Which Noel Coward will I enjoy?

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SnuggleBuggleBoo · 11/03/2023 22:27

I've had the dramatized audiobooks of 'Private Lives' and 'Hay Fever' since I was a teen and think they're hilarious, re-listen a lot. I'd like to find another of his that's just as good. Can you recommend one please?

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HowardKirksConscience · 11/03/2023 23:42

Blithe Spirit. Listened to it recently and loved it.

JoonT · 13/03/2023 12:45

I really love Noel Coward! So, so pleased to see that others do as well. I actually prefer him to Oscar Wilde. The dialogue in Dorian Gray is sublime, but I prefer Coward’s plays (Wodehouse is also much funnier than Wilde, and so is Evelyn Waugh).

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SnuggleBuggleBoo · 13/03/2023 22:16

HowardKirksConscience · 11/03/2023 23:42

Blithe Spirit. Listened to it recently and loved it.

Oh yes, Blithe Spirit is another one I'm had and enjoyed since forever!

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SnuggleBuggleBoo · 13/03/2023 22:19

JoonT · 13/03/2023 12:45

I like The Importance of Being Earnest (I wish I could source the BBC dramatized version I had as a child, but I think you can only get that on cassette tape) but otherwise not massively keen on Oscar Wilde. I LOVE PG Wodehouse - I think I know all of his inside out. I don't believe I've read any of Evelyn Waugh though.

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tobee · 16/03/2023 03:27

I really enjoyed reading Noel Coward's diaries.

tobee · 16/03/2023 03:29

Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh is one of my favourite books - although obviously it's 3 books.

MsAmerica · 16/03/2023 23:10

Since technically this is the book forum, how about his novel, Pomp and Circumstance?

www.bloomsbury.com/us/pomp-and-circumstance-9780413563705/

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