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A Rogue's Life

By: Wilkie Collins
Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
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 This delightful tale of thwarted ambition and forbidden love follows the adventures and fortunes of an endearing young rogue, Frank Softly. Originally serialized in Household Words in 1859, Rogue is one of Collins's most richly comic creations.

Propelled into society by his ever-hopeful father, Frank is introduced to a variety of professions in order to make his fortune. Not industrious by nature, however, Frank finds working life a challenge, and by his 25th birthday, he has failed medicine, portrait-painting, caricaturing, and even forgery. Disenchanted with life, he despairs of ever finding something to commit to — until he meets Alicia Dulcifer and her inexplicably wealthy father.

Proffering his own take on picaresque storytelling — and with many a grain of truth for 20-somethings today — this is Wilkie Collins at his entertaining best.

(P)2000 Blackstone Audio Inc Classics Romance Fiction
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A funny and thoroughly entertaining tale of the bold life of an engaging scamp. A real page-turner, well written and well narrated.

Hilarious

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Didn’t know this book and what a joy it is! Comic and beautiful, out- Dickensing Dickens, and superbly read.

Brilliant gem

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I have read about 5 Wilkie Collins novels, and this one definitely does not rate as highly as the others. Perhaps if the narration was better I would have liked it more …

Not my favourite

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