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Mary Poppins
- Author
- P. L. Travers
- Narrator
- Olivia Colman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 July 2018
- Run Time
- 3 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
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What to expect
Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures!
Read by Olivia Colman, this stunning performance lifts P. L Travers’s words off the page, transporting us back to a time where classic storytelling is at the heart of any story.
When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the Banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever.
More than eighty years since we first met Mary Poppins, this original, classic story is still charming listeners and transporting new fans into the mysterious world of everyone’s favourite magical nanny.
Evocatively read by the Oscar-winning star of the hit series The Crown Olivia Colman, this exquisite audio recording brings this classic story to life and is perfect for every family to share.
Critics Review
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“Like all great children’s classics Mary Poppins is frightening and sad as well as magic and very funny.”
The Observer“Absolutely alive, and aglint with magic.”
Walter de la Mare
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Details
- Author
- P. L. Travers
- Narrator
- Olivia Colman
- Duration
- 3 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 July 2018
- ISBN
- 9780008167264
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Synopsis
Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! Read by Olivia Colman, this stunning performance lifts P. L Travers’s words off the page, transporting us back to a time where classic storytelling is at the heart of any story. When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the Banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever. More than eighty years since we first met Mary Poppins, this original, classic story is still charming listeners and transporting new fans into the mysterious world of everyone’s favourite magical nanny. Evocatively read by the Oscar-winning star of the hit series The Crown Olivia Colman, this exquisite audio recording brings this classic story to life and is perfect for every family to share.
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