her tranquil life in rural Hampshire for the bustling, smoke-filled mill town of Milton, she is thrust into a world characterised by economic hardship and class disparity. Highly principled and seeing first-hand the devastating effects of industrialisation, Margaret clashes with proud mill owner John Thornton, whose views on capitalism and authority profoundly oppose her own.
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North and South
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 20-11-25
- Language: English
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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Elizabeth Gaskell's comic portrait of early Victorian life in a country town describes with poignant wit the uneventful lives of its lady-like inhabitants, offering an ironic commentary on the separate spheres and diverse experiences of men and women. As the external world necessarily impinges even on Cranford, the unlikely juxtapositions of old and new brought about by the pace of change are also explored.
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Excellent
- By Kate on 05-01-08
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance28
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When Margaret Hale moves with her father from the comfort of the south of England to the industrial north, she is at first repulsed by what she sees; and then when she discovers the conditions under which the workers are forced to live, she is outraged. But this throws her into direct conflict with the powerful young mill-owner, John Thornton. Using personal passions to explore deep social divisions, North and South is a great romance and one of Elizabeth Gaskell's finest works.
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Change from country life to hard, industrial life
- By Jennifer Humphreys-Jones on 15-02-18
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North and South
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-02-10
- Language: English
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The Poor Clare
- By: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance72
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The intentional killing of a woman's dog unleashes a torrent of rage. In her desire for revenge, the woman curses the dog's killer: All that the murderer loves most, he will lose. This haunting tale brilliantly demonstrates Elizabeth Gaskell's understanding of the tensions between Catholics and Protestants and the harsh realities of class society.
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Not for me.
- By Vicbo on 12-03-21
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The Poor Clare
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 30-12-15
- Language: English
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Mary Barton
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Abridged
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There are stark differences between rich and poor in the Manchester of Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel, Mary Barton. Factory owners such as Mr Carson, do not understand the anger of their poverty stricken workers, and care little for their welfare. For the mill-workers, employment means food on the table and being one step away from starvation, but trying to gain any political power means risking a loss of livelihood.
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Excellent adaptation
- By Paula Puddephatt on 24-12-25
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Mary Barton
- Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-04-11
- Language: English
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The Victorian Ghost Story - The Women
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell, Mrs Craik, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and others
- Narrated by: Janet Fullerlove
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.
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Victorian ghosts are the best!
- By Lisa Adams on 16-05-25
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The Victorian Ghost Story - The Women
- Narrated by: Janet Fullerlove
- Series: The Victorian Ghost Story
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-08-24
- Language: English
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Lois the Witch, and Other Gothic Tales
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre, Juliet Mills, Gabrielle de Cuir, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In this original collection from Skyboat Media and Blackstone Publishing, Elizabeth Gaskell showcases the height of gothic fiction's ability to delight in the otherworldly and to dig deep into what truly haunts us. Set against the backdrop of the Salem witch trials, "Lois the Witch" reveals much about the complicity of mankind. Recently orphaned, Lois is forced to leave the English parsonage that had been her home and sail to America.
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Brilliant tales poor narration
- By R. D. Winter on 06-07-24
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Lois the Witch, and Other Gothic Tales
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre, Juliet Mills, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Diana Quick
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Abridged
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Penguin Classics presents Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actress Diana Quick. 'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I...
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North and South
- Narrated by: Diana Quick
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-05-12
- Language: English
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The Haunted House
- By: Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins, and others
- Narrated by: Philip Bird
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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On Christmas Eve, a party of friends descends on a purportedly haunted country retreat, charged with the task of discovering evidence of the supernatural. Sequestered in their rooms for the holiday, the friends reconvene on Twelfth Night at a great feast and share their stories of spectral encounters.
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A Dickens treasure trove!
- By Joy on 30-07-08
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The Haunted House
- Narrated by: Philip Bird
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 25-06-08
- Language: English
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North and South
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Kate Petrie
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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Margaret Hale returns home to her family in the rural south of England, after living with a wealthy aunt for 10 years, learning how to become a proper young woman. She is not home for long before her life is uprooted and her family moves to a town called Milton, in Northern England, where her father intends to be a tutor, leaving their Pastoral life, and the Church of England behind.
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North and South
- By Rachel on 24-04-17
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North and South
- Narrated by: Kate Petrie
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 21-06-16
- Language: English
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