Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
"Mrs. Dalloway" recounts a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in the middle of June 1923. Clarissa Dalloway is a high society London lady. On that day, she is hosting a party, meeting people, going to the park, and reflecting on her choices. Where would she have been if she married Peter Walsh and not Richard Dalloway? What if she would not invite this or that person to her party? Her feelings about Peter Walsh grow because on that particular day he returns from India to settle some affairs in London. Other people also reflect on their choices. Mr. Smith who cannot move on from the horrors he saw in battle, his Italian born wife, members of Clarissa's family and friends.
This book is considered a classic. It appears on many lists of best novels including the 100 best novels list by the Guardian. Indeed, some of the them are timeless and touch all of us. - Summary by Stav Nisser. (7 hr 53 min)
Chapters
Section 1 | 22:50 | Read by WendyKatzHiller |
Section 2 | 25:47 | Read by Tomas Peter |
Section 3 | 45:40 | Read by Jim Locke |
Section 4 | 30:00 | Read by Jim Locke |
Section 5 | 54:29 | Read by Shasta |
Section 6 | 37:30 | Read by Audrey Sing |
Section 7 | 31:02 | Read by Audrey Sing |
Section 8 | 40:56 | Read by Audrey Sing |
Section 9 | 34:03 | Read by Audrey Sing |
Section 10 | 31:12 | Read by Lysa Ali |
Section 11 | 42:44 | Read by WendyKatzHiller |
Section 12 | 29:45 | Read by Shasta |
Section 13 | 47:53 | Read by Shasta |
Reviews
M943
Narrators aren’t very good on this one.
Best to read the book!
SeaForCinnamon
Virginia Woolf's style and language are exquisite but a very good book is ruined by four chapters that are so badly read that I had to skip two chapters in the middle, and I'll have to download the last two chapters to finish it. I rarely write reviews, and I hate to post a bad review of people who are volunteers, but those monotonous halting voices drained all expression and meaning from the text, and made it too hard for me to follow.
most narrators were fine except for parts 3 and 4
Darci Kelly
A Terrible Book.
Timothy Price
This is possibly the worst book ever written. I have not encountered a book this bad, since I read "Peter and Jane ".
well written
Esther Garcia
I recommend playback speed for readers Locke and Shasta be increased, otherwise fine job reading.
Kent B
I agree with the other commentators; this is not the version you are looking for.
Reader Jim is a horrible reader. It's too bad, others were fine.
chicagosailer
Narration is bad, especially sections 3 and 4.
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