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    Kew Gardens
    Kew Gardens
    Kew Gardens
    Audiobook17 minutes

    Kew Gardens

    Written by Virginia Woolf

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    Adeline Virginia Woolf (January 1882-1941) was an English writer and one of the preeminent modernists of the 20th century.

    "Kew Gardens" is a short story set in the London botanic garden of the same name on a hot July day. The narrative consists of brief evocative snapshots of four groups of people as they pass by a flowerbed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateNov 10, 2015
    ISBN9781509498161
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    Virginia Woolf

    VIRGINIA WOOLF (1882–1941) was one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. An admired literary critic, she authored many essays, letters, journals, and short stories in addition to her groundbreaking novels, including Mrs. Dalloway, To The Lighthouse, and Orlando.

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    • 2/5
      I don't care for this narrator's dramatic style of reading.

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    • 1/5
      The narrator is SO bad, this is so off-putting when the prose is delightful