LOOKING BACKWARD

An aristocrat from Victorian Boston mysteriously finds himself in a social Utopia in the year 2000. Enlightened for 1887, this noble vision seems even more remote now that the set time is so near. With his deep, rich voice Brian Marsh appropriately depicts a gentleman from the Gilded Age. Marsh puts a great deal of feeling into his characterizations, but this causes some fluctuations in sound level--perhaps a production, rather than an acting shortfall. Despite such minor glitches, this is a fine presentation of a worthwhile book. D.J. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT 93]