Listen free for 30 days

  • Lucia in London

  • By: E. F. Benson
  • Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
  • Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 rating)

Try for £0.00
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Lucia in London cover art

Lucia in London

By: E. F. Benson
Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £17.09

Buy Now for £17.09

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Complete Mapp and Lucia, Volume 1 cover art
Miss Mapp cover art
The Freaks of Mayfair cover art
Queen Lucia: The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation cover art
Barbara Pym: A BBC Radio Drama Collection cover art
The Diary of a Nobody cover art
Love Among the Chickens cover art
Gloomsbury cover art
The Murder at the Vicarage cover art
The Diary of a Provincial Lady cover art
Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1 cover art
Alan Bennett: Stories cover art
Something New cover art
Jane Austen at Home cover art
Lark Rise cover art
The House of Silk cover art

Summary

E.F. Benson wrote "Lucia in London" in six weeks and it was published in 1927.

Emmeline Lucas, known to all as "Lucia", and her husband, Peppino, acquire a second home in fashionable Brompton Square in London from a deceased Aunt. When they move there for the season, Lucia's 'subjects' in Riseholme seethe with envy and outrage that she has deserted them for more illustrious circles, where her snobbism and blatant ambition reach new heights.

"Lucia in London" is British satire at its best and treats the listener (and indeed the audiobook performer) to an amusing cast of upper-class stereotypes, who behave badly but do no one any harm.

Helen Lloyd and Spoken Realms have also published "Queen Lucia", and "Miss Mapp" the previous two books in the Mapp and Lucia series.
Public Domain (P)2022 Helen Lloyd
Classics Satire
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Lucia in London

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for James

Lovely version

My favourite Lucia book done brilliantly. I hope Helen does all the M&L books

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Daniel
  • Daniel
  • 06-06-23

EF Benson’s social satire still funny!

This is one of Benson’s Mapp and Lucia books satirizing British social life circa 1920. Filled with the schemes of Lucia and her rivals for gaining the upper hand in a provincial town and, in this book, London. If you like veiled insults delivered in the politest manner then these books are for you!
The performance is excellent— a narrator who understands the humor that arises from conflicts in which the stakes are so small.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

adbl_uk_web_target_buy_box_sale_test