The Country Wife Audiobook (Free)

Regarded too obscene to become staged in its original type for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley’s bawdy comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner – a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he’s impotent to be able to gain free of charge access to various other men’s wives. When he fits the youthful, innocent Margery Pinchwife, the ‘country wife’ from the title, the scene is set for scandal… This dazzling 1985 BBC Radio production stars Maggie Smith as Margery Pinchwife, with an all-star cast including Jonathan Pryce, John Duttine, John Moffatt, Harriet Walter and Michael Aldridge. ‘… a delight because of its sparking wit as well as the window it provides into Repair manners and morals’ – Moments.