Basil

Written by Wilkie Collins

Narrated by Nicholas Boulton

Appearing in 1852, Basil was Wilkie Collins’s second published novel. The eponymous narrator is emotionally torn between two women: Margaret Sherwin and his sister Clara. His marriage to Margaret, a draper’s sexually precocious daughter, is to remain secret and unconsummated for the first year, as agreed with her father. Anticipating Collins’s later sensation novels, the plot involves betrayal, insanity and death, with a thrilling conclusion set among the cliffs and whirlpools near Land’s End. The book was received with shock upon its publication, most especially due to its treatment of adultery.
Here Basil is read by the prolific and popular narrator Nicholas Boulton.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
• Release date: May 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781781984093

Wilkie Collins

William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.

Reviews for Basil

[Nic Graham · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Based on the description, I thought this was going to be a much more scandalous read. (Granted, it may have been in the 1850s when it was written...)

Would I recommend it? Meh.