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The Claverings
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
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Publisher's Summary
At the opening of The Claverings (1866) the beautiful Julia Brabazon jilts her lover Harry Clavering in order to make a marriage of convenience with a wealthy but dissolute earl. Harry licks his wounds, leaves London to train as a civil engineer, and falls in love with his employer's daughter, to whom he soon becomes engaged. But when Julia returns unexpectedly as a wealthy widow, the flame of Harry's old love is rekindled.
In his depiction of this quintessential love triangle, Anthony Trollope digs deep into the psychological make-up of a wonderful array of flawed characters: emotionally strong, determined women whose only prospects depend on making an advantageous marriage; a weak-willed, vacillating anti-hero who in a moment of weakness makes an impossible promise; and a memorable cast of secondary characters, from a suspected Russian spy and a feckless gambler to a zealous evangelical clergyman.
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- Layla
- 01-23-19
Classic, humourous, historical romance
I liked this book more as it progressed. I did not know who Harry (the main male character) will pick, this gives the book suspenses. I believe this is one of the reason I kept listen to find out who he would pick in the end.
If you don't like love triangles than this might not be for you, but I found it interesting in how characters acted in different situations.
The other reason why I loved it is because it is funny and I love books that can make me laugh but also has a serious note to it as well.
I would highly recommend this book.
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- A. Sharp
- 03-28-19
Page Turner
I’ve been reading Trollope novels one after another and this is one of my favorites. The narration is so good that I pity anyone who’s merely read the book without getting to hear Nigel Patterson’ performance of the “Russian spy.” The book is romantic, dramatic and hilarious by turns.
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- Lidia Chymkowska
- 12-17-18
A classic love triangle in a classic novel...:)
I like old literature, the so-called classics:), but as I'm Polish I'm not as well acquainted with English/American writers as I would like to be (I mostly know the authors that were on my reading list at school - and that was like ages ago:)) - and so it happens that I've never before read anything by Anthony Trollope... So I'm glad I'd finally decided to try him out because it turned out to be a really nice experience.
It's a story of a typical love triangle of a man, his former and present love interests and his entanglement with his own feelings... in a word, a plot found in so many romance books that at first glance you might think enough is enough. But - as it's a classic - the story has so many layers that it keeps your interest and you go on listening/reading with pleasure. All the characters in the book feel true, some of them are really likeable, some become unbearable when you get to know them better, some turn out to be better, some worse than they seemed when we first met them... Just like in real life - they are all full of surprises. Also, the world described is so detailed, so rich that you feel submerged in the Victorian era with all its mannerisms, customs, and language. The language - that's what really makes the book so different from modern chick lit and romances (or any other genres, in fact). Nobody writes like old authors any more. The language of modern books is like modern life - rushed, fast, with short sentences, minimalistic descriptions only hinting on some details in world building.... and it's not bad, generally, but sometimes I lack that 'slowness' (for the lack of a better word) of the books of old. Trollope's langauge is like that - long, complex sentences, elaborate descriptions both of people and places, but also of the inner thoughts and motivations of the characters... That is the beauty of old books, of the 'classics' - they are not in a hurry, they don't count the pages, they don't rush the reader, just allow them to dwelve into the story and immerse themselves completely in the world of the book... But that's also what makes the books more difficult to read, especially for younger readers (the TV generations, you know:)). For me, it's definitely an advantage:)
As for the narration - it's very good. I like Mr Patterson's voice, the way he reads the narrative parts, the male voices. The only thing that may bother you is the fact that some of the female voices sound a bit strange, and in some of the dialogues it's at first difficult to follow who is speaking. That's why I deducted 1 star from my rating. But he's definitely a narrator worth coming back to.
DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- SavvyShopper
- 06-23-20
Narration really spoiled this.
I love a good Trollope! Timothy West narrating a Trollope book is heaven for me. Nigel Patterson is honestly, just awful. There is no difference in his inflection, no discernible change between characters so it makes it tough to know who’s speaking when. He manages to make the book an insipid, boring, tedious trial of patience. He seems to be saying— Can you actually finish this book dear reader? We dare you to try!
I finished it. Thank god. I shall never again listen to Nigel massacre another writer!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-26-20
Excellent Trollope.
Perhaps the most intense Trollope story I've ever read (or listened to). Very highly recommended.
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- S. White
- 02-13-20
Great Narration
Another engaging story by Anthony Trollope, and remarkable narration by Nigel Patterson. I enjoyed every second of listening.
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- K. Holm
- 11-04-19
good girls wait by the phone
I made the assumption that this book was a classic. My mistake. A labor to finish and horrifically narrated. Widows are given a baritone voice while French speakers are made to sound as if they are from Transylvania! moral of the story is good girls should stay home while their lovers lie and pursue other women.. Not worth my time or your money.
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- catherine davis
- 12-04-18
Trollope Fans Add a Star To My Ratings
I was given this audiobook for free at my request in exchange for an unbiased review.
I chose this title because I like Victorian novels and had never read one by this famous author. But I found the book overly written and overly plotted, although I did enjoy sections of it very much. With judicious editing, this could have been a really good book.
The narrator has a lovely voice. His diction is clear and his tone is easy-listening mid-range. My only quibble is that sometimes, not always, it was hard to distinguish one character's voice from another in a conversation. But I soon found that the same topics were discussed in continuous regroupings of the characters. There are many characters and many conversations, as well as letters, and conversations about the letters. So if I just kept listening, my confusion got sorted out.
I probably won't choose another Trollope novel, but wouldn't shun this narrator. I liked listening to his voice.
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- JAMason
- 11-19-21
Lovely period piece
Narration is perfect. Never irritating. Love all of Anthony Trollope books. Will not disappoint. Quietly romantic.
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- Pamela
- 11-14-21
Rather a Typical Trollope Story
Revealing the rules and ethics of the time, and their effects on the very human emotions and instincts of the characters. Turns of phrase and metaphors, as well as a nice ending, mark it as a Trollope work.
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- Christopher Leach
- 02-07-19
Excellent reading, of a mediocre Trollope
so good to have an English reader of supremely English literature
Flo Gibson is an anathema to Trollope's pure prose, her accent and poor syntax grates on the ear
please record Trollope with a reader, sympathetic to his style
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- Isobel
- 06-26-19
Another satisfying Trollope
I do love the way his stories always deposit the worthy characters in justified bliss and dispose of the evil ones in well-deserved ordure. The journey is always very satisfying. The narrator for this one was adequate but there was little distinction between some of the ‘voices’ at times, and clearly the upper crust voices were a challenge that sometimes didn’t quite convince, which was a teeny bit distracting.
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- Catherine R.
- 01-22-19
bad narration
Love Trollopes novels but hated the narrator's interpretation of Julia's voice -she sounds so whiny
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- Nicholas
- 08-22-20
A very long tale
Eloquent, and very very long. Delightfully and amusingly read. Not for the faint hearted. Not his finest compared to the Barchester chronicles, which fair went at a gallop.
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- AReader
- 08-04-20
Not Trollope's best, but still good
The performance is pretty good - different characters but some wrong emphases..
The book itself has major flaws. Spoiler alert - an upper class girl with no money refuses to marry a young man she loves because they have no income. He is immature, a bit idle and completely unrealistic too. She later makes a marriage for money. This is supposed to be unwomanly on her part - but what was she supposed to do? Trollope punishes her for life and rewards the young man, who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and after some dithering marries a middle class girl who adores him suitably. An obsessively religious curate who glories in being poor also is suddenly made marriageable. It's all a bit silly. I enjoyed it anyway.
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- Ali H
- 05-01-20
Disappointing
Not one of Trollope’s great works. A fairly puny story, with too much padding.
The narration was grating, hardly ever putting the emphasis on the right syllable, so you even started to wonder if English was his first language.
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- sue Sargent
- 03-31-19
very good
enjoyable, good narration except for the voice of Sophi, I found that s little odd almost amusing. fantastic story.
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- steve
- 07-11-22
Disappointing
After listening to the majority of this authors wonderful audible books this was by far the most boring, long winded and drawn out piece of work imaginable. Very well narrated but the characters and dialogue were excruciatingly painful. This overblown story could have been told in half the time. Not recommended.
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- Myopic
- 07-02-22
Dreadful narration
I was looking forward to this book but the narrator has a monotonous tone which ruined the experience.
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- Lisa
- 11-15-21
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Great Tollop story could not put it down and beautifully narrated by Nigel Patterson
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- 04-10-22
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I thought that no one could equal Timothy West’s Trollope narrations but Nigel Patterson’s portrayal of the abundant and wonderful characters is absolutely brilliant. Loved every minute of this audiobook