Charles Dickens has 115 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 227 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.2★ across 3,739 ratings. The most-rated is A Christmas Carol.
Ein Weihnachtslied
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Der Weihnachtsklassiker als nostalgisches Hörspiel "Tot wie ein Türnagel" ist Marley, und doch erscheint sein Geist in jener Nacht kurz vor Weihnachten seinem hartherzigen Firmenkompagnon Scrooge, der als Einziger noch arbeitend im kalten Kontor sitzt. Er ermahnt Scrooge, nicht länger das Leben zu versäumen und fortan dem Herzen zu folgen, "falls man ein Herz hat und keinen Pflasterstein an seiner Stelle". Eine Aufforderung, von der auch wir uns in der hektischen Vorweihnachtszeit ansprechen und berühren lassen können. Durch das viktorianische London geistern u.a. Hans Clarin, Dagmar Altrichter, Bum Krüger, Paul Borsche u. v. a.
©gemeinfrei (P)1953 Bayerischer Rundfunk
A Christmas Carol and Other Stories
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A Christmas Carol is undoubtedly the most famous supernatural story in English. However, it was not the only supernatural story of the season that Charles Dickens wrote. In Victorian England, Christmas was the time to explore the supernatural in stories, and Charles Dickens was one of the best at it. Included in this volume are a full-cast dramatization of A Christmas Carol, plus three more of Dickens' best stories of the season: "The Story of the Bagman's Uncle", "The Signalman", and "The Trial for Murder".
©1843 Public Domain (P)1979 Jimcin Recordings
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At the Polypus Land [Russian Edition]
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Radiospektakl' "V strane Polipov" po romanu Charlza Dikkensa "Kroshka Dorrit". V odnoj iz kamer dolgovoj tjur'my Marshalsi zhivjot s sem'ej nesostojatel'nyj dolzhnik Vil'jam Dorrit. Ego zovut "Otec Marshalsi" - titul, poluchennyj za dolgoletnee zakljuchenie. Mister Dorrit provjol v tjur'me 23 goda. Zdes' rodilas' ego mladshaja doch' Jemmi, kotoruju za hrupkost' i nebol'shoj rost laskovo nazyvajut "Kroshka Dorrit". V gorod pribyvaet molodoj anglichanin Artur Klennem, kotoryj do jetogo 30 let zhil v Kitae s otcom. On znakomitsja s Jemmi i reshaet prinjat' gorjachee uchastie v sud'be semejstva Dorrit. Emu udaetsja dobit'sja osvobozhdenija Vil'jama Dorrita. Neozhidanno vyjasnjaetsja, chto Dorrit stanovitsja obladatelem ogromnogo nasledstva... Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
©1953 Radio (P)2014 IDDK
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A Christmas Carol [Alpha DVD Version]
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Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who lords over his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, and hates the joys that Christmas affords everyone but himself.After being exceptionally miserable at the office on the day of Christmas Eve, Scrooge returns home to be haunted by three spirits who attempt to motivate a change in the old man's demeanor - lest he continue on his current path and face almost certain eternal damnation.
Public Domain (P)2008 Alpha DVD LLC
A One-Man Christmas Carol (Annotated)
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Charles Dickens' classic story of redemption and Christmas spirit adapted into a 45-minute one-man show, retaining all the characters and brimming with Dickens' humor, recorded live in performance before an audience. Booking information and performance rights are available at andy.babinski@yahoo.com.
©2012 Andy Babinski (P)2012 Andy Babinski
Mystery, Mirth, and Murder
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Listening to great writing is a pleasure unto itself. Sometimes the opening paragraph of a work, or even the first sentence, makes it obvious that you are in the hands of a master, and once venturing a few furtive steps onto the path of prose, no matter what forest it enters, valley it descends, or mountain it scales, you will walk the entire distance. Each story in this collection thus endures for a reason. Though the tales may go from macabre to merry, from black comedy to fabulist, they are each wonderfully written, and for this reason are still being listened to more than a century and a half after their first publication.
©2020 Daniel Adam Day (P)2020 Daniel Adam Day
David Copperfield (Dramatised)
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David Copperfield is the story of a boy growing to maturity in the affairs of the world and of the heart, surrounded by some of Dickens' most memorable characters: David's eccentric great-aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood; the ever-optimistic Mr Micawber; jolly Peggotty and her willing husband Barkis; the charming Steerforth; the ever so 'umble Uriah Heep; and the foolishly innocent Dora.
But will David finally find happiness with the faithful Agnes Wickfield, whom he has known since childhood? And is her own future secure, threatened as it is by Uriah Heep, her father's clerk?
This full-cast audio dramatisation of the Dickens classic stars Miriam Margolyes, Timothy Spall, Phil Daniels, and Sheila Hancock.
Public Domain (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd
Great Expectations
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Great Expectations is regarded as one of the greatest and most sophisticated novels by Charles Dickens Serialised between December 1860 to August 1861, it tells the heartwarming story of Pip, a poor boy who gets an unexpected chance to move up in society. Charles Dickens (1812 - 9 June 1870) is arguably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life - along with his memorable characters - have made him beloved by readers the world over. Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.
Public Domain (P)2009 RNIB
Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
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Der reiche Ebenezer Scrooge ist ebenso geizig wie verbittert. Während die Menschen Weihnachten feiern, hat er nur Verachtung für ihre Gefühle und ihre Mildtätigkeit übrig. "Humbug!" ist alles, was er zum Fest der Liebe zu sagen hat. Doch in dieser Nacht soll alles anders werden! Denn als ihn am Heiligabend drei Geister aufsuchen, die ihm seine Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft vor Augen führen, beginnt auch der hartherzige Scrooge nachdenklich zu werden...
©2016 Holysoft GmbH (P)2016 Holysoft GmbH
Great Expectations
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Brought to you by Penguin. A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes, a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella, the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.
©1860-1861 Charles Dickens (P)2020 Penguin Audio
Martin Chuzzlewit
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Penguin Classics presents the audiobook adaptation of Martin Chuzzlewit, a tale of inheritance and destiny and the story Dickens considered his best. Read by John Wells. The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin’s journey - an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest and egotism - Dickens created many vividly realized figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit, plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin’s optimistic manservant, Mark Tapley; gentle Tom Pinch; and the drunken and corrupt private nurse, Mrs Gamp. With its portrayal of greed, blackmail and murder, and its searing satire on America Dickens’ novel is a powerful and blackly comic story of hypocrisy and redemption. Part of a series of abridged, vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.
©2012 Charles Dickens (P)2012 Penguin Books Ltd
David Copperfield (Adaptation)
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’Please, Mr Murdstone! Don’t beat me! I’ve tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!’ sobs David. Although he is only eight years old, Mr Murdstone does beat him, and David is so frightened that he bites his cruel stepfather’s hand. For that, he is kept locked in his room for five days and nights, and nobody is allowed to speak to him. As David grows up, he learns that life is full of trouble and misery and cruelty. But he also finds laughter and kindness, trust and friendship . . . and love. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charles Dickens original by Clare West.
©1994 Oxford University Press (P)2008 Oxford University Press
Bloodcurdling Ghost Stories
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A selection of ghost stories which make your blood run cold. "An Account Of Some Disturbances In Aungier Street" - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu "The Spectre Of Tappington" - Richard Harris Barham "The Man Of Science" - Jerome K. Jerome "The Romance Of Certain Old Clothes" - Henry James "The Spectre Bride" - William Harrison Ainsworth "A Haunted House" - Virginia Woolf "To Be Taken With A Grain Of Salt" - Charles Dickens
©2011 Red Door Audiobooks (P)2011 Red Door Audiobooks
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton
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Charles Dickens, like many Victorian writers, loved to write supernatural stories during the Christmas season. The most famous, of course, is A Christmas Carol, but there were many other such stories including, Number One Branch Line: The Signalman, The Trial for Murder, and The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton. This particular story has many parallels to A Christmas Carol but also has many unique feathers.
Public Domain (P)1987 Jimcin Recordings
Oliver Twist
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Through the immortal characters of Oliver, Nancy, Bill Sikes, Fagin, the Artful Dodger and Mr. Bumble, Dickens mercilessly sends up the hypocrisy of 19th century life: the high-minded reformism of the intellectuals and the snobbery of those in power.
(P)1995 Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
A Tale of Two Cities (Adaptation)
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The Marquis lay there, like stone, with a knife pushed into his heart. On his chest lay a piece of paper, with the words: Drive him fast to the grave. This is from JACQUES. ’The French Revolution brings terror and death to many people. But even in these troubled times people can still love and be kind. They can be generous and true-hearted . . . and brave. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charles Dickens original by Ralph Mowat.
©1994 Oxford University Press (P)2008 Oxford University Press
A Tale of Two Cities
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Charles Dickens takes us to the year 1775, where England and France are undergoing a period of social upheaval and turmoil. The forces that are leading to revolution in France are colliding with a circle of people in England, causing their destinies to be irrevocably intertwined. A Tale of Two Cities has helped to shape our understanding of one of the most pivotal events in modern history: the French Revolution and the birth of the new French Republic.
Public Domain (P)2013 Cherry Hill Publishing
Grandes Esperanzas
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El joven Pip es protagonista y narrador de una emotiva historia de iniciación en la que hay lugar para el amor y los giros del destino. Es huérfano y vive con su hermana, una mujer irascible que, aunque presume de haber criado a Pip "a mano", acostumbra a castigarlo con una vara con nombre propio. Su marido, un herrero bondadoso y débil de carácter, es el único aliado con el que cuenta el muchacho. El primer hecho excepcional de la vida de Pip ocurre cuando un preso fugado le pide ayuda en mitad de la noche: necesita víveres, una lima y, por supuesto, discreción absoluta. En caso contrario, el siniestro fugitivo está dispuesto a arrancarle el corazón y el hígado. No es sencillo digerir semejante amenaza y además guardar el secreto, pero en breve algo mantendrá ocupada por completo la mente de Pip: conocerá a la señorita Havisham, una anciana adinerada y excéntrica que requerirá la presencia de Pip como pasatiempo para su protegida, la pequeña Estella. Pese al desprecio que le profesa la arrogante muchacha, Pip queda prendado de ella y se hace a sí mismo la promesa en convertirse en un caballero para ser digno de su amor. La oportunidad llega bajo la apariencia de un benefactor anónimo: alguien está dispuesto a hacerse cargo de sus estudios y respaldar su ascenso social.
©2019 Charles Dickens (P)2019 Pegasus Classics
The Old Curiosity Shop
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We defer to AudioFile for a spot-on description of this award-winning audio edition of The Old Curiosity Shop. "This 1841 exercise in pathos and villainy defines 'Dickensian' in all its fascinatingly repulsive excess, containing as it does one of the most celebrated scenes in all Victorian fiction - the death of Little Nell. The abridgment heard here excises many of the author's tedious redundancies (he was paid by the word) while retaining most of what makes Dickens Dickens. Scofield, one of the giants of the British stage, turns the redaction into a lesson in actor's tact. He has decided to meet the melodrama head on but with the utmost control. He gives us the lush narrative intimately, as if reading to us at our elbow, and engraves the characters with all the vividness of an aural Daumier or Hogarth. He pulls out the stops on heaviness and gloom without actually becoming bogged down by them, his warmth and love of the material keeping him buoyant. In addition to his histrionic acumen and artistry, he possesses one of the most distinctive and exciting voices of the English-speaking world. It would be a pleasure to hear him read the London phone book. Warning: Sensitive listeners should purchase a box of Kleenex to keep handy before playing this recording." Y. R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Public Domain (P)1997, 2016 Dove Audio / Phoenix Books
Somebody's Luggage
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A completely charming rediscovered collection of ten short stories, four by Dickens himself, others by Chalres Allston Collins, Arthur Locker, John Oxenford and Julia Cecelia Stratton. Together they gradually uncover the identity of the owner of the lost luggage.
©2013 Joyful Productions (P)2013 Joyful Productions