Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca (BBC)

Category: Suspense
Language: English
Keywords: rebecca
Written by Daphne du Maurier
Read by Various
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Dramatization

Surely no audiobook collection should be without some version of this timeless classic, arguably the most famous and well-loved gothic novel of the 20th century, and this production would be an excellent choice. Read in wonderfully British cadences by Anna Massey, all the mysterious and oppressive nuances are made immediate and chilling. We even feel some sympathy for the absurdly timid and cowering heroine; it is, after all, easy to imagine feeling woefully inferior to the predecessor and desperately eager to please. Of course the story requires great leaps of credulity… Forget the movie; it makes mincemeat of the actual tale. A wise seven-year-old once told me, “The book is always betterDit goes right into your head.” This is a prime exampleDlisten again; it gets even better.