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Little Dorrit
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 35 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
William Dorrit has been a resident of the Marshalsea debtors prison for so many years that he has gained the nickname "The Father of the Marshalsea". However, his suffering is eased by his close bond with youngest daughter Amy, or "Little Dorrit".
The dashing Arthur Clennam, returning to London after many years in China, enters their lives, and the Dorrits' fortunes begin to rise and fall.
A biting satirical work on the shortcomings of 19th century government and society.
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- Mrs K A Ward
- 21-01-17
could not put it down
narrated beautifully, the different voices for Dickens characters complemented the unpredictable and beautiful story. would recommend to anyone.
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- Riverdaughter
- 31-12-21
My favourite Dickens
My favourite Dickens novel read by one of my favourite audiobook narrators. Anton Lesser’s performance here is perfect!
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- MR D H GRIFFITHS
- 15-01-22
great audiobook!
Classic Dickens storyline.
Quite long but brilliantly brought to life by the excellent Anton Lesser..
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- C
- 13-11-18
Outstanding
What an incredible story. Complex characters, richly described; a twisting narrative; and the sublime narration and voice characterisation of Anton Lesser. Fascinating. Very satisfying storyline, development and conclusion. Interesting how little human nature changes through history and many very apt lessons in this Victorian tale for today.
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- Victoria
- 08-06-19
Not Dicken's at his best but still pretty good.
Not as strong in storyline or characters as Dicken's other large novels and I struggled a bit through the first half, but still enjoyed it ocerall. Anton Lesser's reading was great as always!
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- Anna
- 22-09-11
A Great Introduction To Dickens...
Having reached that stage in my life when I feel I ought to have done certain things, one of those things was to read some Dickens! OK, so an audible book is not quite "reading" it, but I won't tell if you won't.
I have to say I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED this book!
Dickens was a fabulous writer and paints wonderful portraits of society in his time, littered with amazing characters that are totally brought to life through description and analogy (Mr Panks - what a masterpiece!).
My enjoyment of this book was probably due to a great extent to the wonderful narration by Anton Lesser - he reads so fluidly and his emphasis is spot on. He engages different voices for each of the characters - even the ladies, which are just as good as the men, none of these thin, reedy voices employed by some of his peers!
I absolutely recommend this book for Dickens Novices - it has it all: characters, storyline, descriptive... and is not so long-winded that you lose interest!
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- Jane
- 18-05-09
Excellant Audiobook
Anton Lesser reads this book beautifully. Because Dickens novels are filled with so many varied characters it is crucial to have it narrated well or you get 'lost' whilst listening. He breathed life into them all and made it such an enjoyable experience. Well worth the money.
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- James G
- 17-12-09
great classic!!!!
This audio book is so well read by the narrator. And Charles Dickens is just a cool writer. The character come out with the narrator. This is my first Charles Dickens audio book and i love it. 5 out of 5. Download this audio book you will be very please with it.
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- R B.
- 01-07-22
A beautiful reading
A beautiful reading by Anton Lesser here. He has understanding and nuance for every line of the book. I listened to it all and no point do you feel he's just reading out the words. It's an amazing acheivement. I started reading the book alongside his reading and whenever the words lay flat on the page, they would come to life with his voice. He's also able to use that intense, poetic voice for the comic characters. I love his take on Flora. It's the sort of reading you could listen to for ..well..about 35 hours. Well done Mr Lesser - and I suppose Dickens too I should add.
The book itself was a revelation to me. As with all Dickens there are bits that don't work but the bits that do hook you in. The characters arrived in 3-D (Little Dorrit excepted of course) - both tragic and otherwise. The plotting is great (aside from the demise of Rigaud) and it finishes with a sweet poetic flourish in the last couple of paragraphs.
I think the highest compliment I can pay is that I'm sure at some point I'll listen to all 35 hours again!!
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-06-18
little dorrit
This book is kne of my favourite Dickens , excellently narrated by Anton Lesser thankyou
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