Cranford – free audio book

As I use my eyes all day at work (mostly on the PC) I find reading very taxing.  That is why I am especially delighted to have discoivered a wealth of audio books – free to download!
There are several sources, but the one I found for Cranford is here.  Librivox has many of the out [...]

Cranford and Miss Marple

It was an excellent production, and thoroughly enjoyable.  Every episode was loaded with cracking narrative and stunning photography (the lighting was a particularly joy). I viewed them in the evening, and all the following day pondered on the latest episode.
I was reminded of a remark made by a character in a Miss Marple story. He [...]

Cranford and Mrs Gaskell

Today I discovered Cranford.  Not having seen the original BBC series, based on three novels by nineteenth century writer, Mrs Gaskell, I bought the boxed set from Amazon. The reviews were very favourable and I haven’t been disappointed. On the contrary, the humour had me laughing out loud; the acting was brilliant and the costumes, scenery [...]