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A Dead Man in Deptford
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
A Dead Man in Deptford re-imagines the riotous life and suspicious death of Christopher Marlowe.
Poet, lover, and spy, Marlowe must negotiate the pressures placed upon him by theatre, Queen, and country.
Burgess brings this dazzling figure to life and pungently evokes Elizabethan England.
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- A. L. Hill
- 13-03-24
Kit
Kit Marlowe comes to life - and Burgess’ writing is finely honed - the reader is very talented
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- s w turner
- 10-04-23
Brilliant!
This captures the capriciousness of the text and central character, and his attitude towards those around him and the zeitgeist of the period. The narrator’s ability to create these different characters through accents, pitch and delivery is excellent, and results in a vibrant and engaging story rich in texture and tone. Thoroughly recommended.
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- Hugh M. Clarke
- 12-09-17
Dull and uninspiring
This book is without interest. From the start it fails to engage. The characterisation and construction are poor and very amateurish.
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- John Horncastle
- 11-08-22
Needs better narration
The narrator imposes a sort of jolly country bumpkin delivery which works against the rhythms of the prose and slips into simply "reading words" (albeit in an impressive accent) rather than conveying meaning. It often bounces along indefatigably, paying little heed to the mood and subtleties in the text. I defaulted to the paperback and found it much more intelligible - a fantastic rich read that I recommend. Unfortunately the audio version is a case of the teller obscuring the tale.
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