Sprig Muslin

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

De: Georgette Heyer

Narrado por: Amelia Donkor

Brought to you by Penguin.

He thought he could set her on a better path. But they might both wander astray....

Sir Gareth Ludlow never truly recovered from the death of his fiancée. Years later, a chance encounter with Amanda, a young and devastatingly pretty runaway, inspires him to try to do the right thing and to set her on a path towards a good life.

But Sir Gareth has been neck-deep in a life of debauchery and hedonism ever since his fiancée's death, and Amanda's startlingly lively imagination proves to be more than he'd bargained for. As they both become increasingly entangled in Sir Gareth's scheme, it seems more and more difficult for either of them to lead the life they should....

A witty and delightful historical novel, Sprig Muslin shows why Georgette Heyer has such a huge and devoted readership to this day.

©1956 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Nice reading overall

The reader was good with characters and voices, however she regularly mispronounced words. Unfortunately, we found ourselves listening in part just for the next mispronunciation…

Narration is terrible, mispronuciation to the point of making me grind my teeth

A schoolroom miss, a spinster, a corinthian, and an aspiring playwrite embark on an adventure that will change their lives.

With hint of The Tailsman Ring, The Foundling, and Charity Child this was a very sweet story. I thought due to these hint of similarity I would be disappointed in it, but truly the ending was one of my absolute favorites...love, love, love.

A lively story but let down by the narration

This is a rollicking good little story, typical of Georgette Heyer’s style. However, I found myself having to listen past the terrible pronunciation and intonation. The narrator has a prim enough accent but reads with absolutely no understanding. The narration obstructed the meaning of many sentences. I had to go back to speak them to myself with proper intonation and timing. The reader had difficulty with a range of words such as ‘hasten’ ‘disreputable’ ‘puss’ etc. Since the pleasure of this read has so much to do with the clever repartee Heyer writes for the characters the narration diminished the experience considerably. If you can listen past all the errors and bizarre pacing and inflection it’s a worthwhile story.

Lively and vastly entertaining.

It’s a great ride the entire way. Fast moving and fun. You will really enjoy every moment.

Favorite Author, Terrible Narration

I love Georgette Heyer and was so delighted to see a bunch of her books redone on Audible. Unfortunately, the narrator was pretty terrible. I listened to the whole book hoping it would improve or grow on me, but sadly it did not. What a shame, for the story is one of my favorites!

Sweetly witty

Light upbeat story. The witty dialogue will keep you listening and laughing out loud. Heyer’s characters are exceptional. Her pairing of personalities and circumstances keeps the listener engaged.

Cute story, entertaining

Didn’t like the narrator much at all. Had me wincing over and over again with her mispronunciations, and I started to suspect that she might be an American putting on a British accent. Ran some of her pronunciations by my English husband, and he said no way. If it ever comes out with a different narrator, I’ll probably replace it. All the same, it was classic Georgette Heyer - I’ll probably be listening to it again.

Although not one of Heyer’s best it has its charm

The story is fun and entertaining. The reader is really bad. It seems at times like she just doesn’t care. Although I thought she was pretty good at Hildebrand.

Historical romance classic

Another Georgette Heyer classic story. It was well narrated and with a very satisfactory conclusion.

Not Heyer’s Best, but still good fun

Less attention to the central romantic storyline than you find in my favorite Heyers, but charming madcap fun