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Narrated by:
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Timothy West
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By:
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Anthony Trollope
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Who owns the Eustace Diamonds? Lizzie Eustace claims that Sir Florian Eustace, her late husband, gave them to her. But Mr. Camperdown, the family solicitor, insists that they are an heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation. Lizzie is both beautiful and clever, yet Mr. Camperdown believes her to be a scheming liar. And Mr. Camperdown is right! The battle for the diamonds rages until a robbery intervenes and they disappear. Or do they...? Will the scheming and manipulative Lizzie ever get what she deserves?
The third and least political in Trollope's six-volume Palliser series, this audiobook features a most remarkable heroine. Humorously cynical, Trollope shows his insight into human nature, painting each character's flaws. But how will their flaws determine their fate?
Anthony Trollope was one of the most popular and prolific novelists of the 19th century and his work is considered some of the greatest fiction of the era.
Narrator Biography
Timothy West is prolific in film, television, theatre, and audiobooks. He has narrated a number of Anthony Trollope's classic audiobooks, including the six Chronicles of Barsetshire and the Palliser series. He has also narrated volumes of Simon Schama's A History of Britain and John Mortimer's Rumpole on Trial.
West's theatre roles include King Lear, The Vote, Uncle Vanya, A Number, Quarter, and Coriolanus and his films include Ever After, Joan Of Arc, Endgame, Iris and The Day of the Jackal. On television, Timothy has held the regular role of Stan Carter on EastEnders (BBC), as well as appearing in Broken Biscuits (BBC), three series of Great Canal Journeys, Last Tango in Halifax; Bleak House, Bedtime and Brass.
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In this late romantic novel, the author explores the powers of telepathy while telling a skilful tale that interweaves suspense with the familiar ingredients of Victorian melodrama.
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Lovely Gothic Romance
- By Laurie on 02-02-20
By: Wilkie Collins
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The Secret Agent
- By: Joseph Conrad
- Narrated by: David Threlfall
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Exclusively from Audible. The Secret Agent is based on an actual attempt made in 1894 to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. A labyrinth of greed, corruption, and betrayal, it is the most darkly humorous of all Conrad's tales. It follows a European secret agent, Adolf Verloc, 'a London shop owner' with anarchist leanings who becomes reluctantly involved in a plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory. Full of great characters, melodramatic irony and psychological intrigue the tale is far from simple....
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Languid & loquacious language
- By Edward Ogden on 11-23-10
By: Joseph Conrad
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The House of Mirth
- By: Edith Wharton
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Beautiful, sophisticated and endlessly ambitious Lily Bart endeavours to climb the social ladder of New York's elite by securing a good match and living beyond her means. Now nearing 30 years of age and having rejected several proposals, forever in the hope of finding someone better, her future prospects are threatened. A damning commentary of 20th-century social order, Edith Wharton's tale established her as one of the greatest British novelists of the 1900s.
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Like Henry James but more accessible
- By Merlin on 08-19-12
By: Edith Wharton
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The Moonstone
- By: Wilkie Collins
- Narrated by: Peter Jeffrey
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Considered the first full-length detective novel in the English language, T.S. Eliot described The Moonstone as 'the first and greatest English detective novel'. The stone of the title is an enormous yellow diamond plundered from an Indian shrine after the Siege of Seringapatam. Given to Miss Verinder on her 18th birthday, it mysteriously disappears that very night. Suspicion falls on three Indian jugglers who have been seen in the neighbourhood. Sergeant Cuff is assigned to the case....
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An engrossing detective novel
- By Lucie on 01-03-09
By: Wilkie Collins
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
- By: D. H. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Lydia West
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Constance Chatterley seeks to escape from the confines of a loveless marriage and the upper class surroundings that suffocate her. When she meets the gamekeeper of Chatterley mansion, Oliver Mellors, she is mesmerised and infatuated by his no-nonsense demeanour and passionate touch. The two soon forge a profound bond as a result of their sexual compatibility and sociopolitical views.
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A Reader Worthy of D.H.L
- By Sandy McCall on 12-07-21
By: D. H. Lawrence
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The Darkwater Bride
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Marty Ross
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Donal Finn, Jamie Glover, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Original Recording
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Late Victorian London. When James Miller, the most respectable of Scottish businessmen, is pulled, dead, from the Thames, his daughter is drawn into an investigation which reveals a whole world of secrets and corruption. Alongside local detective Culley, Catriona’s search for her father’s killer leads all the way to the tragic truth behind the ghostly legend of The Darkwater Bride and the power of her deadly kiss. The Darkwater Bride combines the genres of the Victorian mystery thriller with the equally classic Victorian mode of the ghostly tale.
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Well that was uncomfortable
- By East Coast Buyer on 04-11-19
By: Marty Ross
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Orlando
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Fantasy, love and an exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining story. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute to the family of her friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando's central character, a fictional embodiment of Sackville-West, changes sex from a man to a woman and lives throughout the centuries, whilst meeting historical figures of English literature.
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Magical
- By Mayca on 05-31-05
By: Virginia Woolf
Slow start, but stick with it
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She's a Scoundrel!!
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Wise, wonderful, hilarious story and great performance
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This can absolutely be read alone, without any connection to the earlier works, and it sounds from some of the reviews as if readers who are fond of the Palliser tales are not pleased to have their main characters shunted to the side of the stage here. I couldn't get enough of this book; by the time I saw I was down to my last 15 minutes, I had already downloaded another Trollope read by Mr. West. I just may have to invent a reason for a road trip so I can barrel through all these wonderful stories, read to me by an actor with strong talent and a definite understanding of Trollope.
Perfect Story/Perfect Narrator
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One of the most entertaining
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Intrigue, detail of cunning wickedness
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What about Timothy West’s performance did you like?
Timothy West was fantastic as always. His performance is superb in bringing Trollope's characters to life.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I found it less gripping than other Trollope novels as the characters were so thoroughly dislikable. I had no compassion for them. BUT having said that, it is a good story overallGood Trollope but unlikable characters
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Heck yes Anthony Trollope!!!
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fabulous cautionary tale of pride and subterfuge.!
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A treat!. And West is the perfect Trollope reader.
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