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Anna of the Five Towns
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Set in stifled, industrial Staffordshire in the late 19th century, against a strong evangelical background, Anna of the Five Towns tells of the courting of hard businessman Ephraim Tellright's daughter by prosperous and accomplished Henry Mynors.
As her father's fortune grows, so does Anna understanding. She realises her legacy and responsibility for the possible ruination of her father's tenants, Titus Price and his son, Willie, who also loves her. Mynors is soon in partnership with Tellright. Will Anna defy the miserly Ephraim, offend Mynors, with their marriage imminent, and help the unfortunate Prices - or subdue her instincts and resign herself to the way of Business?
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- Vanna
- 25-04-13
Brilliantly read and totally absorbing
The characters are vividly portrayed both by the author and by the narrator. A real classic of 'The Five Towns'
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- Brigid
- 25-03-21
Good but the Yorkshire accent spoiled it for me.
A good old fashioned story but I really wish the Stoke-on-Trent dialect was spoken. Apart from a few words you would not recognise the location. The pottery dialect is unique and deserves recognition.
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- M
- 05-01-22
Arnold Bennett at its best
Read with great sympathy. I loved it all
I could picture the five towns in period
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- Moray Hospitality
- 01-07-24
A vivid protrayal of life in the Potteries towns at the end of the nineteenth century
A poignant story beautifully read by Peter Joyce. More audiobooks from Arnold Bennett's superb 'Five Towns' collection, please! The 'Clayhanger' trilogy would be wonderful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-22
Beautifully written and read
Read Anna of the five Towns many years ago, but enjoyed it even more with the excellent narrator.
Would highly recommend.
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- anne gilmore
- 12-09-22
A tragedy cloaked in so much gentleness
A book, thankfully from a very different era from our own! The tyrannical father, the frugality & accepting narrowness of Anna' life & the little sister. The emotional blackmail imposed on Anna at the revivalist meeting, is so well drawn & counterbalanced by the genuine affection & goodheartedness of Mrs. Sutton.
Arnold Bennett came across as caring deeply for his characters, even the so unpleasant Ephraim Tellwright. And Bennett's description of the kitchen dresser... A very perceptive, gentle man
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- Viz
- 02-04-24
Not Quite as Good as I Remembered it
I have decided to go through Arnold Bennetts novels on audio, having had most of these on audio more than a decade ago. I know that sometimes his writing is good and insightful and quite pleasant in the form of the saga. I think the plodding narration didn't help. But anyway, I'll go on with them.
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