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1. The Changer of Worlds

Once raised by his father in the bleak family mansion, Scythrop Glowry vows to change the world. Read by Kenneth Williams.

Once raised by his father in the bleak family mansion, Scythrop Glowry vows to change the world.

Kenneth Williams reads the Gothic satire poking fun at the Romantic Movement in English literature of the time and its obsession with the morbid.

First published in 1818, β€˜Nightmare Abbey’ follows the fortunes of widower Christopher Glowry, who lives with his son, Scythrop, in the dilapidated family mansion- in Lincolnshire, on a dry stretch of land between the sea and the fens.

Abridged in eight parts and produced by Martin Remes.

First broadcast on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 1979.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 Nov 2018 02:00

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  • Mon 12 Nov 2018 14:00
  • Tue 13 Nov 2018 02:00