New This Month
Juliet Stevenson narrates Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s innovative exploration of gender identity. Known for its lyrical prose and experimental narrative style, the novel follows the protagonist, Orlando, an Elizabethan nobleman who undergoes a mysterious gender transformation. Peter Wickham brings us The Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White’s vivid portrayal of the flora and fauna in his hometown in Hampshire, and Nicholas Boulton gives a captivating performance of A Child of the Jago, Arthur Morrison’s realistic depiction of gangs, violence and despair in the slums of London’s East End.
Also available are two new podcasts: Juliet Stevenson talks to producer John Foley about Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando, in An Interview with Juliet Stevenson; and Rupert Degas and Dr Patrick Chura discuss the American author Albert Maltz (1908–1985), one of the ‘Hollywood Ten’ whose books were suppressed but have recently been recorded by Naxos AudioBooks – available as a video or audio podcast.
Published in 1928, Orlando is a fictional biography that spans several centuries and follows the protagonist, Orlando, an Elizabethan nobleman who undergoes a mysterious gender transformation.
Published in 1789, The Natural History of Selborne was written by Gilbert White, an English naturalist and clergyman, and comprises White’s letters to fellow naturalists and friends…
Published in 1896, A Child of the Jago is a gritty and realistic portrayal of life in the slums of London’s East End during the late 19th century. The novel is set in an area known as the Old Jago…
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The NAB Blog: Breaking Boundaries – Virginia Woolf’s Orlando
‘Orlando had become a woman – there is no denying it. But in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The change of sex, though it altered their future, did nothing whatever to alter their identity.’ The …
