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The Bloody Chamber
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Emilia Fox
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
A collection of short stories, The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories was first published in 1979 and awarded the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize.
This Audible exclusive adaptation is narrated by legendary actors, Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox, who take on different chapters of the audiobook. Among these are 'The Bloody Chamber', 'The Courtship of Mr Lyon', 'The Tiger's Bride', 'Puss in Boots', 'The Erl-King', 'The Snow Child', 'The Lady of the House of Love', 'The Werewolf', 'The Company of Wolves' and 'Wolf-Alice'.
About the book
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories is a titillating series of dark, sensual and fantastical stories, inspired by well-known fairy tales and folklore.
Dissatisfied with the unrealistic portrayal of women in these legendary fables, Carter turns them on their head, introducing subversively dark, sensual and gothic narratives.
Breathing new and unexpected life into favourite childhood characters such as Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard and Beauty and the Beast, Carter shocks, seduces and amuses the listener with her unique, iconic and surrealist reimagining.
About the author
Angela Carter was born in 1940, in Sussex. She grew up in the shabbily respectable south London district of Balham, the second child of an eccentric journalist father and a neurotic housewife mother.
She studied English at Bristol University before travelling, teaching and writing numerous best-selling novels. They have all received critical acclaim and remain firm favourites of modern English literature.
Angela was a feminist throughout her life, wrote for Spare Rib magazine and voted Labour. Her novels are wholly reflective of her world views and continue to inspire new generations of men and women worldwide.
About the narrator
Best known for his roles in The Hobbit, Hannibal, Captain America, Robin Hood, Spooks and North and South, Richard Armitage has established himself as one of the greatest British actors of our time.
With 14 audiobooks under his belt, including David Hewson's Romeo and Juliet: A Novel and Georgette Heyer's Venetia, Richard's story telling abilities have not gone unnoticed. In 2014, he was merited with having narrated the Audiobook of the Year, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel.
Emilia Fox is an English actress who has starred as Dr Nikki Alexander on BBC Crime drama, Silent Witness, since 2004. Her other TV and film credits include Merlin, Pride and Prejudice, The Pianist, The Casual Vacancy and Inside No. 9.
Also no stranger to audiobook productions, Emilia delivers a myriad of powerhouse performances such as in Philippa Gregory's The White Queen, Muriel Spark's The Complete Short Stories, and Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey.
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- Books_Polished
- 24-04-22
Still love Angela Carter
It was been several years since I've read a few of these stories for uni, so it was absolutely fine to finally read them all!
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- H M Roberts
- 21-11-23
A mixed bag.
Some of the narration of these dark tales is exceptionally sensitive and gripping - some is rather prosaic and dull. The difference is so stark, it is surprising. Overall, I preferred the stories narrated by the female voice - but even there, there were some that, for me, worked better than others. I wonder whether the disconnect is the stories themselves - some are more compelling than others, and that shows in the narration. An interesting listen rather than a compelling one.
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- R
- 17-03-24
Mixed bag
Good narrators. Stories variable. The Courtship of Mr Lyon was a rewrite of Beauty and the Beast but apart from a simplification and shortening of the story it was pretty much an exact copy. No personality injected or new twist or different perspective applied.
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- lucy
- 10-07-18
Intriguing alternatives to well known tales
Very good listen. Evocative, thought-provoking takes on traditional fairy stories. Well performed by both narrators. Puss in Boots and Werewolves are my personal favourites.
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- Colette Austen
- 29-06-18
Puss In boots - a particular joy!!!
Two wonderful narrators - Emilia Fox and Richard Armitage. In particular the story of Puss in Boots as read by Richard Armitage (with such relish!!!) was a joy from start to finish!!!
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- bookylady
- 11-06-18
A fantastic set of short stories.
I'm not a huge fan of short stories, but these are very, very superior short stories some of which are based on mild horror themes eg vampires, werewolves etc. Angela Carter's source material includes fairy tales and fantasy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard and Beauty and the Beast plus a hugely enjoyable comic version of Puss in Boots.
Two great narrators made this a very enjoyable listening experience and I look forward to reading more of Angela Carter's incredible writing.
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- Susan
- 12-11-20
Sublime listening
Amelia Fox and Richard Armitage could read the phone book and make it sound interesting. But the reading of these incredible stories is just perfect: I think these are my favourite audible purchases. Totally absorbing.
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- Stephanie L
- 05-03-21
Very grown up fairy tales!
Two great readers retell Blue Beard, Puss in boots etc. These tales are violent, sexy and cruel- definitely not for children.
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- Ben park
- 24-10-19
indulgent
quite entertaining but it feels as if Carter was trying too hard to be proactive and complicated. She writes as though she is thesaurus.com and often the sexual innuendo and constant references to mensuration feel tired and boring frankly.
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- Pat m
- 31-05-20
short stories not usually my thing but!
very unusual stories I enjoyed the one about puss in boots the most partly due to the narration of Richard armitage that made me laugh out loud
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