Cherry and Violet
A Tale of the Great Plague. 1666 was a difficult year in London. With its sordid materialism and its coarse handling of things most sacred, not merely does Manning see, as an Englishwoman, the grandeur of its struggles, but she sees its best embodiment in the tragedy of an almost perfect life. In her description of the plague (much detail taken from the diarist, Pepys), followed by The Great Fire, Manning is taken out of her comfort zone to the sordid realities. Her answer is to take Mistress Cherry to a country house in Berkshire, where peace and tranquility are to be found. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | The Reminiscences of Mistress Cherry.—The Fire, & Double Tide.—Mal-conversation | MichelleLeeVO |
00:15:35 |
| Play 02 | Cherry endeavours to remember if she were pretty.—A Water-party | Rita Boutros |
00:17:55 |
| Play 03 | Result of the Water-party | Rita Boutros |
00:17:53 |
| Play 04 | Chelsea Buns | Rita Boutros |
00:18:14 |
| Play 05 | A Shadow on the House | Rita Boutros |
00:17:01 |
| Play 06 | Metanoia | Rita Boutros |
00:17:03 |
| Play 07 | Signs in the Air | Rita Boutros |
00:20:00 |
| Play 08 | The Plague | mleigh |
00:10:32 |
| Play 09 | Foreshadows | Ritu Aarcee |
00:14:39 |
| Play 10 | A Friend in Need | Ricki |
00:29:12 |
| Play 11 | Distinction between would & should | Ritu Aarcee |
00:05:55 |
| Play 12 | Camping out in Epping Forest | Rita Boutros |
00:16:46 |
| Play 13 | Ghosts | Rita Boutros |
00:14:20 |
| Play 14 | Riding a Pillion | Rita Boutros |
00:13:46 |
| Play 15 | The Squire’s Garden | Ritu Aarcee |
00:16:39 |
| Play 16 | The Burning City | Ritu Aarcee |
00:14:18 |