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According to Queeney
- Author
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 15 September 2026
- Run Time
- 7 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In 1764, the great Samuel Johnson, irascible genius, unparalleled wit and the toast of all society, is plagued by ill health and has become jaded by his bickering descendants. Suffering from a bout of melancholy, he accepts an invitation to the table of Henry Thrale, a wealthy Southwark brewer, and his vivacious wife Hester. Thus begins an extraordinary relationship that is to last 20 years.
Against the brilliant background of Georgian London, According to Queeney candidly and comically tells a story of unrequited love, passion, rejection and possession, revealing the sexual tensions that lie beneath the ordered surface of everyday life.
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Details
- Author
- Beryl Bainbridge
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Duration
- 7 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 15 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9781399195577
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Humour, Historical fiction
Synopsis
In 1764, the great Samuel Johnson, irascible genius, unparalleled wit and the toast of all society, is plagued by ill health and has become jaded by his bickering descendants. Suffering from a bout of melancholy, he accepts an invitation to the table of Henry Thrale, a wealthy Southwark brewer, and his vivacious wife Hester. Thus begins an extraordinary relationship that is to last 20 years. Against the brilliant background of Georgian London, According to Queeney candidly and comically tells a story of unrequited love, passion, rejection and possession, revealing the sexual tensions that lie beneath the ordered surface of everyday life.
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