27 hours and 33 minutes
Can You Forgive Her?
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The Palliser Series: Audiobooks in Order
Anthony Trollope’s Palliser series is one of the great long games of Victorian fiction, and it opens with a question for a title: Can You Forgive Her? At twenty seven hours and thirty three minutes, the first volume alone is a serious commitment, yet 920 listeners have taken it on and settled at a respectable 4.1 average. This is slow literature in the best sense, human affairs observed at leisure.
- 1 audiobooks
- 27 hours of listening
- 4.1/5 average (920 ratings)
- narrated by Simon Vance
- Education & Learning
The The Palliser Series audiobooks in order
Book 1
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Series at a glance
| # | Title | Length | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can You Forgive Her? | 27 hours and 33 minutes | 4.1/5 (920) |
Why listen to The Palliser Series?
Simon Vance narrates, and for Victorian fiction that is about as reassuring a pairing as you could ask for. Trollope’s prose is conversational by nature, full of asides and gentle irony, and it was written in an age when novels were routinely read aloud; a skilled narrator simply restores the book to its native habitat.Begin at the beginning: Can You Forgive Her? is volume one and the only entry on our shelves so far. Do not be frightened of the runtime. A twenty seven hour classic is not a task but a companion, the sort of listen that carries you through a month of walks. It suits patient listeners, lovers of period drama, and anyone who found Dickens a little too theatrical.
Clara’s verdict
★★★★★ 4.5/5
In my judgement the 4.1 average slightly undersells this one. Nearly a thousand ratings is a robust sample, and for a twenty seven hour Victorian novel that score represents real devotion; casual listeners simply do not finish books like this. Simon Vance’s narration is the deciding factor for me, turning Trollope’s long paragraphs into effortless listening. If the rest of the Pallisers reach our catalogue, I shall be first in the queue. A classic that genuinely works better in audio.
Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic
Frequently asked questions
How many audiobooks are in the The Palliser Series series?
Our catalogue lists 1 The Palliser Series audiobooks, adding up to around 27 hours of listening.
Which The Palliser Series audiobook should I start with?
Start with Can You Forgive Her?, the first book in the series.
Who narrates the The Palliser Series audiobooks?
Most of the series is narrated by Simon Vance.
Are the The Palliser Series audiobooks worth listening to?
Across the series, listeners average 4.1/5 from 920 ratings on Audible and Amazon.
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