Tales From Dickens


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(3.8 stars; 4 reviews)

The Old Curiosity Shop; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; The Pickwick Papers. Have you read any or all of these famous Dickens stories? The author of this marvelous book, Rives Ermine, a highly successful author in her own right, simply wanted to retell the basic elements of some of Dickens best beloved novels and story lines. Now is your chance to revisit these stories and revive the memories of great reads. Of it you haven't gotten around to some of these classics, this would be a marvelous chance to listen to what they are about so you can enjoy them even more in the original later. The synopsis of each book by Dickens, broken into 3 or 4 sections, is read by a single LibriVox reader for a more consistent and understandable flow. As an added treat, the author's essay on Charles Dickens has been added as the last section of this audiobook. (summary by Phil Chenevert) (10 hr 38 min)

Chapters

The Old Curiosity Shop - Little Nell 8:43 Read by Highlandoaks
The Old Curiosity Shop - The Wanderers 12:42 Read by Highlandoaks
The Old Curiosity Shop - The Search 14:38 Read by Highlandoaks
Oliver Twist - How Oliver Came to London and What He Found There 15:29 Read by Annapurna
Oliver Twist - Oliver's Adventures 12:55 Read by Annapurna
Oliver Twist - How Everything Turned Out Right for Oliver in the End 15:57 Read by Annapurna
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby's Boyhood 8:17 Read by Lee Smalley
Barnaby Rudge - The Mysterious Stranger and Who He Was 8:49 Read by Lee Smalley
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Gets Into Trouble 9:02 Read by Lee Smalley
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Prospers at Last 10:38 Read by Lee Smalley
David Copperfield - David's Early Ups and Downs 15:23 Read by Lynne T
David Copperfield - Little Em'ly 7:58 Read by Lynne T
David Copperfield - David and His Child-Wife 6:50 Read by Lynne T
David Copperfield - David Finds All Well at Last 8:16 Read by Lynne T
Great Expectations - Pip and the Convict 10:23 Read by Lee Smalley
Great Expectations - The Queer Miss Havisham 12:23 Read by Lee Smalley
Great Expectations - Pip Discovers His Benefactor 8:36 Read by Lee Smalley
Great Expectations - Pip Comes to Himself 9:30 Read by Lee Smalley
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas at Dotheboys Hall 8:06 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Becomes an Actor 6:06 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Comes to Kate's Rescue 5:30 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Nicholas Nickleby - What Happened to Everybody 7:15 Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Dombey and Son - Little Paul 13:51 Read by ashleighjane
Dombey and Son - How Florence Lost Her Father 12:36 Read by ashleighjane
Dombey and Son - How Florence Reached a Refuge 5:52 Read by ashleighjane
Dombey and Son - How Florence Found Her Father at Last 9:44 Read by ashleighjane
The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Begin Their Adventures. They Meet Mr. Al… 8:18 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Tupman Has a Love-Affair With a Spinster, and the Pickwic… 11:27 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick Has an Interesting Scene With Mrs. Bardell, … 10:16 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Sam Weller Meets His Father, and the Pursuit of Jingle Is… 6:13 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Find Themselves in the Grasp of the Law.… 7:59 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - The Celebrated Case of Bardell Against Pickwick. Sergeant… 8:18 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Winkle Has an Exciting Adventure With Mr. Dowler, and Wit… 10:33 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick's Experiences in the Debtors' Prison, Where … 7:42 Read by Ruth Golding
The Pickwick Papers - Snodgrass Gets Into Difficulties, But Wins His Lady-Love.… 8:08 Read by Ruth Golding
Little Dorritt - How Arthur Came Home from China 7:48 Read by Lee Smalley
Little Dorritt - The Child of the Marshalsea 11:38 Read by Lee Smalley
Little Dorritt - What Riches Brought to the Dorrits 7:42 Read by Lee Smalley
Little Dorritt - What Happened to Arthur Clennam 6:51 Read by Lee Smalley
Little Dorritt - "All's Well That Ends Well" 10:33 Read by Lee Smalley
Martin Chuzzlewit - How Martin Left England 10:49 Read by Patrick Wells
Martin Chuzzlewit - Pecksniff and Old Chuzzlewit 7:57 Read by Patrick Wells
Martin Chuzzlewit - Jonas Gets Rid of an Enemy 7:35 Read by Patrick Wells
Martin Chuzzlewit - What Came of Martin's Trip to America 6:45 Read by Patrick Wells
Martin Chuzzlewit - Old Chuzzlewit's Plot Succeeds 6:00 Read by Patrick Wells
Our Mutual Friend - What Happened to John Harmon 10:01 Read by Maria Therese
Our Mutual Friend - Lizzie Hexam and the Dolls' Dressmaker 6:41 Read by Maria Therese
Our Mutual Friend - The Rise and Fall of Silas Wegg 6:57 Read by Maria Therese
Our Mutual Friend - Bella and the Golden Dustman 7:27 Read by Maria Therese
Our Mutual Friend - The End of the Story 8:15 Read by Maria Therese
A Tale of Two Cities - How Lucie Found a Father 14:54 Read by JaySands
A Tale of Two Cities - Darnay Caught in the Net 12:33 Read by JaySands
A Tale of Two Cities - Sydney Carton's Sacrifice 10:08 Read by JaySands
Bleak House - The Court of Chancery 10:14 Read by Libby Gohn
Bleak House - Lady Dedlock's Secret 12:19 Read by Libby Gohn
Bleak House - Little Joe Plays a Part 10:23 Read by Libby Gohn
Bleak House - Esther Becomes the Mistress of Bleak House 8:25 Read by Libby Gohn
Hard Times - Mr. Gradgrind and His "System" 12:10 Read by Julia Wells
Hard Times - The Robbery of Bounderby's Bank 10:38 Read by Julia Wells
Hard Times - Harthouse's Plan Fails 8:33 Read by Julia Wells
Hard Times - Stephen's Return 9:45 Read by Julia Wells
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - John Jasper 5:29 Read by Libby Gohn
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Coming of Neville Landless 7:18 Read by Libby Gohn
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Choirmaster's Dinner 7:46 Read by Libby Gohn
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Jasper Shows His Teeth 8:58 Read by Libby Gohn
Charles Dickens 21:52 Read by Samantha Miles

Reviews

Read the original! Why this dummed down and sanatized version??


(0.5 stars)