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The Complete Mapp and Lucia, Volume 1

By: E. F. Benson
Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
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Sharply observant and wickedly funny, E.F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels satirize the upper-middle-class social climbers in 1920s and '30s rural England. Games of bridge and cups of tea fuel hilarious gossip and vindictive plots a-plenty. It is a masterfully sustained spotlight on the minutiae of village life - a clever and ultimately heart-warming series that seems tailor-made for audio. Volume 1 contains the first three books.

©1927 E.F. Benson (P)2021 Naxos Audiobooks
Classics Funny Witty Village Heartfelt
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Superb stories, beautifully read

Georgina Sutton could read anything and I’d enjoy listening, but paired with the genius of EF Benson, you have the perfect listening experience. Enjoy!

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Terrific rendition!

Finding this excellent rendition of these enjoyable stories was a happy surprise! These books are old favorites, and there are some readers of them I don’t enjoy, but this reader is superb! On to Volume 2!

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Encourage me to hope, Audible!

Thank you so much for these two volumes.

Now I need recordings of the excellent fanfic written by so many “in the style of the originals by EF Benson.”

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Unparalleled

E.F. Benson’s books are satire in a way not matched by any author. Georgina Sutton’s narration is perfection.

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Totally excellent!

What a bargain...hours and hours of entertainment. A wry and humourous account of times gone by, recalling the delightful PBS series. Brilliant narration.

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Lucia is fascinating and the reader gets to read her mind

It’s the original Real Housewives. Jealousy, gossip, scandals, ruthless social climbing and ever shifting from friendship alliances.

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Marvelous Lucia.

If you squint, you can see 2024 in these social comedies. (I need 15 word for this comment. This will fulfill the requirement.)

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PLEASE release the next volume!

PLEASE release the next volume! The reader is wonderful and the series is too. Just a little bit too acid to be twee, perfect lockdown listening. We've got to get to the next book, when Mapp and Lucia meet!

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so wonderful

Excellent narrator, and it's about time the series was available unabridged! The stories are pure escapism, set between the world wars in an idyllic English country village. They portray a world that never really existed for more than a few rather wealthy elites who lived a bit below the upper, upper crust, and only if they were somehow oblivious to real events and issues. Minor social dilemmas and schemes are treated like global intrigues, and real problems --real people-- don't exist at all. I have listened and read over and over. My favorite fantastical brain candy. Do not look for meaningful social commentary or thought-provoking plot twists. But do look for sly humor and exciting tempests at teacup scale.

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Map and Lucia are a lot of fun to listen to. Especially at night when you can’t sleep.

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