“Mrs. Dalloway, often called Woolf’s most accessible novel..[especially as] narrated by the charming Scottish actor Phyllida Law.” BookRiot (audio review)
Description
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved.
In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness. Smith’s day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her friends, their lives converging as the party reaches its glittering climax.
Past, present, and future are brought together on a momentous June day in 1923.
Praise
“Mrs. Dalloway, often called Woolf’s most accessible novel..[especially as] narrated by the charming Scottish actor Phyllida Law.” BookRiot (audio review)
“Phyllida Law’s beautiful reading may be the perfect way to experience Woolf’s modernist masterpiece…Law’s ability to render distinctions of class, of age, of sex, and of temperament is glorious, and makes for a gem of a literary experience. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Apr 30, 2011 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2011 |
| Release Date Machine | 1304208000 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction, Classics, Evergreen Classics, Book Club, Evergreen Classics, Classics, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult, Book Club Favorites |
Author Bio
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century, transformed the art of the novel. She was a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device. The author of numerous novels, collections of letters, journals, and short stories, she was also an admired literary critic and a master of the essay form.
Narrator Bio
Phyllida Law, a Scottish actress, has appeared in Monarch of the Glen and Waking the Dead. Born in 1932, she is also the mother of actresses Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson.
Overview
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved.
In another part of London, Septimus Warren Smith is shell-shocked and on the brink of madness. Smith’s day interweaves with that of Clarissa and her friends, their lives converging as the party reaches its glittering climax.
Past, present, and future are brought together on a momentous June day in 1923.
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