
Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Fry
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By:
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John Woolf
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Nick Baker
"Listening to Stephen Fry is always a treat, and this audiobook makes the treat even sweeter. Frequently joined by a number of historians, authors, and reenactors, Fry seems to be having a wonderful time recounting some of the fascinating arcana of the ostensibly tightly wound Victorian Era. With whimsical music to mark the short, informative, and entertaining chapters, Fry delivers hidden truths and juicy secrets on subjects ranging from scandals and sanitation to sexuality and sadism. Diaries, journals, newspaper articles, and historical materials of the period offer listeners you-are-there reenactments of crime, sex, freaks, medical practices, and more - all interspersed with Fry's amusing commentary. Thanks to Fry, audio is unquestionably the best way to enjoy this material. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award." (AudioFile magazine)
On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder.
Presented by Stephen Fry, this series delves deep into a period of time we think we know, to discover an altogether darker reality. The stories we’re told offer a different perspective on an era which underwent massive social change. As education, trade, technology and culture blossomed, why was there an undercurrent of the ‘forbidden’ festering beneath Victorian society?
Across 12 episodes, Stephen presents a series of true accounts of the dangerous low life and debauched high life of Victorian Britain.
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Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, comedian, television presenter, film director, and all-around international treasure. He is an acclaimed narrator of beloved audio titles including J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Sherlock Holmes, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and The Tales of Max Carrados. Stephen has contributed numerous columns and articles to newspapers and magazines, performs frequently on radio, and has written four novels and three volumes of autobiography.
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Ditto, only more so, for *sound effects* the reason reading (and listening) to books is so fulfilling for me is because it allows me to use my imagination to fill in the blanks. This is something I enjoy doing and you adding sounds separate from the voice of the narrator is harshing my groove.
KNOCK IT OFF,
please.
Please, have mercy and cut out the sound effects
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if you like victorian history this is for you.
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Really interesting material and flawless dramatization!
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Romp through Victorian England with Stephen Fry.
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While many of the secrets in this historical discussion are sexual or graphic in nature, it's a true education about what people did. It's a true joy to listen to this book.
A wonderful read
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Fun stories
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Great Audio Docudrama(esque) Podcast Style
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wonderful
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Wonderfully Surprising
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Love Stephen Fry!
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