Book at Bedtime: A BBC Radio Collection: 10 Unmissable Classics (Authored by F.M. Mayor, Charlotte Brontë, Jerome K. Jerome, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ford Madox Ford, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/644024 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Book at Bedtime: A BBC Radio Collection: 10 Unmissable Classics Author: F.M. Mayor, Charlotte Brontë, Jerome K. Jerome, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ford Madox Ford, Henry James, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen Narrator: Anne-Marie Duff, Amanda Hale, Douglas Hodge, Hugh Laurie, Toby Stephens, Stephen Rea, Juliet Stevenson, Samuel West, Alan Cumming Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 26 hours 33 minutes Release date: February 23, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.75 of Total 4 Genres: Sleep Publisher's Summary: A bumper collection of accessible classics from the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 series This diverse, wide-ranging anthology features readings of 10 of the greatest books in the English language, taken from the BBC's Book at Bedtime and performed by a stellar cast of narrators. Here are nearly 27 hours of sensational stories, from iconic romances and humorous travelogues to pioneering Modernist masterpieces and compelling explorations of the human heart. Comprising much-loved favourites as well as neglected classics, this genre-spanning selection has something for everyone. This collection includes abridged readings of: Persuasion by Jane Austen: Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth get a second chance at love following their broken engagement seven years earlier. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë: An orphaned young woman discovers romance when she meets the charming Mr Rochester. Read by Anne-Marie Duff. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: Independent Bathsheba Everdene must contend with three very different suitors all vying for her affections. Read by Douglas Hodge. Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson: Stephenson's travelogue from his 12-day hike, taken to distance himself from his love affair with a married woman. Read by Alan Cumming. The Aspern Papers by Henry James: A nameless narrator goes to Venice to persuade American poet Jeffrey Aspern's lover to let him read Aspern's letters. Read by Samuel West. Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome: The Three Men in a Boat return for a bicycle tour through the German Black Forest. Read by Hugh Laurie. Dubliners by James Joyce: Form-defining stories about life in Dublin at the start of the 20th century. Read by Stephen Rea. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford: Two couples, two marriages; both seemingly perfect. But beneath the surface lies deception and betrayal. Read by Toby Stephens. The Rector's Daughter by F.M. Mayor: Mary has spent thirty-five years taking care of others, but with the arrival Robert Herbert her quiet, ordered existence is changed forever. Read by Juliet Stevenson. Orlando by Virginia Woolf: A playful mock biography of a chameleonic historical figure, immortal and ageless, who changes sex and identity on a whim. Read by Amanda Hale. First published 1817 (Persuasion), 1847 (Jane Eyre), 1874 (Far from the Madding Crowd), 1879 (Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes), 1888 (The Aspern Papers), 1900 (Three Men on the Bummel), 1914 (Dubliners), 1915 (The Good Soldier), 1924 (The Rector's Daughter), 1928 (Orlando) © 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd