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  • The Semi - Attached Couple

  • By: Emily Eden
  • Narrated by: Peter Joyce
  • Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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The Semi - Attached Couple

By: Emily Eden
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Summary

Emily Eden was the daughter of the 1st Baron Auckland, a close confidant of Pitt. She was thus well placed to observe the manners and mores of nineteenth century aristocracy. A huge admirer of Jane Austen, her works reflect this in their perception, tongue in cheek humour and benevolence toward the victims of her pen. 'The Semi Attached Couple' is a revealing insight of attitudes and customs within marriage. Miss Eden asks, among other questions, what happens to a man, immediately after marriage, who believes his wife dislikes him? This set in a context in which people 'may all hate, all envy, all rival each other; they may say everything that is ill-natured and do everything that is mischievous but the general effect, as painters would call it, must be harmony'.
©1979 Emily Eden (P)2006 Assembled Stories
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Critic reviews

"Peter Joyce is the most remarkable one-man band in audiobook publishing. Joyce, an experienced actor, reads them all himself." (The Independent)

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An interesting and enjoyable 'find'

Emily Eden is a neglected 19th century writer. Although not of the standard of Jane Austen, this book is nevertheless worth listening to. It is a gentle story with some humour included. At times I found the reader irritating - but not so much as to spoil my enjoyment of the book. In proof of this, I have just purchased Peter Joyce's version of the 'sister' book - The Semi-Detached House.

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