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Doctor Thorne
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
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Doctor Thorne
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Publisher's Summary
Doctor Thorne adopts his niece Mary, keeping secret her illegitimate birth as he introduces her to the best local social circles. There she meets and falls in love with Frank Gresham - the heir to a vastly mortgaged estate and obliged to find a wealthy wife. Only Doctor Thorne knows that Mary is to inherit a large legacy that will make her acceptable to the otherwise disapproving middle-class society to which Frank belongs. Where fiery passion fails, understated English virtues of patience, persistence, and good humor prevail in this most appealing of Trollope's comedies.
Critic Reviews
"One of the great English Victorian novelists....A sharp but sympathetic observer of Victorian social and political life." (Daniel S. Burt, The Biography Book)
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- BookMoneyisNeverWasted
- 23-03-2018
Great book but one flaw in performance.
This is a Trollope classic and I thoroughly enjoyed the story. However, I normally find Simon Vance's narration very good but there is major issue in this audiobook. His performance of Mary Thorne is awful. It doesn't sound like a young girl's voice; in fact it doesn't sound like a woman's voice at all. The odd, creepy aspect to it undermined my enjoyment of the story and sadly, most of Simon Vances "feminine" voices are pretty odd in this edition.
It would be great if audible could find more female narrator's to read these classics, as sometimes men's voices just don't suit the work.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Cass McLeod
- 11-08-2022
Charming story
Simon Vance is an oratory savant and I can’t understand why Mr Trollope isn’t more popular. He is wickedly long winded ( why use one word when 30 can be used ) , but is unapologetic and for some reason, I find his characters charming, flawed and interesting.
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