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.

115 audiobooks
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Historia de dos ciudades [A Tale of Two Cities]

Summary

Tomando como punto de referencia la revolución francesa, Dickens muestra los problemas sociales y políticos de Inglaterra, temiendo que la historia se repitiera en su país natal cuando el escribía esta novela.En el contraste de estas dos ciudades presentadas, Inglaterra se presenta como la confianza, la tranquilidad, el futuro asegurado, mientras Francia se convierte más y más peligrosa a medida que avanza la novela. Los actos de violencia realizados por el pueblo francés, están dentro de las escenas más memorables del libro. Dickens rechaza la violencia revolucionaria en sus dos formas, tanto es su forma popular, por las masas, como en su forma institucionalizada como es el terror.Dickens escribió un libro sobre dos ciudades, una que entendía y conocía y la otra que no entendía ni conocía. Su descripción sobre la que no conocía es casi mejor que la que sí conocía.  Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Public Domain (P)2011 Editorial Libervox SL

Narrator: Jesus Rois Frey
Length: 9 hrs
Available on Audible
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Great Expectations: the Original Manuscript

Summary

11-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon! Here is perhaps Charles Dickens’ most beloved story, Philip Pirrip, known as “Pip”, narrates his own incredible journey, from the hindsight of 50 years. Pip grows up with his older sister after losing his parents as a boy. His sister, a tough woman, rules Pip and her husband Joe with an iron fist.  While playing in the marshes, Pip is accosted by an escaped criminal whom he decides to help by stealing food from his own home. The convict however, is soon caught and returned to prison. Miss Havisham, an eccentric recluse, sends for Pip to come to her house to play with Estella, a haughty girl about his age. Although Pip is ashamed as a poor uneducated boy, he is fascinated by Estella. A few years later, he becomes apprenticed to Joe, a blacksmith, but dreams of one day becoming rich and clever and marrying Estella.  A very odd stranger, Mr. Jaggers, arrives to inform him that he has come into a handsome property, and will be removed from his present home to be brought up as a gentleman. The benefactor is kept secret, but Pip is sure it must be Miss Havisham. In London, Pip acquires a tutor, grand new clothes and the uptown lifestyle he always wanted. Things, however, are complicated as a gentleman in society, and he finds himself very unhappy, as Estella remains indifferent to him, deeply involved with someone else. Pip begins overspending his generous allowance, and worse, spurns old friends.  We know you will enjoy this very special series from Icon Audio Arts hosted by young Eden Giuliano! Host Eden Garret Giuliano in London Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan and Geoffrey Giuliano in Delhi  Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok Special thanks to Brandon Stickney and Sanjay Khemani  Dedicated to Vrnda Devi Music by Audio Nautix

©1861 Chapman and Hall (P)2019 Icon Audio Arts

Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins
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Dombey and Son (BBC Radio 4: Woman's Hour Drama)

Summary

First published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848. Mike Walker's adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale of family relationships tells the story of Paul Dombey, head of the House of Dombey, who lacks a son and cannot reconcile himself to his only daughter.

Narrated by Alex Jennings. Starring Robert Glenister, Helen Schlesinger, Fenella Fielding, Abigail Hollick, Trevor Peacock, Adrian Lukis, Nicky Henson, Joseph Arkley, Geraldine James, Claire Rushbrook, Nadine Marshall, Sam Pamphilon, Katy Cavanagh, and Lloyd Thomas. Other parts played by Ben Crowe, Alex Lanipekun and Simon Treves. Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Jessica Dromgoole.

©2012 AudioGO Ltd (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd

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Great Classic Holiday Stories

Summary

Enjoy the traditions of holidays past with this classic collection of fun and touching stories. Includes selected readings from Charles Dickens' timeless "A Christmas Carol"; the text of the original newspaper editorial "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus", which has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore; O. Henry's unforgettable "The Gift of the Magi"; and much more.

©2012 AudioGO (P)2011 AudioGO

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Christmas Short Stories

Summary

A magical selection of stories for Christmas time.

©2014 Saland Publishing (P)2014 Saland Publishing

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David Copperfield

Summary

In a comprehensive and beautifully crafted first person narrative, David Copperfield recalls key stages, memories, and incidents of his life from infancy to maturity. Scenes, adventures, and characters are summoned to the narrator's remembrance so vividly that they are rendered with the vitality of the present moment.  In this dramatized reading of the unabridged novel, a cast of 15 narrators bring to life over 100 characters; among them the eccentric Betsey Trotwood; the stern, inflexible Murdstones; the fawning and treacherous Uriah Heep; the captivating Dora Spenlow; and the impecunious but ever optimistic Wilkins Micawber. David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a serial in 1849 – 1850, and then as a book in 1850. It has remained one of his most popular novels and was stated by the author to be his "favourite child." Cast: (with selected roles) Phil Benson - Mr Wickfield/Mr Omer Huw Brentnall - Uriah Heep/Ham Peggotty Danielle Cohen - Clara Peggotty/Martha Endell Amanda Friday - Dora Spenlow/Clara Copperfield Isabelle Friday - Little Minnie Rob Goll - David Copperfield/Daniel Peggotty Anna Grace - Agnes Wickfield/Little Em'ly Elizabeth Klett - Emma Micawber/Jane Murdstone Ben Lindsey-Clark - Edward Murdstone/James Steerforth Sarah Mitchell - Betsey Trotwood Jeff Moon - Wilkins Micawber/Doctor Strong P. J. Morgan - Rosa Dartle/Julia Mills Trisha Rose - Mrs Steerforth/Mrs Gummidge David Shears - Tommy Traddles/Mr Littimer David Stifel - Mr Dick/Mr Spenlow Audio edited by Rob Goll

Public Domain (P)2020 The Online Stage

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SmartPass Audio Education Study Guide to Great Expectations (Dramatised)

Summary

Full-cast performance with comprehensive running commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the novel. Dickens' tale of Pip, a young man "removed from his present sphere of life" and cast into a Victorian nightmare, is a powerful audio drama to be enjoyed and appreciated as an important piece of social criticism.

©2000 SmartPass Ltd. (P)2000 SmartPass Ltd.

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Classic Charles Dickens Dramas starring Laurence Olivier, Volume 1

Summary

Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas based on the tales of Charles Dickens. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Case of Bardell vs Pickwick’, adapted from Charles Dickens' original 'Pickwick Papers' and Laurence Olivier starring in 'Sydney Carton' adapted from Charles Dickens' Original 'A Tale of Two Cities'.Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)

©2011 Heritage Media Ltd (P)2011 Heritage Media Ltd

Length: 47 mins
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A Christmas Carol

Summary

The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his adventures on Christmas Eve continue to teach an important lesson, even to this day. Author Charles Dickens introduces us to the main character by painting him in a negative light, a selfish and miserly old man who will barely pay enough money to keep his office heated. When Scrooge returns home after work, the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, visits him and tells him that because of the wrongdoing he had done during his life, he has been condemned to walk in his ghost years shackled by chains. He warns Scrooge that the same fate might await him. The ghost leaves, allowing Scrooge to fall asleep. Scrooge is then visited by three different ghosts: first comes the Ghost of Christmas Past, who takes him to revisit various scenarios from his past Christmases, including one event that makes Scrooge shed tears. Next he is taken around by the Ghost of Christmas Present, who shows Scrooge what Christmas will look like this year, and he sees scenes of the Christmas dinner held by his clerk, Bob Cratchit, who has a crippled son. The final visitor is the Ghost of Christmas Yet, and while the two of them are on their journey, they overhear people speaking about a dead man and his assets. Scrooge yearns to know who has passed away, finally figuring out that the deceased man is himself. After the initial shock and a promise to change his ways, Scrooge finds himself back in his bed with a brand-new outlook on life.

Public Domain (P)2015 A.R.N. Publications

Narrator: Benjamin May
Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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Abenteuer-Box

Summary

Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist:

Der Waisenjunge Oliver Twist wächst unter den erbärmlichsten Bedingungen auf, die man sich vorstellen kann. Als er Hunger, Armut und Prügel nicht mehr erträgt, reißt er nach London aus, um dort sein Glück zu versuchen. Aber hier ergeht es ihm auch nicht viel besser: Er gerät in die Fänge einer Diebesbande, die ihn ausbeutet und zum Stehlen zwingen will. Doch Oliver trifft auch auf liebenswerte Menschen, die Mitleid mit ihm haben und ihm helfen. Und schließlich kommt Erstaunliches über seine Herkunft ans Licht!

Herman Melville: Moby DickGemeinsam mit dem Harpunier Queequeg heuert der Ich-Erzähler, der Matrose Ismael, auf dem Walfänger Pequod an. Dort erklärt Kapitän Ahab der Mannschaft das Ziel der Fahrt: Er will den weißen Wal "Moby Dick", der ihm einst das Bein abriss, jagen und erlegen. Die Mannschaft, aufgeheizt durch den charismatischen und wahnsinnigen Kapitän, schwört sich auf Ahab und dessen Ziel ein. Ahabs Gegenpart ist der erste Maat, Starbuck, ein kühner und erfahrener Seemann. Es kommt zu mehreren Konfrontationen zwischen Ahab und Starbuck. Nach langer Fahrt begegnet die Pequod östlich von Japan endlich dem Weißen Wal. Die Jagd auf ihn dauert drei Tage...

Robert Louis Stevenson: Die Schatzinsel:Der Jugendliche Jim Hawkins findet die vergilbte Karte einer Insel, auf der der Schatz des berüchtigten Piraten Captain Flint vergraben sein soll. Es wird eine Expedition ausgerüstet. Dafür wird auch Hawkins angeheuert, der als Schiffsjunge auf der "Hispaniola" mitreist. Doch die Männer um Kapitän Smollett sind nicht allein an Bord: Piraten haben von dem Schatz Wind bekommen und sich an Bord geschmuggelt. Es beginnt ein tödliches Wettrennen zwischen den Piraten um den einbeinigen Schiffskoch Long John Silver und den Freunden des Schiffsjungen Jim Hawkins.

(c)+(p) 2010 Buchfunk Hörbuchverlag

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Summary

A thrilling radio re-imagining telling the story of Charles Dickens' last days and providing a brand-new conclusion to his famous unfinished novel. April, 1870. Bone-weary, sick and struggling with a hidden guilt, Charles Dickens is grappling with what will be his final book - The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Two months later, he is dead and the novel remains unfinished: only six of the 12 planned instalments had been completed. Centring around the title character, whose sudden disappearance throws the town of Cloisterham into a panic, the story introduces us to a host of potential suspects who could have caused him harm. Edwin's fiancée, Rosa Bud, was having second thoughts about their engagement, his uncle, John Jasper, was known to be jealous of him, and orphan twins Neville and Helena Landless had both tangled with Edwin too. Rumours of murder abound, but his fate is left unanswered.... Set in a phantasmagorical, drug-fuelled landscape where nobody is who or what they claim to be, and motives are more tangled than the alleyways of the nightmare city where the action unfolds, this compelling mystery is one of the greatest puzzles of literature. In this new, fast-moving and impressionistic retelling, we track Dickens as he works on the novel in the weeks before his death and follow his daughter Kate as she strives to solve the mystery of who killed Drood - and understand the demon that drove her father to fatal exhaustion. Also included is a bonus documentary, The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood, in which Frances Fyfield uses her crime writer's insights to try and find out what really happened to Dickens' eponymous hero. Cast and credits: Written by Charles Dickens. Adapted by Mike Walker. Produced and directed by Jeremy Mortimer. Executive producer: James Robinson. Kate Dickens...Pippa Nixon John Jasper...Joel McCormack Edwin Drood...Iwan Davies Rosa Bud...Isabella Inchbald Princess Puffer...Rachel Atkins First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 21st December 2020-1st January 2021. The Mystery of the Mystery of Edwin Drood Presented by Frances Fyfield. With Simon Brett and Professor Jenny Hartley. Produced by Tom Alban. First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19th January 2021.

©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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10-Minute Short Stories

Summary

A selection of stories to entertain for when you have a spare 10 minutes, including "After the Race", by James Joyce; "Three Questions", by Leo Tolstoy; "The Child's Story", by Charles Dickens; and "A Transgression", by Anton Chekhov, read by Sir Michael Redgrave.

Public Domain (P)2014 Saland Publishing

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Summary

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens’ final novel. Dickens died before he had a chance to finish the novel, leaving the literary world an undying mystery and speculation.  Set in the quaint English village of Cloisterham, The Mystery of Edwin Drood takes the listener down a path of dark intrigue and madness. Although Edwin Drood is contracted to enter into an arranged marriage with the orphan Rosa Bud, the young couple develops a deep respect for each other. During a Christmas Eve storm, Drood goes missing, leaving behind nothing but his personal items and a single suspect, his uncle.  Edwin’s uncle, John Jasper, is the number one suspect due to the fact that he is madly in love with Rosa. What could have happened to Edwin and who knows the truth?

Public Domain (P)2020 Goffin Media

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Oliver Twist

Summary

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

©2019 Charles Dickens (P)2019 Page2Page

Narrator: Matt Kelly
Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
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Charles Dickens Complete Christmas Collection

Summary

Six works in one collection! Influenced by the treatment of the misfortunate poor in London’s mid-Victorian streets, A Christmas Carol recounts the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a stingy businessman, who is visited by apparitions who show him the error in his ways and inspire him to be a better person. The story, written by Charles Dickens, reveals the impact and role that Christmas traditions had in the lifestyles of Londoners at the time based on social and economic status. Ultimately, Scrooge sees how his future will be determined if he chooses to continue down the path of greed and selfishness, and he is persuaded to live his life full of generosity and kindness. You can travel back through time to the Christmas season during the Victorian era with Charles Dickens’ cast of characters in the Charles Dickens Complete Christmas Collection. You will stay on the edge of your seat as Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by apparitions from his past, present and future on Christmas Eve in A Christmas Carol, transforming his life forever. In The Chimes, listen as the bells chime signifying the passage of time. Consistent with Dicken’s depiction of greed and selfishness, one of the characters in The Cricket on the Hearth ultimately transforms his miserly ways in a show of kindness and empathy.  The Battle of Life takes life’s struggles to a new level in this small-town love story. Grief and sorrow threaten to consume the protagonist during the Christmas Season in The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain.  Lastly, the life and moral values of Charles Dickens are revealed and discussed in the original biography The Life of Dickens. Each of the stories in the collection will warm your heart whether you listen to them during the holiday season or any other time of the year. Download and listen today!

Public Domain (P)2020 CSA Publishing

Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
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The Classic Tales Podcast, Season Two

Summary

Relish the wonders of Classic Literature in B.J. Harrison’s second season of The Classic Tales Podcast. Experience more of the greatest fiction ever written, as it comes to life in this unprecedented audiobook. Adventure from Jack London and Edgar Rice Burroughs, gothic suspense from Wilkie Collins and Edgar Allan Poe, humor from Mark Twain and P.G. Wodehouse - this collection has it all, complete and unabridged. Running time is over 37 hours! Titles include: "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Most Dangerous Game", by Richard Connell; "The Man Who Would Be King", by Rudyard Kipling; "The Highwayman", by Alfred Noyes, "Berenice"; by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Offshore Pirate"; by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"; by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "To Build a Fire", by Jack London; "The Body Snatcher", by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Blue Cross", by G. K. Chesterton; "If", by Rudyard Kipling; "Heart of Darkness", by Joseph Conrad; "Leave It to Jeeves", by P.G. Wodehouse; "The Birthmark", by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "The Red Room", by H. G. Wells; "The Million Pound Bank Note", by Mark Twain; "The Aunt and Amabel", by E. Nesbit; "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", from The Arabian Nights; "The Hound of the Baskervilles", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "Jeeves and the Unwanted Guest", by P.G. Wodehouse; "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", by Ambrose Bierce; "A Horseman in the Sky", by Ambrose Bierce; "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", by F. Scott Fitzgerald; "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; "Fear" and "Was It a Dream?" by Guy de Maupassant; "The Canterville Ghost", by Oscar Wilde; "The Man Upstairs", by P. G. Wodehouse; "The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde", by Robert Louis Stevenson; "Dracula's Guest", by Bram Stoker; "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", by Rudyard Kipling; "The Machine Stops", by E.M. Forster; "The Purple Dress", by O. Henry; and more!

Public Domain (P)2007 BJ Harrison

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Length: 37 hrs and 47 mins
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Our Mutual Friend

Summary

A sinister masterpiece, Our Mutual Friend was Dickens' last completed novel. It is perhaps his ultimate vision of a dark, macabre London and the corrupting power of money. Opening with a father and daughter scavenging for corpses on the Thames, the chilling tale unfolds around drownings, disguises and doubles, violence, murder, and triumphant love. Young John Harmon, presumed killed on his return home to England, is very much alive. The heir to a dust merchant's fortune, he goes to work under an assumed name for his father's current heirs, the amiable, elderly Boffins, who are about to be blackmailed by the unscrupulous one-legged Wegg. So begins the intrigue in a novel that is quintessentially Dickensian in flavor, in its grotesque caricatures, its rich symbolism, and the astonishing realism of its heroine, Bella Wilfer, among Dickens' most splendid female characters.

(P)1999 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Narrator: Simon Vance
Length: 31 hrs and 15 mins
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Our Mutual Friend

Summary

This definitive performance of Our Mutual Friend - Dickens' final completed novel - features expert narration by Meera Syal and an exclusive introduction written and read by Lucinda Hawksley, great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Hawksley is a biographer, author and lecturer whose wealth of knowledge on Dickens is both research-led and personal. She introduces us to the themes in Our Mutual Friend and tells us how they connect to the life of Dickens himself. Full of both satire and social analysis, Our Mutual Friend looks at what could happen in Victorian England when a fortune passes to a working-class couple. The audiobook will enchant the listener with its larger-than-life characters, its poignant depiction of social injustice and the singular seed of hope with which Dickens hints at the possibility of a better tomorrow. About the author Having experienced the incarceration of his father, Charles Dickens had to abandon his studies at a young age and set to work in a factory so as to support himself. Despite his short-lived education, Dickens went on to write 15 novels, various articles, novellas and short stories. He lectured and led campaigns for children's rights and education and arguably became the ultimate self-made man. About the narrator Comedian, writer and actor Meera Syal rose to prominence as one of the creators of comedy sketch show Goodness Gracious Me and cemented herself as a household name in the UK portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42. Multitalented Syal has penned novels, scripts and screenplays as well as lending her vocals to various songs and albums. Here she uses her voice to tell our Dickensian story with all the mastery you would expect from this talented performer.

Public Domain (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

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Dombey and Son

Summary

Audible presents an original dramatisation of Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son, first published as Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation.  A literary masterpiece in which Dickens' gift for vivid characterisation is at its best, this is the story of a powerful man whose inability to appreciate those around him leads to his lonely demise and, later, his possible redemption.  This edition features an exclusive introduction written and narrated by John Mullan, professor of English at University College London.  About the book:  Paul Dombey, owner of the shipping company Dombey and Son, dreams of having a male heir to take on the family business. With only one daughter to speak of, his resentment grows and is often manifested through the neglectful if not abusive treatment of his wife, Fanny, and child, Florence.  Following the long-awaited birth of a boy, Mr Dombey triumphantly throws himself into the care and education of his pride and joy, his son, Paul, indifferent to the death of his wife following an arduous labour.  As his daughter grows in strength, beauty and kindness, his son's sickly disposition makes him weaker and weaker by the day. Despite the bond and friendship forged between the siblings, Mr Dombey continues to despise and resent Florence, and after a period of intended rest by the seaside, the family is once more rocked by a tragic death.  A touching and unexpectedly uplifting story of change, forgiveness and familial love, Dombey and Son will keep you gripped, moved and wholly surprised until the end.  About the author:  With his father incarcerated, Charles Dickens had to abandon his studies at a young age and set to work in a factory so as to support himself. Despite his short-lived education, Dickens went on to write 15 novels, various articles, novellas and short stories. These include Hard Times, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, Barnaby Rudge, Little Dorrit and A Tale of Two Cities. He lectured and led campaigns for children's rights and education and arguably became the ultimate self-made man. 

Public Domain (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

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A Christmas Carol

Summary

Eleven-year-old actor Eden Giuliano presents a brand new line of exciting children’s stories from Icon!   A Christmas Carol is a novella by the great Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.   The now classic tale was written at a time when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols and newer customs such as Christmas trees. He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella and was inspired following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged School, one of several establishments for London's street children. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a selfish man to redeem himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story. There is discussion among academics as to whether this was a fully secular story, or if it is a Christian allegory.   A Christmas Carol captured the zeitgeist of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday. Dickens had acknowledged the influence of the modern Western observance of Christmas and later inspired several aspects of Christmas, including family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games, and a festive generosity of spirit.   We know you will enjoy this very special audiobook from Icon Audio Arts presented by young Eden Giuliano!   Host Eden Giuliano Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan and Geoffrey Giuliano in Delhi Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok Dedicated to Vrndarani Devi 1953-2017 Music by AudioNautix

Public Domain (P)2019 Icon Audio Arts

Length: 49 mins
Available on Audible