The Voysey Inheritance, Harley GranvilleBarker
The Voysey Inheritance, Harley GranvilleBarker
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The Voysey Inheritance

Author: Harley Granville-Barker

Narrator: Paul Gutrecht, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/20/2006


Synopsis

In this surprisingly modern psychological portrait, a prosperous Edwardian family is torn apart when young Edward Voysey discovers that his family’s wealth was obtained through three generations of deceit and theft. A captivating study of turn-of-the-century morals.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Suzan Crowley, Kenneth Danziger, Diana Douglas, Arabella Field, Robin Gammell, Paul Gutrecht, Arthur Hanket, Robert Machray, Christopher Neame, Judith Owen, Serena Scott Thomas and Paxton Whitehead.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shhhhh on October 01, 2018

I'm never sure how to rate plays. I mean, they all sort of leave me with a hanging feeling. I've never read or watched one which didn't (including my favorites, which had very strong points and definitive endings, Pygmalion and A Doll's House). I gave this 4 stars because I have no real complaints a......more

Goodreads review by jennifer on June 20, 2012

Written by Granville-Barker over one hundred years ago, then tweaked and revived by Mamet a few years ago, this play concerns the discovery, at the end of his life, that patriarch Voysey has been pilfering from his clients for years and using the money to finance his own family's lavish lifestyle. I......more