Wild Strawberries (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Interwar Barsetshire Comedy of Manners, Romance, and English Country House SatireBy Angela Margaret Thirkell
Length8h 45m
About this audiobook
Wild Strawberries is one of Angela Thirkell's early Barsetshire novels, a sparkling comedy of manners set among the leisured Leslie family at Rushwater. Through Mary Preston's summer visit and her entanglement in the household's flirtations, vanities, and misunderstandings, Thirkell adapts the Trollopian county tradition to the interwar drawing room. Her style is light, allusive, and sharply observant, combining affectionate domestic detail with satirical precision. Angela Margaret Thirkell (1890–1961) was unusually well placed to anatomize such a world. Granddaughter of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones, daughter of the classical scholar J. W. Mackail, and connected by family to Rudyard Kipling, she inherited a dense literary and social culture. Her years in Australia and later return to England sharpened her eye for manners, class performance, and the comic rituals of provincial gentility. Readers who admire Jane Austen, Anthony Trollope, or E. F. Benson will find Wild Strawberries an urbane and pleasurable novel. Beneath its apparent frivolity lies a disciplined study of charm, self-deception, and social continuity, making it ideal for anyone seeking wit with historical texture.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length8 hrs 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12VIII DAVID MAKES AMENDS
2Introduction
13IX LADY EMILY PAYS A CALL
3Synopsis
14X THE RISE OF THE LILIES
4Historical Context
15XI INDIGNATION OF A TOADY
5I MORNING SERVICE
16XII MANY HAPPY RETURNS
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6II THE LESLIES AT LUNCH
17XIII THE FALL OF THE LILIES
7III ARRIVAL OF A TOADY
18XIV GUDGEON’S HOUR
8IV AN ABBEY AND A NURSERY
19Analysis
9V SOME ASPECTS OF MILTON
20Reflection
10VI SOME ASPECTS OF DAVID
21Memorable Quotes
11VII LUNCH FOR THREE
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